Hall of Fame

Juicy Debate: Should Steroids Keep Players From Hall?

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Mark McGwire, Cooperstown, Pete Rose Hall of Fame, Baseball, Michael Weiner, Mlb, Baseball Hall of Fame Steroids, Roger Clemens Hall of Fame, Steroids Hall of Fame, Mark Mcgwire Hall of Fame, Baseball Steroids, Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Mlb Players' Union, Michael Weiner Steroids, Steroids Baseball, Sports News

WASHINGTON -- Steroid use shouldn't keep baseball's best sluggers and pitchers out of the Hall of Fame, the head of the players' union said Wednesday....

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There's No I in Team, But Me Plays a Big Role

Tom Gerdy | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: No I in Team, Taking Action, Honest Commentary, Limbo, Steve Garvey, Heisman Trophy, Hall of Fame, Quasi-News, Political Pundits, Teamwork, Impact News

For a team to have any chance of success, individuals must take that first step. They must commit to not only the team, but also to taking the personal actions necessary to help the team.

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Beloved Cub Gets Hall Call

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Cooperstown, Chicago Cubs, Ron Santo Hall of Fame, Ron Santo, Hall of Fame, Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Mlb, Sports News

DALLAS — Ron Santo always kept rooting for the causes dearest to him – for his Chicago Cubs to win the World Series, for doctors to find a...

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The Parties to the NFL Negotiations Have Run Out the Clock

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Hall of Fame, Barry Bonds, Nfl, Roger Clemens, NFL Lockout, Budget, Sports News

The NFL owners and the NFL Players Association have finally decided to play "Let's Make a Deal!" Unlike the dangerous federal budget default negotiations, there was no ideology involved in this dispute, just plain old money.

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

Peter Dreier | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, David Glass, Jerry Reinsdorf, Hall of Fame, Roberto Alomar, Pat Gillick, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Andy MacPhail, Bud Selig, Jim Bunning, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Ross Newhan, Whitey Herzog, Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball, Tim Kurkjian, Ozzie Smith, Marvin Miller, Joe Morgan, Hank Aaron, Nolan Ryan, Bert Blyleven, Tony Perez, Eddie Murray, Bill Giles, Jim Palmer, Tom Verducci, Robin Roberts, Bob Elliott, Ryne Sandberg, Red Barber, Sports News

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.

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Basketball Hall Of Fame Finalists Announced

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reggie Miller, Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists, NBA Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Dennis Rodman, Chris Mullin, Basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame, Nba, Sports News

LOS ANGELES — Dennis Rodman, Jamaal Wilkes and Tex Winter were among 12 finalists announced Friday for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fam...

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Legendary Bears Lineman Headed To Hall Of Fame

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hall of Fame, Richard Dent, Chicago Bears, Illinois, Richard Dent Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Chicago, Chicago News

DALLAS — Deion Sanders always was Prime Time. Now he's All Time. Sanders and Marshall Faulk led a class of seven voted into the Pro Football Ha...

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The Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class Of 2011

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marshall Faulk, Football Hall of Fame 2011, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Deion Sanders, 2011 Hall of Fame Class, Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame, Nfl, 2011 Class Football Hall of Fame, Faulk, Sports News

DALLAS — Deion Sanders always was Prime Time. Now he's All Time. Sanders and Marshall Faulk led a class of seven voted into the Pro Football Ha...

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Football Hall Of Fame Finalists Announced

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jerome Bettis Finalist, Hall of Fame Finalists, Marshall Faulk, NFL Hall of Fame Finalists, Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis Hall of Fame, Curtis Martin Finalist, Deion Sanders, Deion Sanders Finalist, Hall of Fame, Nfl, NFL Hall of Fame, Curtis Martin Hall of Fame, Deion Sanders Hall of Fame, Jerome Bettis, Sports News

CANTON, Ohio — Running backs Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis and Marshall Faulk and cornerback Deion Sanders are among 15 finalists announced Sunda...

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Santo's Humility: The Secret to His Success

Jon Kerr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hall of Fame, Wrigley Field, Ron Santo, Diabetes, Chicago Cubs, Mlb, Don Baylor, Ron Santo Dies, Ron Santo Death, Sports News

The best definition for the word magnetism is this: the power to affect others with the delight someone takes in himself. Ron Santo was truly a magnetic person.

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Pete Rose, the Player, Belongs in the Hall of Fame

Denny Dressman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hall of Fame, Baseball, Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose 25th Anniversary, Mlb, Baseball Steroids, Pete Rose Betting, Sports News

End the contradiction that denies Pete Rose eligibility for Cooperstown for betting as a manager, yet allows Mark McGwire to return to baseball as a major league batting coach.

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Jerry Rice's Hall of Fame Career a Tale of Stolen Magnolias

Denny Dressman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Football, Hall of Fame, Nfl, W.C. Gorden, Jerry Rice, Sports News

Research "West Coast Offense" and you'll find several differing accounts of its origin. Here is W.C. Gorden's version.

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Baseball Justice

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Despite its noble history in transcending American racism, in recent years, Major League Baseball (MLB) has hardly distinguished itself as a paragon of American virtue or a pioneer for social justice or moral clarity.

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World Cup Fever

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pac-10, Mike Weiner, Landon Donovan, Big Ten, Hall of Fame, Jim Gates, Stephen Strasburg, Jack Nicholson, Big Baby Davis, World Cup, Vuvuzelas, Sports News

While soccer heads have been busy drooling, the sports management of the Big Ten and the Pac-10 have been engineering their raids on Midwestern state universities.

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Celebrating the Contributions of Chicago Entrepreneurs

Rod Shrader | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Entrepreneurship, Hall of Fame, Chicago, Uic, Small Business, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago News

It will be the Midwest, the Chicago region in particular, that will lead the nation out of the recession. The reason is the diversity of our economy.

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It's Put Up Or Shutup Time For Romo, Cowboys

Brad Kurtzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Elway, Troy Aikman, Chad Pennington, Tony Romo, Danny White, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Peyton Manning, Quarterbacks, Hall of Fame, Joe Montana, Fran Tarkenton, Nfl, Dallas Cowboys, Dan Fouts, Sports News

The NFL is now entering the home stretch in the race for the playoffs. For Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys, it's time to put up or shut up.

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Andre Dawson Elected To Hall Of Fame

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andre Dawson Hall of Famer, Andre Dawson, Hall of Fame, Mlb, 2010 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame 2010, Andre Dawson Hall of Fame, Sports News

NEW YORK — Andre Dawson got up at 6 a.m. and went to the gym. Before going back home, he took a detour from his usual routine on the day Hall of...

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McGwire Used Steroids: Are You Surprised?

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark McGwire, Steroids, Barry Bonds, Hall of Fame, Alex Rodriguez, Ty Cobb, Cooperstown, Babe Ruth, Steroids in Sports, Sports News

McGwire's admission will be characterized by some as a tragedy and by others as justice served. The far more difficult issue is whether the steroids really did help him reach the fences.

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Whitey Herzog, Doug Harvey Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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INDIANAPOLIS — Whitey Herzog spent a good, long time stewing about a blown call in the 1985 World Series. So in a strange way, perhaps this fits...

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In Spitting Distance of Baseball's Hall of Fame

Billy Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hall of Fame, Bert Blyleven, Baseball, Jim Rice, Andre Dawson, Sports News

Did Roberto Alomar disgrace himself and disrespect the game by spitting in the face of an umpire? Yes. Should that one (wet) blotch on his record keep him out of the Hall? No.

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Paul Newman Posthumously Joins CT Hall Of Fame

AP | STEPHANIE REITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Newman, Hall of Fame, Connecticut, Entertainment News

HARTFORD, Conn. — Oscar-winning actor and longtime Connecticut resident Paul Newman has joined fellow actor Katharine Hepburn, humorist Mark Twa...

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Jim Rice Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

cnn.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Rice Stats, Baseball Hall of Fame, Rickey Henderson, Ricky Henderson, Baseball, Baseball Hof, Andre Dawson, Mlb Hall of Fame 2009, Hall of Fame, Jim Rice, Jim Rice Hall of Fame, Home News

Red Sox slugger Jim Rice has been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, something Tom Verducci calls a "well-deserved honor": Rice wasn't great j...

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Bert Blyleven : Denied Entrance Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

mlb.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bert Blyleven has been denied entrance into the Baseball Hall Of Fame, but he's gaining momentum and next year could be his lucky year: Although it...

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