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Finding Wooden's Heir: Who Is Greatest Living Coach?

By Ray HollomanJun 14th 2010 – 2:45PM

More than a man of an era, John Wooden was an era itself. His dominance on the court, temperament in situations that would've made Job himself shatter a clipboard in half and his ability to distill any bit a philosophy in a two-sentence homily, marked him alone as a separate period of college basketball. Building upon...

Notes From the Clubhouse: Baltimore Blues Might Finally Be Fading

By Andrew JohnsonAug 2nd 2008 – 12:37AM

Our MLB editor provides weekly dispatches from major league games in Notes From the Clubhouse.Last week, the Orioles celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1983 World Series title. That was the last time the once-proud franchise won a championship, in case you were wondering, and it's been a decade since they were...

Ozzie Guillen Demands Satisfaction

By Tom FornelliJul 30th 2008 – 4:20PM

So the White Sox have lost their last three games, and are in danger of losing their spot on top of the AL Central if they lose to the Minnesota Twins tonight. You know what that means don't you? Yep, it's time for another Ozzie Guillen rant complaining about something.This time Ozzie is getting tired of hearing about...

Note to Wilbon: Earl Weaver Is Still Alive

By Matt WatsonMar 13th 2008 – 2:40PM

Earl Weaver is a classic, right? But that doesn't mean that he's also not, you know, still alive. I love Tony Kornheiser's bemused expression at Mike Wilbon's gaffe: "I think he's with us." And as Awful Announcing points out, Weaver is only 77 years old, not 88. AA said that Wilbon laughed off the mistake when informed...

Earl Weaver: A-Rod's My Kind of Guy

By Eamonn BrennanAug 9th 2007 – 8:53PM

As part of something ESPN is calling "Cheatwave 07" -- which likely falls somewhere between "Who's Now" and Panda Watch! -- Jerry Crasnick penned this column about the way cheating, or gamesmanship, or whatever you'd like to call it, has mellowed over the years. But the real gem comes in the form of Earl Weaver (doesn't it...

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  • 04/23/12 Boog Powell Live Source: CBS - WJZ 13 - Baltimore MD As part of the celebration of Camden Yards' 20 th Anniversary, The Orioles will honor their six Hall of Famers with bronze statues in the picnic grove-area.

Background on Earl Weaver

Earl Sidney Weaver (born August 14, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball manager.

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