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Famed New York saloon owner Joe Healey dead at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Healey turned Runyon’s: A New York Saloon into the sports world’s crossroads where players, umpires, writers, television executives, police and fans ritually congregated for nightly discourse that could last until…
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Lowe switches from Premier League horse race to real equines
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Rebecca Lowe is making a one-weekend switch from the Premier League horse race to actual equines. Lowe will co-host NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby on May 4 with Mike Tirico,…
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Column: In retrospect, ‘Field of Dreams’ is a terrible film
“If you build it, he will come.” Puh-lease. Thirty years after the release of “Field of Dreams,” it’s time for a major reassessment. Sorry, all you folks who view baseball — and this movie —…
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The Greatness of Opening Day in St. Louis: Red Jackets, Clydesdales, And The Red Sea.
The Cardinals’ annual home opener is a special event that never fails to delight and inspire. Friday afternoon the famous red sea inside Busch Stadium will roll with good times, carried happily by powerful undercurrents.…
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Jessica Mendoza hired as Mets adviser but keeps ESPN job
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Mendoza was hired as a baseball operations adviser for the New York Mets on Tuesday while remaining a broadcaster for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball,” part of an increasing number of…
4 months ago -
Dear Bob: Here’s why I can’t get over it…
Last week, in an interview on the Bernie Miklasz show with Michelle Smallmon on 101 ESPN, Hall of Fame broadcaster and St. Louisan Bob Costas told any St. Louisan who’s still upset by the relocation…
5 months ago -
Bob Costas exits longtime home at NBC Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Costas, who stepped down as NBC’s prime-time Olympics host two years ago, has left the network’s sports division altogether. NBC Sports said Wednesday that Costas parted ways with his longtime…
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Former Turner Field gets another crack at baseball _ sort of
ATLANTA (AP) — Hank Azaria attended a baseball game at Turner Field a few seasons ago. He can’t believe what it’s become. “I don’t even recognize it,” Azaria said incredulously, glancing out on the former…
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TV’s Bob Costas and writer Sheldon Ocker honored by Hall
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — It’s been 44 years since sportscaster Bob Costas visited the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time. Now, he’s got a permanent place in the shrine. Costas, who began his…
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Listen: Bob Costas Brings STL to Tears Talking His Love of Baseball and Broadcasting
There isn’t much more of a class act in sports or any other industry than Bob Costas. He’s an American original who could turn paint drying, birds flying, or cars stopping at stoplights into pure…
1 year ago