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Last Bus to Toronto
In 1942, Howard K. Smith, later the anchor of ABC's evening news, wrote Last Train from Berlin: An Eye-Witness Account of Germany at War, detailing his work from the Nazi capital for CBS radio. He had...
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25-4
So, today, at noon, when Barack Obama leaves 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and Donald Trump moves in, what do we call it?The Red House?The Whore House?Or the Out House?We've had...
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How to Go to a Big Five Basketball Game
Presuming you haven't been arrested by Trump's secret police, tomorrow, you can participate in a counter-demonstration in Washington.You could also attend the Penn-St. Joe's game at the Palestra -- but...
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Class of 2020
Yesterday, I was in a shopping center in Manalapan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. One thing I always look for is varsity jackets, to see if the locals have pride in their place. I usually see a few.In...
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Yordano Ventura, 1991-2017; Andy Marte, 1983-2017
It hasn't even been 15 months since the Kansas City Royals won the World Series, and already they've lost a player.That might be the shortest gap since the 1978-79 Yankees with Thurman Munson.Yordano...
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How to Go to a Providence Basketball Game
In my OCD haze, I want to make sure I end up doing these trip guides for all 50 States. The most-honored sports team in the State of Rhode Island is the basketball team at Providence College, and they...
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Alternate Facts of the Electoral Vote
States that have a team in MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL or MLS over those that don't: 398 to 140.States where a National League team is more popular than any American League team: 354 to 184.States...
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Baseball Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2017 Edition
With the announcement of the elections of Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Ivan Rodriguez (left to right in the above photo), John Schuerholz, Bud Selig, and Ford Frick Award winner Bill King, it is time to...
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Living Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame as of January 24, 2017
With the new elections, and the deaths of some, it is time to update this list.A player is counted as a Hall-of-Famer with the team if he played at least 4 seasons with them. Teams are ranked in order...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Detroit -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Tuesday night, the New Jersey Devils will play the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The regular-season finale for both teams will also be at "The Joe," and that will be the last regular-seaon...
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Most Famous Fictional Character from Each State
The recent death of Mary Tyler Moore, and the identification of her with her eponymous show, set in Minneapolis, led me to wonder who was the most famous fictional character from each State.Alabama:...
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Top 10 Reasons to Root for the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI
Yes, I was able to narrow it down to 10. And with most of them, it's less a reason to root for the Falcons than it is to root against the New England Patriots.This is what Italian soccer fans would...
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How to Go to a North Dakota Hockey Game
Continuing my bid to do at least 1 of these for all 50 States, North Dakota has the hockey program at the University of North Dakota. On Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, they will host St. Cloud...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Columbus -- 2017 Edition
Next Saturday, the New Jersey Devils will go to Ohio to play the Columbus Blue Jackets.Before You Go. Columbus can get really hot in the summer, but this game will be played in late February, and,...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Atlanta -- 2017 Edition
The Atlanta Falcons have advanced to Super Bowl LI. So, having never done a trip guide for them before, I'm going to do this one as if they had an upcoming home game against either the Giants or the...
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Halley's Politics
Yesterday, America's most popular scientist, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, tweeted this:Seems the World goes batshit crazy, every few decades. Just long enough to forget the last time the World went batshit...
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How to Go to Duke vs. North Carolina -- 2017 Edition
The greatest rivalry in college basketball, Duke University vs. the University of North Carolina, will be played on Thursday, February 9, at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium; and on Saturday, March 4, at...
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How to Go to a Vermont Hockey Game
Continuing my bid to do sports-theme Trip Guides for all 50 States, I present one for the University of Vermont, and its premier team, its men's ice hockey team.On Friday, February 10, and Saturday,...
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2017 Edition
Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, whose new members are annually announced on the day before the Super Bowl:* Kenny Easley, safety, Seattle Seahawks...
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Living Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as of February 4, 2017
All 8 of the new electees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame are still alive: Kenny Easley, Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, Tony Boselli, Jason Taylor, Kurt Warner, LaDainian Tomlinson and Jerry...
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