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Santa’s List: Teams who have been naughty and nice

Santa’s List: Teams who have been naughty and nice

As the NFL’s regular season draws to a close, Santa can finally give rough grades for each organizations performances this year. And,with the closing of baseball’s winter meetings, he can do the same for our favorite MLB squads. So, what will the fat man bestow upon this quartet? Grab some eggnog and read on. Nice New York [...] [...more]

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Broadway Joe becomes The Guarantee

Broadway Joe becomes The Guarantee

Known as “Broadway Joe” for a flashy style (which included wearing full-length fur coats on the sidelines), Namath’s greatness was on display on the field as well. He was the first pro quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards in a season and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of Namath’s most [...] [...more]

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Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October

Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October

Reggie Jackson, a 14-time All-Star who was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1993 is also known as Mr. October. Reggie Jackson earned the nickname Mr. October after his great performances in the five World Series he participated in while a member of the Oakland A’s and New York Yankees. His best performance [...] [...more]

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The man behind the myth: Derek Jeter

The man behind the myth: Derek Jeter

Since 1995 Derek Jeter has been the face of the New York Yankees and near the end of the season he improved his “Yankee Value” by passing Lou Gerigh on the Yankees all-time hit list with career hit number 2,722. Jeter grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan and would frequently visit his sister, Sharlee in New [...] [...more]

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Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich swap wives

Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich swap wives

Wife Swap is more than an entertaining show produced by the ABC network… A public wife swap happened about 35 years ago involving two young Yankee prospects, Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich. In 1973, these two players made headlines when they moved in with each other and swapped wives. The unexpected news traveled faster than [...] [...more]

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