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11 September, 2018
WATCH: President Bush's First Pitch at Game 3 of the 2001 World Series, Post-9/11
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September 11, 2018
Peter Solari, Editor-in-Chief
Amazingly, today marks the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America. I was only 18-years old at that time, and another 17 have passed since, but the memory of that day is still as clear and vivid in mind, as anything I've ever experienced.
It's no secret, as it has been heavily reported for the past 17 years, that sports played a major role in America's healing in the days and months following 9/11. Of course, everyone is familiar with Mike Piazza's game-winning 2-run home run off Steve Karsay, which sent the Mets to a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Braves, in the first major sporting event in New York since the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell ten days earlier. An equally as famous and emotional event would take place five weeks later on the other side of the city.
It was October 30, 2001, and game 3 of the World Series was about to unfold in the Bronx. Back then, it was basically a yearly ritual for the Yankees to be participating in the Fall Classic, but in a stunning reversal of roles, the whole country was rallying behind them. The Yankees had become America's team! In stark contrast, New York's opponent, the Arizona Diamondbacks, in only their fourth year of existence, were participating in the World Series for the first time. With the Diamondbacks holding a 2-0 series lead, New York City was desperate for an uplifting moment. The stage was set, and President George W. Bush played the part to perfection.
I'll never forget watching Bush on that night. In a time of such uncertainty, when all of New York and America, were on edge, watching Bush, regardless of what anyone may think of the man's politics, trot out to the mound with such confidence, and resolve, was reassuring to many of us whose worlds had been rocked. Then, in a what seemed to be such a defiant pose, the president gave a big thumbs up to the Yankee Stadium crowd, which had broken out into chants of "U.S.A. U.S.A." and delivered a perfect strike to Yankees backup catcher Todd Greene. And in doing so, it was as if Bush delivered a message to the world: America is united, America is strong, and America won't be intimated. Take a look at the video below:
In a game that was very much overshadowed by the its ceremonial first pitch, The Yankees won a low-scoring affair that night, and New York could finally smile, albeit only for a moment.
The grieving city was given two more reasons to celebrate the following two nights when the Bronx Bombers staged back-to-back ninth inning comebacks and extra-inning walk-off wins in games 4 and 5, culminated by Derek "Mr. November" Jeter's legendary home run in the first World Series game ever played post-October.
When the series returned to Phoenix, the D-Backs won game 6 in blowout fashion, and orchestrated their own ninth inning magic in game 7, shocking Mariano Rivera and the Yankees to win the World Series. The better team had undoubtedly won.
Looking back, it's amazing to think that the '01 series came down to the bottom of the ninth inning of game 7, because Arizona was in control for the majority of it. Outside of a few big hits in the biggest of moments, the Yankees were over-matched. And while some of those moments made New York feel like a team of destiny, it's only fitting that the biggest of those moments was reserved for Luis Gonzalez and the Diamondbacks.
Overall, the 2001 Fall Classic was pretty uneventful one, defined by the aforementioned "moments" that make it so memorable; none of them being more monumental than President Bush's ceremonial first pitch.
With due respect to Gonzalez and Jeter, it's Bush who will forever be synonymous with the '01 World Series, because his moment transcended baseball. It was so much bigger than that. And as I sit here on what is unbelievably the 17th anniversary of September 11, 2001, with the pennant races in full swing, I thought, what better time is there to look back at this truly American occasion?
28 August, 2018
Tiger Woods' 'Respect the Office' Statement Blasted by ESPN Host Max Kellerman
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August 28, 2018
Ryan Gados, Fox News
ESPN’s Max Kellerman said Monday on “First Take” that Tiger Woods’ response to questions about President Trump made him “angry.”
Woods was asked after the final round of The Northern Trust on Sunday about his relationship with Trump and he urged people to respect the office of the president.
“He's the president of the United States. You have to respect the office. No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office,” he said.
Kellerman blasted Woods’ remarks, saying it was a “thoughtless statement dressed up as a thoughtful statement.”
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13 August, 2018
Trump Reignites Feud with NFL Protesters
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August 13, 2018
Dave Boyer, The Washington Times
After several players knelt or raised fists at the start of preseason games on Thursday, Mr. Trump went on the attack.
“The NFL players are at it again — taking a knee when they should be standing proudly for the National Anthem,” the president tweeted. “Numerous players, from different teams, wanted to show their ‘outrage’ at something that most of them are unable to define.”
He said the NFL should fine players who disrespect the flag.
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14 May, 2018
Sports Betting Coming to New Jersey as Supreme Court Rules in Favor of State(s)
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Stephen Edelson, Asbury Park Press
OCEANPORT - The seven year legal battle is finally over, and sports betting is coming to New Jersey.
Monday’s favorable ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court paves the way to allow gambling on sporting events at racetracks and casinos in the state.
“I am thrilled to see the Supreme Court finally side with New Jersey and strike down the arbitrary ban on sports betting imposed by Congress decades ago,'' Governor Phill Murphy said.
“New Jersey has long been the lead advocate in fighting this inherently unequal law, and today’s ruling will finally allow for authorized facilities in New Jersey to take the same bets that are legal in other states in our country.
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26 March, 2018
Iranian MP Blasts Soccer Player who Played Against 'Zionists'
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A lawmaker in Iran on Sunday slammed the local sports federation for allowing star soccer player Masoud Shojaei to return to the international squad despite appearing against an Israeli team last year, AFP reported. Shojaei, the 33-year-old national team captain, and teammate Ehsan Haji Safi were criticized in Iran after they appeared for their Greek club…
19 March, 2018
North America 2026 World Cup Bid Sees No Anti-US Backlash
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Leaders of North America's joint bid for the 2026 World Cup said Monday they have seen no evidence of anti-American sentiment as they enter the home stretch of the campaign. The joint US-Canada-Mexico bid has long been viewed as the favourite to stage the most prestigious tournament in football, which will expand to 48 teams for the 2026 finals.
13 March, 2018
Trump Salutes Astros at White House
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President Donald Trump saluted the World Series-winning Houston Astros during a White House ceremony on Monday, praising the team's character in winning last year's showpiece. At a half-hour ceremony in the White House's East Room, Trump saluted the Texas franchise for delivering a World Series after the city was battered by Hurricane Harvey. The Astros won…
12 January, 2018
Stephen A. Smith Takes a Strong Stance on ESPN’s Battle with Donald Trump
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ESPN has had a lot of coverage of President Donald Trump over the past year, some of which has been to the dismay of the viewers. Trump’s own war of words with the NFL has forced ESPN’s hand on the matter, but at least one prominent employee believes that some of his colleagues might be doing…
11 January, 2018
Putin's Sochi Price Tag Cost Winter Games Dearly
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The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics skewed the future of the Games because the estimated $50 billion budget bankrolled by Russian President Vladimir Putin's government has put off future bidders. The view is shared by Hugh Robertson, the then British sports minister responsible for delivering the 2012 London Summer Games and former International Olympic Committee (IOC) marketing director Michael Payne, speaking ahead of next month's Pyeongchang Games.
01 January, 2018
Kim Says North Korea could Participate in South's Winter Olympics
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Kim Jong-Un on Monday gave the first indication that North Korea could participate in next month's Winter Olympics in the South, despite tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. "I sincerely hope the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will be staged successfully," said Kim, the North Korean leader, in his new year's address to the nation. "We are willing…
08 December, 2017
Olympics Chief Seeks North Korea Visit
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Olympics chief Thomas Bach is hoping to visit North Korea as early as this month to discuss Pyongyang's participation in the 2018 Winter Games, a report said Friday. South Korean organisers of the Pyeongchang Olympics are pushing for the North to compete as they hope to portray the event as a symbol of peace on the flashpoint peninsula.
07 December, 2017
Lindsey Vonn's Galling Olympian-size Diss of Donald Trump
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Lindsey Vonn, whose name is known within the sports world for Olympic gold medal skiing and without, for dating Tiger Woods, took some serious potshots at the president en route to this February's winter games in Pyeongchang. And in so doing, she pretty much slammed the country that elected Donald Trump - the country she's supposed…
Lindsey Vonn: I'll Represent the American People at Winter Olympics, but 'Not the President'
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Olympic gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn made it clear during an interview Wednesday that she will be representing the American people at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, not President Trump. Speaking to CNN in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the two-time Olympic medalist said she takes representing the United States much more seriously than the president. "I…
