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The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in a close 7-5 game earlier today. Ex-Yankee Hideki Matsui tied for a career high 5 hits as he almost led the team to a comeback victory which included a run given up by Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera. The effort fell short though as the Yankees closed [...]

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Nelson Cruz broke out of a hitting slump for the Texas Rangers with 8 RBI in a 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Colby Lewis got the win as starting pitcher as the Rangers continue an impressive hot streak. Cruz also hit his 22nd home run of the season as Lewis got his [...]

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Onlinecertificateprograms.org recently published an interesting list: the 9 biggest milestones in Women’s sports history. The idea for the list obviously comes off of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team and their success in this year’s World Cup.  That said, without these 9 events Women’s sports would be a heckuva lot different.  It’s an intriguing [...]

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The U.S. Women’s Soccer Star was on George Lopez Tonight to discuss amongst other things: being okay at soccer (ha) Katy Perry’s motivational DVD, Marriage Proposals, and turning down a 17 year old boy for prom. “I’m about to be 30 ya know,” she said.
Her strategy for the ever-crucial shootout against Japan: going right. 76% [...]

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The Winnigpeg Jets unveiled their new logos today, and so far the reaction has been well, mixed to say the least
SCOTT JACOBS
In 1996 the Winnipeg Jets moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes.  In 2011 the Atlanta Thrashers left town after being bought by True North Sports and Entertainment and became the Jets. Complicating matters [...]

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The Winnipeg Jets finally look like they are back. The team unveiled new primary and secondary logos for the organization earlier today as Winnipeg gets ready to welcome the NHL back. The team was relocated from Atlanta (where they were previously the Atlanta Thrashers) where lackluster sales no longer justified a team. Ironically, Winnipeg had [...]

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As division rivals Texas Rangers continue a hot streak, the Seattle Mariners just lost their 12th game in a row- this one to the Toronto Blue Jays. Seattle manager Eric Wedge was very vocal about his disappointment following the game, saying the team needed to get tougher. Adding to the disappointment, the loss came after [...]

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There’s a new book out by Craig Robinson with the info-ist graphic that you’ve ever seen! The book Flip Flop Fly Ball is described as “an infographic baseball adventure.”
Here’s one example, showing how baseball teams derived their names and dividing them up in a venn diagram:

There are more infographics at Slate, along with an interview [...]

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