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Sammy Sosa admits to ‘mistakes,’ 21 years after Cubs slugger allegedly tested positive for PEDs
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Sammy Sosa admits to ‘mistakes,’ 21 years after Cubs slugger allegedly tested positive for PEDs

LA Times  

Sammy Sosa never received more than 18% of the necessary 75% of votes for Hall of Fame induction despite hitting 609 career home runs and being the only player in history with three seasons of 60 or more homers. In 2009, the New York Times reported that Sosa tested positive for PEDs during anonymous survey testing in 2003, the leak …

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This Date in Baseball - Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting 70 HRs in a season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

This Date in Baseball - Mark McGwire gives baseball a new magic number, hitting 70 HRs in a season

Associated Press  

Sept. 27 1914 — Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Naps collected his 3,000th hit in the opening game of a doubleheader, a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees at League Park II. 1936 — Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston played in his only major league game as a late-inning substitute at first base for Johnny Mize of the …

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Today in Sports - Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, 62nd of the season
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, 62nd of the season

Associated Press  

Sept. 8 1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1991 — Stefan Edberg wins his first U.S. Open men’s singles title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Jim Courier. 2001 — Venus Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open title by beating her sister, Serena, 6-2, …

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This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
3 months, 3 weeks ago

This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

Associated Press  

Sept. 3 1917 — Philadelphia’s Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies’ 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 2000 — Kenny Lofton’s 1st-inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by the Yankees ’Red Rolfe for scoring in 18 consecutive games. 1985 — Gary Carter hit two solo homers to tie a …

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Today in Sports - Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, 62nd of the season
1 year, 3 months ago

Today in Sports - Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ 37-year-old home run record, 62nd of the season

Associated Press  

Sept. 8 1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1991 — Stefan Edberg wins his first U.S. Open men’s singles title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 win over Jim Courier. 2001 — Venus Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open title by beating her sister, Serena, 6-2, …

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‘It’s pretty special.’ Albert Pujols reflects on joining the 700 home runs club
2 years, 3 months ago

‘It’s pretty special.’ Albert Pujols reflects on joining the 700 home runs club

LA Times  

Rushmore of major league sluggers gained a fourth chiseled face — this one with a dark, tightly cropped beard, a seemingly permanent scowl and a gold chain around its neck — when Albert Pujols clubbed the 700th home run of his Hall-of-Fame career during the Cardinals’ 11-0 win in Dodger Stadium on Friday night. “It’s a number that Babe and …

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Rejuvenated Albert Pujols brings his chase for 700 home runs to Dodger Stadium
2 years, 3 months ago

Rejuvenated Albert Pujols brings his chase for 700 home runs to Dodger Stadium

LA Times  

When the bat of Albert Pujols caught fire in early August, and it appeared the St. Louis Cardinals slugger would make an improbable 11th-hour run to 700 homers, Mark McGwire began tracking his long-ago teammate through the MLB app and tuning into as many Pujols plate appearances as he could. “His at-bats, he looks like he’s 25 again,” McGwire said …

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