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MLB Draft Bonus: Dave Winfield and Neale "Bobo" HendersonDuring the recent Major League Baseball draft, we talked to Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and former Negro League player Neale "Bobo" Henderson about how the sport has changed over the years.
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MY LIFE ACT 2When we last visited my life, I was growing up on Catalina Island, where I graduated from High School in 1942 from Avalon High School. There where 13 of us in my class. I was 18 years old at that time and with the U.S. in war with Germany, I was required to register for the draft. I spent the summer of '42 on the Island and not too long after that, my number came up in the draft. I was sent...
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Political Talk at the MLB DraftAt Major League Baseball's Negro League draft, we asked players about civil rights in today's world. It was clear most people in the room saw Barack Obama's presumptive Democratic nomination for president as another major milestone for African-Americans.
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The Baseball BetIt started when Marc and I grabbed a seat -- the first time we'd rested in hours. Marc, Jason and I were at the Major League Baseball draft, covering an amazing event. Former player Dave Winfield helped organize a symbolic draft for surviving Negro League players who never had a chance to play in the big leagues. They were the stars *before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.But back to...
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Charley PrideCharley Pride was in no short supply of talent. He's a country music legend who dreamed of being in the Major League Baseball hall of fame. But it wasn't his lack of talent that stopped him - it was the color of his skin.
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Sandy Scott's Holiday Ride Ends With a CrashWe're sending well wishes to our pal, Sandy Scott. Sandy, the cyclist who overcame a broken neck to become a multiple record-breaker, went down hard during a July 4th holiday ride. Find out why his injuries have temporarily halted his training.
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Pomp and CircumspectYou can hardly turn around lately without bumping into somebody from out of town, who has scurried in town to give a commencement speech. Last Sunday, Robert Gates, the Secretary of Defense congratulated and challenged the new graduates of Morehouse College. At the same time Gates was speaking, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice did the same at Spelman. A week earlier, Stephen Chu, U.S. Energy...
