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Aug 10 - Press Box: Ex-ESPN Analyst Will Return Millions From Ponzi Scheme
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--A settlement has been reached in a pending bankruptcy case that forces former University of Georgia football coach and ex-ESPN analyst Jim Donnan to re

Aug 22 - TWIS (MLB) -- Best winning streaks
By Sal Maiorana

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Five years ago this week the Oakland Athletics were in the midst of compiling what would become the longest winning streak in American League history. Their epic

Aug 14 - TWIS (MLB) -- Worst Beanballs
By Sal Maiorana

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Eighty-seven years ago this week, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians became the only player in major league history to die on the diamond when he was beaned by

Aug 08 - TWIS (PGA) -- PGA Championship
By Sal Maiorana

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It has been seven years since unknown Bob May traded spectacular shot after spectacular shot with world-renowned Tiger Woods in the 2000 PGA Championship at Valh

Aug 02 - TWIS (NFL) -- Hall of Fame Snubs
Sal Maiorana

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Former Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly was standing around at Bills training camp one day last week chatting up a national football writer who happens to be on the Pr

Jul 23 - TWIS (MLB) -- All--time Home Runs
By Sal Maiorana

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Many baseball fans would prefer that it never happen, but like it or not, it is going to happen. The cold reality is that very soon Barry Bonds is going to hit a

Jul 17 - TWIS (PGA) -- British Open
By Sal Maiorana

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The Open returns to Carnoustie, site of what is unquestionably the greatest collapse in major championship history, and Jean Van de Velde is not qualified for th

Jul 10 - TWIS (MLB) -- All-Star Game
By Sal Maiorana

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The All-Star Game may only be an exhibition, and these days it's not even the premier event of the All-Star break, having been bypassed by the Home Run Derby. Bu

Jul 02 - TWIS (MLB) -- Fourth of July
By Sal Maiorana

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The Fourth of July is the most American of days, and baseball is the most American of our games. Baseball and the Fourth of July go together like another America

Jun 25 - TWIS (Tennis) -- Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe, 1980
By Sal Maiorana

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Rafael Nadal is definitely the annoying fly at the picnic in Roger Federer's world right now, but make no mistake -- Federer is the undisputed No. 1 player in th

Jun 18 - TWIS (MLB) -- Reggie Jackson, June 18, 1977
By Sal Maiorana

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Some pretty good baseball scuffles have made the highlight reels in recent weeks, most of them involving the Chicago Cubs. But none of them have compared to what

Jun 11 - TWIS (Golf) -- U.S. Open
By Sal Maiorana

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Even a Tiger vs. Phil final Sunday pairing at Oakmont this weekend would be hard-pressed to top the drama of 25 years ago, when Tom Watson hit one of the most fa

May 29 - TWIS (NHL) -- Dallas vs. Buffalo, June 19, 1999
Ottawa and Anaheim are battling for their first Stanley Cup in the modern era, something the Dallas Stars achieved eight years ago on one of the most controversial goals in playoff history, Brett Hull

May 21 - TWIS (NBA) -- Pistons vs. Celtics, May 26, 1987
This week the experienced Pistons and the youthful Cavaliers open the NBA's Eastern Conference final. Twenty years ago, the youthful Pistons, who were on the cusp of greatness, had to learn a valuable

May 14 - TWIS (MLB) -- Yankees vs. Twins, May 17, 2002
Five years ago this week, Jason Giambi delivered a dramatic walk-off grand slam and officially enjoyed his welcome-to-the-Yankee moment. Of course, since reaching that peak in pinstripes, things have

May 08 - TWIS (NHL) -- Senators vs. Sabres, April 29, 1997
Buffalo and Ottawa are battling for a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals, renewing one of the most heated rivalries in the NHL. As good as the series should be, it will be tough to match the drama of the

May 01 - TWIS (NHL) -- Rangers vs. Islanders, May 8, 1979
All three New York area teams made the NHL playoffs this year, and the Rangers are in the midst of a tight second-round battle with Buffalo. A series win would be a stunning upset the equal of what th

Apr 23 - TWIS (MLB) -- Mets Seaver's 19 Ks, April 22, 1970
The Boston Red Sox hit four consecutive home runs Sunday night against the Yankees, but that has been done four other times in major league history. What Tom Seaver did 37 years ago this week -- strik

Apr 16 - TWIS (NHL) -- Islanders vs. Capitals
Vancouver and Dallas played a four-overtime game last week that brought back memories of the epic four-overtime Game 7 thriller between the Islanders and Capitals 20 years ago.

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Apr 09 - TWIS (MLB) -- Jackie Robinson, April 15, 1947
The Los Angeles Dodgers will commemorate the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier on Sunday by having every player wear his No. 42 when they play host to the Padres at

Apr 02 - TWIS (PGA) -- Tiger First Masters, April 13, 1997
It seems hard to believe that 10 years have already passed since Tiger Woods produced one of the most dynamic and socially meaningful victories in the history of golf when he won his first major champ

Mar 26 - TWIS (CBK) -- Indiana vs. Syracuse, March 30, 1987
Twenty years ago, Indiana's Keith Smart returned to the Louisiana Superdome, where he once worked as an usher, and hit one of the most memorable shots in NCAA Tournament history to lift the Hoosiers o

Mar 20 - TWIS (CBK) -- North Carolina vs. Kansas
By advancing to the Sweet 16, North Carolina and Kansas remained on course to reprise their epic national championship showdown from 50 years ago when the Tar Heels knocked off Wilt Chamberlain's Jayh

Mar 12 - TWIS (CBK) -- NCAA Tournament upsets, March 11, 1979
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 11, 1979) -- When the brackets were announced for the 1979 NCAA college basketball tournament, the folks at Greensboro's Convention and Visitors Bureau were ecstatic about the mat

Mar 07 - TWIS (CBK) -- Big East Tournament, March 9, 1985
In what was one of the greatest collections of college basketball talent assembled in one building, the 1985 Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden featured 15 players who would eventually play