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An Omaha 'Bomber'

Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.10.2013 | Business
Frank A. Weil

There really can be no debate or argument about who has been far and away the most successful pure investor in the past 100 years or may be forever. There have been few fortunes as large as the one amassed by Warren Buffett.

Babe Ruth, Meet Jay Gatsby

Anne Margaret Daniel | Posted 04.28.2013 | Books
Anne Margaret Daniel

Not many people know that Fitzgerald wrote a section for The Great Gatsby in which his characters decide, one hot summer afternoon, to go and watch a ballgame.

Who Is Winning The Competition Between Sports And Religion?

David Briggs | Posted 04.03.2013 | Religion
David Briggs

Survive and advance is one mantra of teams in the NCAA basketball tournament culminating in the Final Four. One strategy for churches struggling in a sports-obsessed culture may be a similar strategy: Adapt and advance.

The Next Yankee World Series Team

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.08.2013 | Sports
Lincoln Mitchell

The Yankees are in sufficiently bad shape that even a great year by Rivera will not bring them back to the World Series. Moreover, Rivera is not the only aging Yankee seeking to recover from an injury.

DERBY OF DREAMS

Posted 07.09.2012 | Sports

What if Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City transformed into Ray Kinsella's Field of Dreams for one night only? What if the most iconic players -- past, p...

Anna Sanders

Man Tried To Sell Fake Babe Ruth Glove For $200,000

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Sanders | Posted 06.29.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- A California man pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal courtroom Thursday to trying to sell a baseball glove he falsely claimed was once o...

Babe Ruth Jersey Sells For Record $4.4 Million

AP | By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 05.21.2012 | Sports

-- Babe Ruth equals big bucks. A baseball jersey worn by The Bambino sold for more than $4.4 million Sunday, a record for any item of sports memorab...

Amateur Sleuth Helps Stop National Archives Thefts

AP | JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 07.02.2012 | DC

WASHINGTON — When J. David Goldin saw the recorded interview of baseball great Babe Ruth for sale on eBay he knew something was wrong. There was...

What Sports Feat Did Babe Ruth Never Accomplish?

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 04.19.2012 | Sports

No one ever high-fived Babe Ruth. That is likely a fact. Legendary for his 714 career home runs and indulgent off-the-field exploits, Ruth seems l...

Highest-Paid Sports Stars Of All Time

24/7 Wall St. | Baxter B. Allen, Ashley C. Allen, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 02.21.2012 | Business

From 24/7 Wall St.: On March 8th, Peyton Manning is set to make $28 million from the Indianapolis Colts, the highest amount ever paid to an NFL athlet...

Toni's Take on Real Estate: The Three 'P's You Need

Toni Haber | Posted 03.31.2012 | New York
Toni Haber

As a real estate broker for almost for 30 years, I have seen many people come and go, in and out of this industry. Why do some succeed, while others tuck tail and run?

The Triple A Threat: Albert Pujols, Arte Moreno & the Angels

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 02.08.2012 | Sports
Linda Kenney Baden

Dan Patrick on his show made an apt statement: you do not want to play poker with Arte Moreno. Congratulations to the superstar proprietor who put his money where his mouth is.

"Wicked Game": A Winning Playlist For Game 7 of the World Series

David Wild | Posted 12.28.2011 | Sports
David Wild

This World Series has been a reminder that Babe Ruth was right -- not about eating and monogamy, but when he said this: "Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world."

How Babe Ruth Helped Me Get This Job

Al Eisele | Posted 12.03.2011 | Sports
Al Eisele

This is a personal story about me and baseball, so if you don't care about me or baseball, you might want to read something else.

Five Athletes I Wish Had Never Grown Old

Drew Magary | Posted 10.30.2011 | Sports
Drew Magary

One of the fun things to consider about a permanent cure for aging is how it would affect team sports. What would happen to sports if the players you know and love never got old and therefore, never declined in ability?

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.10.2011 | New York
Len Berman

With runners on first and third, a pitcher sometimes fakes a pickoff throw to third, while trying to catch the runner at first. It worked last night. Angels pitcher Jordan Walden nailed Curtis Granderson with the ploy.

Rise of Political Consultants: When the Washington-Main Street Disconnect Began

Don McNay | Posted 10.07.2011 | Business
Don McNay

For many years, the two parties were the Democrats and the Republicans. Now I view it as people who depend on Wall Street versus people who don't depend on Wall Street.

Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.19.2011 | Sports
Peter Dreier

Forget steroids. Forget Frank McCourt's mismanagement of the Dodgers. The biggest scandal in baseball at the moment is the Baseball Hall of Fame's failure -- for the fourth time -- to induct Marvin Miller, who freed players from indentured servitude.

Wilson Valdez Won a Game and Became a Legend

David Paul | Posted 07.27.2011 | Sports
David Paul

Wilson Valdez has earned himself a permanent place in Phillies, and baseball, lore. Perhaps it is too soon to speak the name Dave Roberts, but Wednesday night's game was the stuff kid's dreams are made of.

Did Cubs Throw The 1918 World Series Against Red Sox?

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 06.20.2011 | Chicago

CHICAGO — If Chicago has been willing to believe that a cow caused the Great Chicago Fire, maybe it will buy this one: The White Sox got the ide...

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.31.2011 | Sports
Holly Cara Price

Whether or not the weather in the New York area tells us otherwise as we look into the maw of yet another possible nor'easter, today marks the officia...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

Classy move by the Giants. Their fans won't have to pay their season ticket bills until the lockout ends. The NFL should make that a league-wide policy.

Of Dice and Men

Jeff Polman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jeff Polman

I first see the line while crossing Fifth Avenue: dozens of grown men in multi-colored parkas and baseball caps, waiting in sub-freezing temperatures to honor their hero. I won't lie. I'm one of them.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

Card shark Annie Duke is the commissioner of a new professional poker league. Can I be commish of a pro Scrabble league?

R-E-S-P-E-C-T and J-E-T-E-R

Ron Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Ron Kaplan

Does anyone really think Jeter has the same relevance or historical impact as the Babe?