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I have strong, generally progressive views on a host of issues.  However, there are two issues that I’ve thought about a ...
Thanks to our current misbegotten model of manhood, we are once again arguing about this moral question: Should former ...
No other player among the Big Red Machine's lineup of superstars can claim greater individual impact on how the game has been ...
1938 — Four days after pitching a no-hitter against the Boston Braves, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his ...
1952 Warren Spahn of the Boston Braves struck out 18 Cubs in a 3-1, 15-inning loss to Chicago. Spahn also homered. 1953 The New York Yankees swept Cleveland 6-2 and 3-0 to extend the team's winning ...
Remarkably, as recently as the 1980s, two Hall of Fame icons, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays, were banned from baseball for taking part-time jobs as gambling-casino greeters. Ironically, it was Mantle ...
2005 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki became the third player since 1900 to reach 1,000 hits in fewer than 700 games when he singled ...
2011 — Rory McIlroy runs away with the U.S. Open title, winning by eight shots and breaking the tournament scoring record by a whopping four strokes. McIlroy shoots a 2-under 69 to close the four days ...
The Cincinnati Reds shortstop made franchise history yet again Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium, pulling off a feat that put him on a list of two – with Pete Rose – in the team's power ...
Pete Rose, one of the most recognizable figures ... late Monday afternoon that the 17-time MLB All-Star and iconic Cincinnati Reds player and manager had died at his home in Las Vegas.