Chicago Bears matriarch Virginia McCaskey saw it all in her 102 years
The daughter of Bears founder George Halas, McCaskey watched the NFL go from a struggling start-up to the most powerful ...
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Remembering Bob Uecker, Mr. Baseball
Uecker ended his major league playing career with a 200 batting average in 297 games. He had some big moments, including a hit off Sandy Koufax. And he could boast that he caught two of the best pitch ...
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Shootings rose at many NYC public housing sites despite citywide drop, data shows
The four 30-story Polo Grounds Towers, which were once home to a polo field and then a Major League Baseball stadium, overlook the Harlem River from within Police Service Area 6, where shootings ...
Meet Turf Tank, the hard-working line-drawing robot creating athletic fields near you
It saves time and money and looks kind of funny, but Turf Tank is helping transform the Empire Polo Club into 36 soccer ...
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This Day in MLB History: Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard get elected to Hall of Fame
The Detroit Tigers release future Hall of Famer Earl Averill and sign outfielder Hoot Evers, a star at the University of ...
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This Day in Braves History: January 27th
1956 - The New York giants football team switches home games to Yankee Stadium leading to speculation that the Giants baseball team will soon vacate the Polo Grounds. 1963 - John Clarkson ...
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Next stage of RFK Stadium demolition to proceed
RFK Stadium demolition is a go after the National Park Service approved plans to tear down the former home of the Washington ...
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This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron passes away at the age of 86
1913 - The New York Giants give the Yankees permission to use the Polo Grounds for the upcoming season as the lease ... put numbers on the backs of their uniforms, becoming the first baseball team to ...