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Trump's support of Rose among the voices Manfred listened to in ruling MLB ban ended with death

Read full article: Trump's support of Rose among the voices Manfred listened to in ruling MLB ban ended with death

President Donald Trump’s support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major Legaue Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by the sport ended with death, which allows the career hits leader to be considered for the Hall of Fame.

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Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB's biggest sin

Read full article: Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB's biggest sin

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.

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MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Read full article: MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals.

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MLB umpire Pat Hoberg's firing puts him on a growing list of sports betting scandals

Read full article: MLB umpire Pat Hoberg's firing puts him on a growing list of sports betting scandals

Umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure caught in a betting scandal.

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Tito Jackson buried at the same cemetery as brother and Jackson 5 bandmate Michael

Read full article: Tito Jackson buried at the same cemetery as brother and Jackson 5 bandmate Michael

Tito Jackson has been buried at the same Southern California cemetery as his brother Michael Jackson and father Joe Jackson.

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Betting scandals for MLB's Marcano and NBA's Porter are hardly the first in pro sports

Read full article: Betting scandals for MLB's Marcano and NBA's Porter are hardly the first in pro sports

Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter.

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Betting scandal with Ohtani's interpreter is far from the first in professional sports

Read full article: Betting scandal with Ohtani's interpreter is far from the first in professional sports

Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight in the wake of the Los Angeles Dodgers firing Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter and close friend of newly acquired star player Shohei Ohtani.

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Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in 'Michael,' the Michael Jackson biopic

Read full article: Colman Domingo will play Joe Jackson in 'Michael,' the Michael Jackson biopic

Fresh off his Oscar nomination, Colman Domingo has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” to play the pop star’s domineering father, Joe Jackson.

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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

Read full article: Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022

One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth II.

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Duvall homers twice, Braves beat Bucs for 11th straight win

Read full article: Duvall homers twice, Braves beat Bucs for 11th straight win

Adam Duvall homered twice off José Quintana, William Contreras and Matt Olson also connected, and the Atlanta Braves won their 11th straight game, 5-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies

Read full article: Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies

Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died.

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Joe Jackson autographed 1911 photo sells for $1.47 million

Read full article: Joe Jackson autographed 1911 photo sells for $1.47 million

A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W.

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Changing to Guardians: Indians close with 6-0 win at Texas

Read full article: Changing to Guardians: Indians close with 6-0 win at Texas

Aaron Civale allowed only three singles while pitching six scoreless innings and the Cleveland Indians closed out their 107th and final season under that name with a 6-0 win against the Texas Rangers.

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LEADING OFF: Who's in? Final day scramble for AL wild cards

Read full article: LEADING OFF: Who's in? Final day scramble for AL wild cards

Red Sox ace Chris Sale takes the mound in Washington with a chance to pitch Boston into the postseason.

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Browns, Giants have testy joint practice, fight afterward

Read full article: Browns, Giants have testy joint practice, fight afterward

The Giants planned to hit some golf balls as a team bonding exercise.

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Anderson HR for Chisox, walkoff end in Field of Dreams game

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Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning into the cornfield to end the Field of Dreams game in cinematic fashion.

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Chisox, Yanks go deep into corn; Field of Dreams hosts more

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The New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and fans all over were in awe at the scene at the Field of Dreams game.

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The Latest: Mississippi pauses football activities thru Wed

Read full article: The Latest: Mississippi pauses football activities thru Wed

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Mississippi has paused football team activities until at least next Wednesday because of new COVID-19 cases. Ole Miss will work with the Southeastern Conference to determine the effects of the pause on those games. ___The Cleveland Browns got two more players back from the COVID-19 list, activating starting linebacker Sione Takitaki and defensive end Joe Jackson on Friday. Earlier this week, the team activated star defensive end Myles Garrett, who missed the past two games after getting sick. He was placed on the COVID-19 list Nov. 24.

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Several Raiders active against Bucs after time on COVID list

Read full article: Several Raiders active against Bucs after time on COVID list

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Las Vegas starting offensive linemen Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson are active for the Raiders against Tampa Bay after spending time on the COVID-19 list this week. Safety Johnathan Abram remains on the COVID-19 list for at least one more day and is missing the game. ___TAMPA BAY AT LAS VEGASBuccaneers: QB Ryan Griffin, OL Aaron Stinnie, LB Quinton Bell, DL Khalil Davis, WR Cyril Grayson. Raiders: WR Bryan Edwards, CB Keisean Nixon, QB Marcus Mariota, G Patrick Omameh, DE David Irving. ___CAROLINA AT NEW ORLEANSPanthers: QB Will Grier, CB Stantley Thomas-Oliver, G John Miller, OL Mike Horton, WR Marken Michel.

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Tampa Bay's Godwin, Green Bay's Adams return from injuries

Read full article: Tampa Bay's Godwin, Green Bay's Adams return from injuries

___GREEN BAY AT TAMPA BAYPackers: RB Tyler Ervin, CB Kevin King, QB Jordan Love. ___NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMIJets: QB James Morgan, QB Sam Darnold, CB Quincy Wilson, LB Jordan Willis, T Mekhi Becton, DL Nathan Shepherd. Dolphins: B/WR Malcolm Perry, RB Salvon Ahmed, RB Jordan Howard, LB Kyle Van Noy, DE Jason Strowbridge. ___HOUSTON AT TENNESSEETexans: WR Keke Coutee, CB Cornell Armstrong, RB Buddy Howell, ILB Peter Kalambayi, OT Charlie Heck, TE Jordan Akins. ___ATLANTA AT MINNESOTAFalcons: CB Jordan Miller, RB Qadree Ollison, S Jaylinn Hawkins, RT John Wetzel, DE Takk McKinley.

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'A dark past': MVPs say time to pull Landis name off plaques

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2006, file photo,a Joe DiMaggio 1947 MVP Award Plaque is displayed at a news conference in New York. The plaque features the name and image of Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. If you have the Jackie Robinson Award and the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Award, you are at diametrically opposed poles, Thorn said. Larkin recalled that shortly after he was voted MVP, he got a call from two-time NL MVP Joe Morgan.

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Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?

Read full article: Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come?

Visitors play on the field at the Field of Dreams movie site, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Dyersville, Iowa. Small town Iowa, baseball is still a big thing here, he said. The Field of Dreams site is open to visitors, who at no charge can run the bases and see if they can smack a ball into cornstalks that now stand about a foot tall. For Go the Distance Baseball, the company that now owns the Field of Dream site and plans to build a complex of youth baseball and softball fields, the talk of playing a game began five years ago. We understand the best choice for Major League Baseball in 2020 comes first.___Follow Scott McFetridge on Twitter: https://twitter.com/smcfetridge

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