The Family History Project
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The Greatest Upset Never Seen
The book has the full title of “The Greatest Upset Never Seen: Virginia, Chaminade, and the Game That Changed College Basketball Forever” and is written by Jack Danilewicz. It is 232 pages and was published on November 1, 2019 by the University of Nebraska Press. The Stunner News For those of us that have been…
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Roaring Back: The Fall and Rise of Tiger Woods
This is a book review about Tiger Woods and his comeback to win The Masters golf tourney.
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Women in Baseball- Required Charm School
The following text was taken from the charm school guide located in the collections of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. When you become a player in the-American Girls Baseball League you have reached the highest position that a girl can attain in this sport. the-American Girls Baseball League is getting great public attention because…
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“You Want to Ride the Ball…..”
(originally written in March 2017) I heard some version of that sentence at least three times. It still haunts me a bit from time to time. Allow me to work up to giving you more information at the end of the blog. During the summer of 1978, I began working as a Union…
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Women in Baseball Wednesday Rules of Conduct
THE RULES OF CONDUCT FOR PLAYERS AS SET UP BY THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE THE MANAGEMENT SETS A HIGH STANDARD FOR THE GIRLS SELECTED FOR THE DIFFERENT CLUBS AND EXPECTS THEM TO LIVE UP TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH RECOGNIZES THAT STANDARD. THERE ARE GENERAL REGULATIONS NECESSARY AS A MEANS OF…
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Pitino: My Story
“Pitino: My Story” by Rick Pitino with Seth Kaufman Rick Pitino has always been a love him or hate him type of personality. There was no one in the middle. In 2017, he was fired as the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Many felt it was the tip of the iceberg in exposing…
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Women in Baseball Wednesday- AAGPBL- Formation History
Note: With major league players off to World WarII and minor league teams becoming non-existant, the time was ripe for women to play baseball. The fan base was ready and willing for this new sport. All American Girls Professional Baseball League By the fall of 1942, many minor league teams disbanded due to…
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Women in Baseball – Central Illinois Gals
One of the earliest memories that I have was in kindergarten when the teacher asked us to write what you want to be then you grow up. I remember putting ‘athlete’. I remember putting that, and my teacher said, “You can’t be an athlete, Sarah.” She was a nun. I went to Catholic school. I…
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Several Short Bios from the Central Illinois Area
This is the final post on major league players born in Central Illinois. I could have included many of the stars of the game from these counties such as Jim Thome, Joe Girardi, Robin Roberts, Ben Zobrist, Dick Schofield and many more. I made the decision to stick with the lesser-known players. Here are some…
