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Y. professor with ALS honored as baseball helps fight disease 

NEW YORK CITY -- BYU professor Michael Goldsmith was concerned a few fans might boo when they saw his underhanded flip of the ball in the...

Rookie pitcher earns his third win in a row 

ATLANTA - As Atlanta rookie Tommy Hanson kept pitching out of jams, his confidence kept growing against the New York Yankees.

"I...

All hail the ump 

IN MARK TWAIN'S "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," a time-traveling American brought baseball to 6th-century England, where...

'As They See 'Em' fosters new respect for an oft-disrespected group: 

WASHINGTON -- In Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," a time-traveling American brought baseball to sixth- century England,...

Yankee Inn-genuity 

The Yankee Pedlar Inn turned 60 a few months ago. Six decades of uninterrupted business is quite a feat in the restaurant/banquet sector, but...

Baseball's in-house fights: teammate antagonisms create turmoil: clubhouse scraps have long been a part of the game's history 

IT'S A MATTER OF RECORD THAT many memorable fights have taken place in ballparks, especially Yankee Stadium and such bygone venues as New York's...

Squeeze play 

Is it silly to say fantasy owners develop special relationships with players? Not if you consider some of the letters we've "received." Is it...

Flag a symbol of Confederate sea raiders resolve 

George Tucker died Thursday. The 95-year-old historian and columnist had written for The Virginian-Pilot for nearly a half- century. Today we...

Demise of baseball has been highly exaggerated 

Opening Day Quiz: (a) Name the only player to get at least 500 hits with four teams. (b) The first time a Brewer swung a bat in the game with...

Fantasy source 

SQUEEZE PLAY SQUEEZE PLAY BY GEORGE WINKLER Baseball's East divisions were awash with big-name changes this offseason. Most of us are aware...