Sherrington: Kerry Wood exits with grace, leaving pity behind

Source: Dallas Morning News

When Kerry Wood’s career finally ended last week after a long, graceful denouement, the story line outside Chicago referenced the most dominating pitching performance ever and the saddest words to punctuate a career: what might have been.On May 6 ...
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Instagram picked up 78 percent more uniques in April — thank you, Facebook

Source: VentureBeat

A billion dollars will buy you a lot of things, and, in the case of Instagram, one of those things happens to be exposure to millions. In April, Instagram’s website saw a 78 percent uptick in unique visitors in the U.S., making the ...
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On two-pitch strikeouts, 19-year-old phenoms and the great unknown

Source: Roanoke.com

Jackie Bradley Jr. raised his eyebrows like he’d just been asked if he’d ever heard of Cy Young. “The legend here is,” Bradley said, smiling, “that he once struck out a batter on only two pitches.” And the batter was ...
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Memories that last a lifetime

Source: Petersberg Progess Index

Often I ask coaches and players after games of epic proportion, if somewhere during the day or night, did they take the time to enjoy the beauty of the moment. Point in fact; following the Dinwiddie-Matoaca baseball game ...
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Golden South: Colonial runner strives for peak performance in boys mile

Source: Orlando Sentinel

Colonial junior Andres Arroyo dominated at the Class 4A state meet three weeks ago, taking gold medals in the 4 x 800-meter relay, 1,600 and 3,200. And he did so without tapering his training to produce a peak performance. Arroyo, t ...
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Dierks Bentley Covers Adele, 'Set Fire to the Rain' (VIDEO)

Source: The Boot

Let's face it, everyone's covering Adele these days ... but perhaps no one more uniquely than Dierks Bentley. The country singer puts his own spin on the British phenom's "Set Fire to the Rain" in an upcoming episode of CMT's "Unplugged." Accompanie ...
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Patch kicks off track finals with a record

Source: Stars and Stripes

Patch's Julia Lockridge passes the baton to Baileigh Session as the pair - along with teammates Christina Hamilton and Hannah Rose - won the 4 x 800-meter race in a new DODDS-Europe record of 9 minutes 54.41 secon ...
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Profar Impressing Experienced Teammate

Source: NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Think of an accolade or piece of praise for a minor league baseball player, and Jurickson Profar has received it. The seventh-ranked prospect in all of baseball, according to Baseball America, Profar is the youngest player in all of Double-A at just 19 y ...
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U-17 camp beckons players

Source: Simcoe.com

INNISFIL/BARRIE — It’s hot and humid outside but 16-year-old James Mense-Dietrich only has ice on his mind. The recently turned 16-year-old St. Peter’s student is hoping to make a good impression at a hockey camp for top te ...
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