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NEWS ABOUT: Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth stories: 9 news summaries

 Biggest Celebrity Funerals 


Jul 7, 09 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The numbers of those who watched on TV or the Internet aren't yet crunched, but it's safe to say that Michael Jackson's funeral will rank up there with the biggest celebrity farewells. Time rounds up others:
  • Rudolph Valentino, 1926. A superstar of the silent era, Valentino’s sudden death
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Princess Diana • John Lennon • Babe Ruth • celebrity • Elvis Presley • funeral • celebrity death

(Newser) - Players like Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth inspired America to endure the Great Depression, but with the season kicking off tonight, can overpaid and steroid-ridden players still mean something in hard times? Eric Spitznagel hits the spring training circuit for Vanity Fair to find out—and puts the question to... More »

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steroids • New York Yankees • Babe Ruth • recession • Lou Gehrig • baseball • American

 Yankee Stadium's 
 Greatest Moments 

The Post reflects on the closing stadium's mighty history

Sep 21, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Yankee Stadium hosts its last game today, the New York Post looks back at the greatest moments in “The House That Ruth Built." A smattering:
  • April 18, 1923: Seventy-five thousand fans cheer Babe Ruth's three-run homer on opening day.
  • April 27, 1947: Ruth says goodbye
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New York City • Babe Ruth • Yankee Stadium • Muhammad Ali • Nelson Mandela • Reggie Jackson

 What Killed
 Babe Ruth?

Bambino helped with experimental trail for rare cancer

Aug 18, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - America thought Babe Ruth succumbed to throat cancer, caused at least in part by his smoking and drinking. But now a dentist who spent a year researching the circumstances surrounding the baseball legend's death tells the Sporting News that a different kind of cancer felled the slugger—and what's more,... More »

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cancer • New York Yankees • Babe Ruth • baseball

Jeter, Politely, Nudges Yankees Legends Aside

Captain, 33, seems surprised to find he's passing big names in team's record books

May 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Derek Jeter passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees' all-time hits list earlier this season, he didn’t even notice. “I had no idea,” the captain tells the New York Post. “Somebody said something to me because I didn't see it flash on the scoreboard.” Jeter,... More »

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New York Yankees • Babe Ruth • Derek Jeter • Mickey Mantle • Joe DiMaggio • baseball • Yogi Berra

A-Rod Smashes 500th Homer

Sets record for youngest player in 500 club

Aug 4, 07 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez finally blasted his way into the 500-homer club today, becoming, at age 32 and 8 days, the youngest baseball player to hit the mark. A-Rod swatted the first pitch he saw from Kansas City Royals' Kyle Davies, belting a three-run homer at Yankee Stadium. It had been a... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Babe Ruth • Yankee Stadium • record • Jimmie Foxx • Kyle Davies • Mickey Mantle • baseball

Yanks Down Orioles, 10-6

Johnny Damon saves New York from a three-game slide.

Jul 30, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-6 outing against Baltimore yesterday. A struggling Johnny Damon came up big for New York, posting three hits, four runs, and one spectacular catch in left field that stymied a fourth-inning Orioles rally. Alex Rodriguez came up empty in his bid... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Joe Torre • Alex Rodriguez • Babe Ruth • Chien Ming Wang • Baltimore Orioles • Derek Jeter • Johnny Damon • baseball

Sosa Slams No. 600

Ranger becomes fifth member of exclusive club

Jun 21, 07 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sammy Sosa homered for the 600th time last night, becoming just the fifth man to hit the storied mark. As the Texas Ranger rounded the bases in Arlington, the theme from "The Natural" played and the scoreboard pictured the other men who've reached the milestone—Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds,... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Barry Bonds • Sammy Sosa • Texas Rangers • Hank Aaron • Babe Ruth • Willie Mays

Pacino, Ono Push for Dead Celeb Bill

NY law would bar unauthorized bobble heads for 70 years

Jun 14, 07 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Al Pacino and Yoko Ono are lobbying the New York legislature to make it a misdemeanor to merchandise unauthorized images of dead celebrities for up to 70 years after their death. The use of sound recordings, or faces and names on anything from T-shirts to bobble heads would require... More »

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New York • Al Pacino • First Amendment • Yoko Ono • John Lennon • Babe Ruth • Arthur Ashe • Jimi Hendrix • celebrity • legislature • artistic expression

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