It’s been a big year for Josh Ockimey, Neumann-Goretti’s outstanding baseball player. Ockimey, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound junior, turned another great season at first base for the Saints. N-G will need his home run swing and…
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SAN FRANCISCO — For Roy Halladay, arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome throwing shoulder became the best-case scenario when he had prepared himself for the worst — a career-ending injury that would force his retirement when…
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There aren’t many books that go deep into the rich history of Negro League baseball and independent Black baseball. Bob May has written a book, “The Best Season: The First Ninety Games” (Dog Ear Publishing;…
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The movie “42,” the life story of baseball great Jackie Robinson, will be in theaters around the country on Friday, April 12. It’s a movie that everybody should see. It’s a film that every kid…
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Jackie Robinson had a big impact in the world of sports. Robinson broke the color line barrier in major league baseball, becoming the first African American player in the big leagues when he signed a…
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The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Kansas City Royals in the home opener at Citizens Bank Park. The first pitch will be at 4:05 p.m. Friday. Barry Larkin, ESPN Major League Baseball analyst, feels the…
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