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32 Most Surprising Cameos By Athletes In Movies

Sports stars have been crossing over into entertainment forever, and it's great when you they randomly pop up in movies, so here are some of the best.

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Q&A: Ken Jowdy on hiring Tiger Woods to design Diamante courses, building Cabo’s Shadow Creek and playing thousands of rounds with Roger Clemens

A third course is under construction at Diamante Cabo San Lucas, and Woods is designing that one, too.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Once ‘the Worst Starting Pitcher in Baseball,’ Merrill Kelly Has His World Series Moment

Four years ago, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo threatened to cut Kelly during a dreadful rookie season. On Saturday in Game 2, the 35-year-old threw a historic gem.

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Retired Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield dies at 57

His role in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry of the early 2000s turned Wakefield into a fan favorite whose impact went far beyond his numbers.

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Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died

The Independent UK

SI:AM | The U.S. Open’s Biggest Star: The Course

Get to know Los Angeles Country Club.

Sports Illustrated

Roger Clemens’s Son Earned a Strikeout Unlike Any His Dad Ever Had

He wasn’t exactly throwing gas.

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Roger Clemens Reveals Approach He Would Take to MLB Pitch Clock

The seven-time Cy Young Award winner described what he might do with an 0–2 count under the new rules.

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Report: Clemens Will Be on ESPN’s MLB Opening Night Broadcast

The former Cy Young winner will be featured on ESPN’s Opening Night baseball coverage.

Sports Illustrated

The Baseball Hall of Fame remains one of the silliest things in all of sports

It remains hard to take this museum all too seriously.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Beltré, Mauer eligible for Hall of Fame in next year's vote

Scott Rolen is headed to the Hall of Fame

The Independent UK

Ron Cook: Here's why I submitted another blank ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Writers Association of America will reveal its voting results Tuesday night for the 2023 Hall of Fame class. There is a good chance that, for the second time in three years, no player will get the necessary 75% of the votes to be inducted. In 2022, only David…

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Chris McCosky: New team, new opportunity, same mission for ex-Tiger 'dirtbag' Kody Clemens

DETROIT — I reached out to Kody Clemens on Friday, completely unaware, as was he, that in less than 24 hours he was going to be an ex-Tiger, traded quite suddenly to the Phillies on Saturday along with Gregory Soto.

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Bill Madden: With weak Hall of Fame ballot, MLB looking at another shutout

NEW YORK — One year after having washed their hands of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, the Baseball Writers Association is faced with one of the weakest Hall of Fame ballots in recent memory — and when it’s all said and done come Jan. 24 there may well…

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Phillies trade for reliever Gregory Soto, send Matt Vierling and Nick Maton to Tigers

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said a few days ago he was mostly done with his roster construction this offseason. That appears to not be the case. On Saturday, the Phillies agreed to a trade with the Detroit Tigers, sending infielder Nick Maton, outfielder Matt Vierling,…

Sports Illustrated

Tigers, Phillies Agree to Five-Player Trade, per Report

The reigning NL champions are reportedly adding an All-Star closer and the son of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens to their roster.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ben Frederickson: More bad news for Bonds and Clemens is even worse for Cardinals Hall of Famer McGwire

SAN DIEGO — A Hall of Fame cycle that seems poised to bring good news for one former Cardinal and Cooperstown hopeful in Scott Rolen has presented some bad news for another, if you read between the glaring lines.

Sports Illustrated

McGriff’s Validation Contrasted by Condemnation of Bonds, Clemens

A Hall of Fame committee comprised mostly of baseball executives and players made clear the type of player they do and do not want in Cooperstown.

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Don Mattingly falls short of Hall of Fame as Fred McGriff only player inducted by Contemporary Committee

The Crime Dog is headed to Cooperstown, but Donnie Baseball is not.

Sports Illustrated

Fred McGriff Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee

A five-time All-Star, McGriff finally gets enshrinement as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling are denied again by the Contemporary Era committee.

The Independent UK

Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Cub Fred McGriff elected to Hall of Fame; Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens again passed over

Bonds and Clemens have been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, and support for Curt Schilling dropped after he made hateful remarks toward Muslims, transgender people, reporters and others.

Chicago Sun-Times

Just Sayin’: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens not likely to get Hall passes on Sunday

Their fates are in the hands of a 16-member electorate that includes seven Hall of Fame players, including Ryne Sandberg and Frank Thomas.

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: Veterans committee can take a stand for character in Hall of Fame vote

NEW YORK — Just when we thought we’d said goodbye to Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens for a while thanks to the Baseball Writers Association last January, they’re coming around again as two of the eight candidates on the Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot which will be voted on…

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Who We’d Vote for the HOF If We Were on the Veterans Committee

Let’s pretend we’re one of the 16 members voting in Sunday’s Contemporary Baseball Era election.

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