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Two thousand school children roared for Tiahana Mills as she ran down the court as fast as the legs on her 5-foot-5 frame would take her. The freshman dribbled four times as the clock ticked from three seconds down two and then one. Mills took one last stride and launched a half-court shot fractions of […]
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Tags: Canisius Golden Griffins, Kid's Day, RIT, Scott Moser, Siena Saints, Tiahana Mills
I never understood what people meant when they said “it’s a different world.” Different from what? When I was growing up, all that meant was my mom never let us buy anything from the ice cream man. Slowly but surely, I started to get it. I was 10 years old in August 2002, when Major […]
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Tags: Coach K, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Jose Bautista, Mitchell report, NHL stirke, Penn State Nittany Lions, Penn State scandal, Roger Clemens, Steroid Era, Tim Tebow
Mr. 3,000
Three hundred wins. Five hundred home runs. Three thousand hits. All of these statistical milestones are said to be the benchmarks for no-doubt status as a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. Every eligible member of the 300-win club is in the Hall of Fame. The only three eligible members of the 500-home run club not enshrined — […]
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Tags: 3000 hits, Cooperstown, Craig Biggio, Derek Jeter, Hall of Fame, media hype, milestone, New York Yankees, quan, Rod Tidwell, Stan Ross
