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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2020 Edition
Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. New members are annually announced on the day before the Super Bowl, and that was done again yesterday. In addition, as...
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World Championships Won By Cities
Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of the Super Bowl for the 1st time in 50 years.And congratulations to Andy Reid, finally the head coach of a Super Bowl winner. I hereby formally take...
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Most Recent Championship Won By U.S. Cities as of Super Bowl LIV
1. Kansas City: February 2, 2020, Super Bowl LIV, Kansas City Chiefs.2. Seattle: November 10, 2019, MLS Cup Final, Seattle Sounders.3. St. Louis: June 12, 2019, Stanley Cup Finals, St. Louis Blues.4....
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If Baseball Were Like the Iowa Caucuses
If baseball were like the Iowa Caucuses...* Yankee Fans would be Joe Biden supporters, telling everyone that their candidate is the one best able to beat the bad guys.* Met fans would be Bernie Sanders...
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Willie Wood, 1936-2020
William Vernell Wood was born on December 23, 1936 in Washington, D.C. In a 2017 post, I named him the greatest athlete ever to come from the District of Columbia. In 1956, he graduated from Samuel...
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Top 5 Reasons The Breakfast Club Is a Horrible Movie
Top: Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez.Middle: Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall.Bottom: Molly Ringwald.February 7, 1985, 35 years ago:The Breakfast Club premieres in theaters.According to the film, on...
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Roger Kahn, 1927-2020
Why do I love New York? It's not just because of my family origins there. It's that no other place on Earth so intertwines pursuits both intellectual and athletic. You can be the brain and still work...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In St. Louis -- 2020 Edition
Every season since their debut in the 1982-83 season, the New Jersey Devils have visited the defending Stanley Cup Champions -- except for the canceled season of 2004-05, and the subsequent season of...
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Harry Gregg, 1932-2020
The world of sports has lost a hero. And if you're from the American side of the Atlantic Ocean, you might have never heard of him.Harry Gregg (no middle name) was born on October 27, 1932 in...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Detroit -- 2020 Edition
Next Tuesday night, the New Jersey Devils will play the Detroit Red Wings. Since 1995, the Wings have won 4 Stanley Cups, the Devils 3. The Chicago Blackhawks also have 4. The Pittsburgh Penguins have...
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"Relax, Mike"
Today, barring a massive bureaucratic screwup -- or, God forbid, a "mass casualty event" in or near New Brunswick, New Jersey that requires all available doctors to abandon their current schedules -- I...
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Miracles
Poster from Miracle, the 2004 filmabout the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey victoryMy hip replacement surgery, this past Wednesday afternoon, went very well. My recovery, however, has been another story....
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How To Be a Devils Fan In San Jose -- 2020 Edition
This coming Thursday night, the Devils will be in the San Francisco Bay Area, to play the San Jose Sharks.Before You Go. The San Francisco Bay Area has inconsistent weather. San Francisco, in...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Los Angeles -- 2020 Edition
Next Saturday -- February 29, Leap Year Day, and an afternoon matinee, local time, a late-afternoon game for us -- the New Jersey Devils visit the Staples Center to take on the Los Angeles Kings.North...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Anaheim -- 2020 Edition
Next Sunday night, the New Jersey Devils will be in Anaheim to take on the Ducks.From their start of play in 1993 to 2006, the Anaheim Ducks were officially named the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. I called...
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Fire Sale Is the Devils' Only Friend
Wayne Simmonds is not reacting to the news thatthe Devils have already traded him. But the confusion is understandable.Today is the NHL's trading deadline, and my team, the New Jersey Devils, have gone...
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Attention, All Personnel: Incoming Wounded
As they used to say on M*A*S*H: "Attention, all personnel: Incoming Wounded!"The Arsenal-ization of the Yankees continues. On top of the "soulless, corporate new stadium full of tourists that prices...
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How to Go to a New York Red Bulls Game -- 2020 Edition
The New York Red Bulls begin their 2020 season this Sunday afternoon at 1:00, as they host FC Cincinnati at Red Bull Arena.Before You Go. The weather in New York and New Jersey is pretty much the same...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Las Vegas -- 2020 Edition
The 2017-18 NHL season saw the debut of the League's 31st franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights. They did shockingly well, winning the Pacific Division and the Western Conference, before being defeated...
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Johnny Antonelli, 1930-2020
These days, when people think of the New York Giants baseball team, two things come to mind, because they've seen the highlights countless times on TV: Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"...
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