Senate Calls for Presidential Pardon for Boxer Jack Johnson
A bipartisan resolution calling on President Obama to issue a pardon to boxer Jack Johnson passed the U.S. Senate on July 16th. The resolution was sponsored by Senators Harry Reid...
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Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas Signed to Five Year Deals
Today’s question: What is a top tier NFL wide receiver in the prime of his career worth? Answer: $70 million for five years. On July 15th, Dez Bryant of the...
Random All Star Break Thoughts on the American League in the 2015 Baseball Season
The 2015 major league baseball season resumes on July 17th following the American League’s victory in the All Star Game in Cincinnati on July 14th. Here’s a few thoughts on...
Random All Star Break Thoughts on the National League in the 2015 Baseball Season
Baseball’s All Star Break is a good time to look back at the first half of the season and look ahead to the post season races so here are a...
Pirates Beat Cardinals Twice in Extra Innings
After a very slow start to their season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have momentum going into the All Star break. The 2nd place (in the National League Central ) Pirates closed...
R.I.P. Ken Stabler
Ken Stabler, the quarterback who led the Oakland Raiders to a 34-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl XI, died of colon cancer in Gulfport, Mississippi on July...
Kansas City Beats Tampa Bay 9-7 in a Game Featuring Two Inside the Park Home Runs
The Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays each hit an inside the park home run, the first time opposing teams have done that in the same games since 1997,...
Chris Sale Shines in Otherwise Forgettable Season for White Sox
Through games of July 6th, the Chicago White Sox were 37-43, tied for last place in the American League Central Division. A lot of the problem is the club’s inability...
Gerrit Cole and Pitching Keeping Pirates in the Race
We are approaching the All Star Break in the major league schedule, at the approximate halfway point of the season. On July 5th, the Pittsburgh Pirates played Game 81 and...
U.S. Wins World Cup Behind Carli Lloyd’s Hat Trick
For the last four years, the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team has lived with the bitter aftertaste of losing to Japan in the World Cup Final in 2011. The Americans had...
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