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Baseball fans to football: ‘Get off my lawn!’

Baseball fans to football: ‘Get off my lawn!’

Nobody gets upset when a country music star plays at Target Field, but country music hasn't stolen baseball's popularity.
by Bob Collins

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Overhead today, a triumph of brainpower

Overhead today, a triumph of brainpower

We do not get many opportunities to pause and reflect on the abilities of the human mind, but today is providing the chance to consider the possibilities of genius, particularly when you consider the relatively short time since humans mastered flight.
by Bob Collins

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A comedian leads the health care debate because somebody has to

If Kimmel is making exposing a secretive and cynical health care repeal process part of his job, it's only because too many of the nation's journalists aren't making it part of theirs.
by Bob Collins

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Hudson has something against pink

Hudson has something against pink

The seeds of anarchy are being sowed in Hudson, Wis. A business owner painted her building pink, which is against the law in the river town.
by Bob Collins

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And now: Gumgate?

And now: Gumgate?

The insulting moment when Minneapolis City Council member Lisa Goodman handed her opponent her chewing gum has now been documented nationally. You must be so proud, Minneapolis.
by Bob Collins

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How the WNBA is underpaying its players

How the WNBA is underpaying its players

Lynx star and league MVP Sylvia Fowles is making $109,000 this year. If the WNBA paid its players the same share of revenue that the NBA pays, she would be paid $1.2 million.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball is life and death

Baseball is life and death

In lieu of flowers for her father, a daughter recommends people buy baseball tickets instead.
by Bob Collins

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Tourist boats set adrift in Duluth

That was some fun a person had overnight when they invested time and energy and risked their freedom in order to set two tourist and event boats adrift in Superior Bay. So what if it's Justin Steinbach's livelihood, eh, kid?
by Bob Collins

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Who will defend Pythagoras from ranting ESPN blowhard?

Who will defend Pythagoras from ranting ESPN blowhard?

It's 2017 and old sportswriters and sports broadcasters are still railing against mathematics in sports. Here's the most recent rant, caught on video.
by Bob Collins

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How did media get election wrong? A hurricane has the answer

How did media get election wrong? A hurricane has the answer

The media keep misinterpreting data and then blame the data, says Nate Silver. It's not just hurricanes. It was also Hillary Clinton.
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