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The greatest tragedy in baseball history. 100 years from the pitch that killed him

He could celebrate a World Series title and retire from the sport to be with his wife and newborn son. But fate had other plans for MLB star Ray Chapman. A pitch he hit countless times in his career abruptly ended his young life a hundred years ago. When New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays …

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The best movies about sports? Rocky, baseball, formula. Lavi is in good company

Robert De Niro memorably played Jake LaMotta, a boxing champion and brawler from the Bronx who is as ruthless in the ring as he is in life. The captivating black-and-white film is sometimes referred to as “Rocky for intellectuals”. Source: Youtube LaMotta himself, whose turbulent life story inspired the creator (he died in 2017 at …

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