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Olympic hero Jim Thorpe's barnstorming life included one happy year playing baseball in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile Olympic gold medalist and NFL Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe may have been the world's greatest...
"Mobituaries": The final resting place of sports superstar Jim Thorpe
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Pennsylvania community changed its name to Jim Thorpe, after the Olympic champion and Native...
Review: A legendary Native athlete is restored to glory by the Olympics and a rich new biography
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJim Thorpe was both a man and a myth, one that endures a century after his story unfolded. The Native American athlete’s life had the arc of tragedy — a chaotic upbringing; glory in collegiate ...
Tramel's ScissorTales: How former Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren tried to help Big 12
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKevin Warren’s job was Big Ten commissioner. But Warren did his best to fortify the Big 12. Warren,...
Tramel's ScissorTales: Why OU-Texas is a bigger get for SEC than USC-UCLA for the Big Ten
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoutheastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey made an off-hand, but on-point, comment the other...
James Thorpe charged in drive-by shooting
Times Recorder via Yahoo News· 1 year agoZANESVILLE − The Zanesville Police Department has announced the arrest of James Thorpe in relation to a drive-by shooting. Authorities said on April 9, a...
BookLovers: Five more books to add to your beach bag
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOur summer reading series continues, BookLovers. Whether you’re headed to Horseneck, Round Hill, or your own backyard, I have — you guessed it — Five...
The 5 best nonfiction books of 2022, according to Mary Ann Gwinn
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Illustrations by Mel Cerri / For The Times. Book jackets from Little Brown, Liveright, Simon &...
Senate passes sweeping bill on clean energy and drug prices and why did the GOP pick Milwaukee?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSenate OKs a sweeping bill lowering drug prices and promoting clean energy, setting up a major Biden...
This week on "Sunday Morning" (October 22)
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA look at the features for this week's broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
