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Top 10 March 22 Birthdays
10. March 22, 1947: James Patterson. The creator of Alex Cross has recently written novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton. It doesn't get much more American than that.Dishonorable Mention: March...
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Top 10 March 23 Birthdays
10. March 23, 1823: Schuyler Colfax. He served Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives frim 1855 to 1869, and was Speaker of the House from 1863 to 1869. He was elected Vice President on Ulysses...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In San Jose -- 2022 Edition
This Saturday, the New York Red Bulls open the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season by taking a roadtrip to face the San Jose Earthquakes.Before You Go. The San Francisco Bay Area has inconsistent...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Los Angeles -- 2022 Galaxy Edition
This season, the New York Red Bulls will not play away to the signature team of Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy, but New York City FC will, this coming Sunday, February 27, at 2:00 PM Pacific Time...
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Emile Francis, 1926-2022
We just lost another New York sports legend.Emile Percival Francis was born on September 13, 1926 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. Singer Joni Mitchell lived there during her childhood. In...
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How Do You Measure Depth of Fandom?
The other day, this came up on my Facebook feed, dated February 24, 2014:I'm reading The Secret Lives of Sports Fans: The Science of Sports Obsession, by Eric Simons, of National Public Radio. It...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Vancouver -- 2022 Edition
Next Saturday night, March 5, New York City FC will visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The New York Red Bulls will not visit them this season.Before You Go. At...
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How to See the Knicks Or Nets Play the Los Angeles Clippers -- 2022 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets played away to the Los Angeles Clippers on December 27. But since traveling for this game might have involved Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I didn't do a Trip Guide for it at that...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Toronto -- 2022 Edition
The New York Red Bulls opened their 2022 season this past Saturday, by beating the San Jose Earthquakes. This coming Saturday, they will visit Toronto FC.Before You Go. This is Canada, the Great White...
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March 2, 1962: Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100 Points
Note the time of this post: 1:00 AM, or "100 hours."March 2, 1962, 60 years ago:Â The Philadelphia Warriors played the New York Knicks, in a "home game" for the Warriors at the Hershey Sports Arena.It...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Toronto -- 2022 Edition
The Devils visit the Toronto Maple Leafs this coming Wednesday, March 23. There is quite the contrast: The Devils have won 3 Stanley Cups and reached 5 Finals, yet are still seen as one of the newer...
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How Long It's Been: A Los Angeles Team Won the Super Bowl
Last night, the Los Angeles Rams won the NFL Championship, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20 in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, outside Los Angeles in Inglewood, California.For all of L.A.'s...
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2022 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. Here are the new electees,...
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How to Go to a New York Red Bulls Game -- 2022 Edition
The New York Red Bulls begin their 2020 season on Saturday night, February 26, at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, as they visit the San Jose Earthquakes. Their 1st home game will be on Sunday afternoon, March...
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Baseball Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2022 Edition
Next year, Carlos Beltrán becomes eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He will probably get in. After all, as the elections of Mike Piazza, Iván RodrÃguez, and now David Ortiz have proven, cheating...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Chicago -- 2022 Edition
This Friday, February 25, the New Jersey Devils play the Blackhawks at the United Center in Chicago. Hog Butcher for the World,Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,Player with Railroads and the Nation’s...
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Top 10 March 24 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: March 24, 1947: Alan Sugar. Baron Sugar of Clapton rose from poverty to form Amstrad, Britain's leading computer company. He was considerably less successful as owner of North London...
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Top 10 March 25 Birthdays
10. March 25, 1867: Gutzon Borglum. He designed Mount Rushmore, and also the massive Wars of America sculpture in Military Park in Newark, New Jersey. Unfortunately, he was a terrible racist.9. March...
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Top 10 March 26 Birthdays
10. March 26, 1948: Steven Tyler. The lead singer of Aerosmith, the closest thing America has to a Rolling Stones.Honorable Mention: March 26, 1917: Rufus Thomas. Not the first disc jockey to play rock...
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Top 10 March 27 Birthdays
10. March 10, 1886: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. A leader in "modern" architecture, most praised for Midtown Manhattan's Seagram Building.9. March 27, 1863: Henry Royce. With Charles Rolls, he founded car...
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