Ken Griffey Jr

Legendary Athletes Bike Through Alabama To Raise $1 Million For Tornado Relief

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 04.24.2012 | Impact

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HENAGAR, Ala. -- Pedaling past tornado-tossed homes and broken trees, Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson and about 100 bicyclists started a five-day, 30...

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A-Rod Passes Griffey On HR List

AP | Posted 04.20.2012 | Sports

BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez has moved ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. into sole possession of fifth place with his 631st career homer. Rodriguez connected on t...

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Ken Griffey Jr. Retires: Retirement Caps 630-Homer Career

AP | TIM BOOTH | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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SEATTLE — In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books. Injuries derailed his ...

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WATCH: Nike Says Farewell To Ken Griffey, Jr.

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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Ken Griffey, Jr. retired in early June, but Nike said farewell with one final ad for the baseball legend on Monday night. Fittingly, the commercial ai...

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Isaac Bruce and Others Return Home to Retire

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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Recently, there have been a number of aging NFL players that have signed one-day contracts designed to allow them to retire on the teams where they began their careers.

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Ken Griffey Jr. Fires Back: I Hope Teammates Are 'Man Enough To Come To Me'

AP | DAVID GINSBURG | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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BALTIMORE — Ken Griffey Jr. insisted Tuesday he was available to pinch hit during a recent Seattle Mariners game, in spite of a report that he w...

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Ken Griffey, Jr. & Mariners Hurtle Toward Nightmare End

FanHouse | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

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SEATTLE -- It turns out one of the reservations the Seattle Mariners had in welcoming Ken Griffey Jr. back in 2009 was 2010. The 2010 season, to be e...

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Griffey To Re-Sign With Mariners: AP Source

AP | GREGG BELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

SEATTLE — Junior's back in Seattle, one more time. Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will kee...

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Baseball Strikes Out (Again)

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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In spite of all of its problems, it wasn't until today when I heard the news about David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, that for the first time in my life, I am ready to turn my back on baseball.

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Sox Season a Success? You Can Put it on the Board

Jon Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

There were few tears, if any, shed Monday night by a Sox team that never quit, even as it was running on fumes. This team didn't promise a World Series. There was no "curse" to break. The epitaph of the 2008 White Sox? They lived on the edge and died with their spikes on.

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Balls in Our Fields: Chicago Says Let's Play Two

Jon Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

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The Cell isn't even the center of Chicago's baseball world this year. I was at that place, Wrigley Field, Tuesday for the Cubs-Dodgers workout, where pre-game interviews consisted of finding a dozen different ways to ask someone how it feels to do something they haven't done yet.

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