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Major League Baseball in San Juan as a 21st Century Marshall Plan

by George Cassidy Payne The people of Puerto Rico are rich. The name itself means “Rich Port City.” Any narrative that portrays Puerto Rico as a poor, battered, and inept Commonwealth has never

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Adding the very first shot at the Tony Boler Courts, 9:07 a.m., to the Cobb’s Hill series

For the last six weeks or so, Cobb’s Hill goers have watched as the basketball courts next to Lake Riley were redone as the Tony Boler Courts in memory of the legendary WDKX disc jockey who

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Keeping score at Cobb’s Hill

In Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air Horn guy to the Cobb’s Hill series, we met Randy “Air Horn” Johnson, father of SOTA junior Brennen Johnson. Then, Randy tooted the

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Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt pitches in at the Game at the Corners

Last Sunday marked Opening Day of the 19th season of the Game at the Corners played at Brighton’s Twelve Corners Middle School. The players were a bit rusty after a long winter of bowling.

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Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air Horn guy to the Cobb’s Hill series

Throughout the life of the magazine, we’ve covered many sports that make Cobb’s Hill the urban oasis it is: basketball, croquet, cycling, football, jousting, sledding,

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Very first pitch on Opening Day. And Knot Holes

Recently, I re-discovered my 1975 Red Wing Knot Hole Gang card. To be official, the card had to be signed by both a parent (or guardian) and a teacher. A gang member agreed to five rules,

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The AAF is an AAwFul idea

A few weeks ago, the American Alliance of Football announced that one week after the 2019 Super Bowl the alliance will inaugurate its eight team 10 week spring football season ending on the

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Rooting for the Rams and remembering St. Patrick’s Day, 1989

If it’s March, get ready to get Rammed! This year, one of my schools, the Rhode Island Rams, have made the Madness. At one point ranked as high as # 17 nationally, our 7th seeded Rams will

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Street and Smith’s is back and so is Bill Pruitt with “Pennant Race 18: Curses Laid and Lifted”

Last year in Make Predictions. Win cash. we offered 100 dollars to the reader who could most accurately predict the results of the 2017 baseball season. Our friend and contributor Bill

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Rochester’s Liechtenstein skiing fans rejoice

On Saturday the 17th, the thirty year Winter Olympic medal drought ended. And Liechtenstein fans all over Rochester rejoiced. In a stunning upset in the Women’s Super-G, snowboarder Ester

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Major League Baseball in San Juan as a 21st Century Marshall Plan

Adding the very first shot at the Tony Boler Courts, 9:07 a.m., to the Cobb’s Hill series

Keeping score at Cobb’s Hill

Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt pitches in at the Game at the Corners

Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air Horn guy to the Cobb’s Hill series

Very first pitch on Opening Day. And Knot Holes

The AAF is an AAwFul idea

Rooting for the Rams and remembering St. Patrick’s Day, 1989

Street and Smith’s is back and so is Bill Pruitt with “Pennant Race 18: Curses Laid and Lifted”

Rochester’s Liechtenstein skiing fans rejoice

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