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,...
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Final Jeopardy: The Thomas Jefferson Administration (7-8-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/8/2015), in the category “The Thomas Jefferson Administration” was: Of this agreement, Thomas Jefferson said he “stretched the Constitution until it cracked.” Our third new champ...
True Detective: Ray Velcoro, the Burnout
Colin Farrell plays Detective Ray Velcoro of the Vinci PD in the second season of True Detective, not exactly the epitome of an upstanding law enforcement official. We first met...
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...
Final Jeopardy: International Competitions (7-7-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/7/2015), in the category “International Competitions” was: Due to developments in 2012, this annual summer contest now lists no winners from the years 1999-2005. New champ,...
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...
Final Jeopardy: The Oscars (7-6-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/6/2015), in the category “The Oscars” was: “Gladiator” is close, but this film has the earliest historical setting of any Best Picture Oscar winner. New champ...
Princess Charlotte’s Christening
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, the second child of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was christened at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham on Sunday, July 5th, the site...
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...
True Detective 2: Through Frank Semyon’s Eyes
We’re two episodes into the second season of “True Detective” and so far, not so good. We’re not digging the dialogue. Oh, it’s not that we haven’t seen worse. But...
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