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Bernard Hopkins’ Hall of Fame career started with a visit in prison from a boxing ref named Rudy Battle

PHILADELPHIA — The sneakers his mother sent had not yet arrived, forcing Bernard Hopkins to leave Graterford in 1988 while still wearing his state-issued prison boots. He spent five years in prison after being arrested when he was 17 years old. As he left, the warden told Hopkins he would…

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Vahe Gregorian: On Buck O’Neil’s HOF induction at last: ‘His spirit is going to fill up the valley’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quite belatedly, Buck O’Neil on Sunday will be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

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La Velle E. Neal III: Tony Oliva finally feels the Hall of Fame love after too many years of waiting

MINNEAPOLIS — Tony Oliva is in post-election hubris. He's spent the summer preparing for a moment he didn't believe would happen.

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Watch: Bernhard Langer double-hits chip shot during Senior British Open

Even Hall of Famers double-hit the golf ball on occasion.

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Jim Souhan: Before becoming Boston's 'Big Papi,' David Ortiz felt joy and pain with the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — While the Boston Red Sox enjoyed David Ortiz's improbable rise to greatness, the Twins had their moments, too.

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Jason Peters thinks Justin Fields will be ‘special’ once (or if?) Bears fix offensive line

A future Hall of Famer like Peters knows a great QB when he sees one.

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What year is Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki eligible for the Hall of Fame? (And other FAQs)

DALLAS — You have Dirk Nowitzki-related Hall of Fame questions.

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Billy ‘White Shoes’ Johnson: Bud Adams not making Hall of Fame would be ‘a travesty’

Billy "White Shoes" Johnson is one of three Oilers who are semifinalists for Hall of Fame induction in 2023.

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Bengals great Willie Anderson wants to see Corey Dillon in the Hall of Fame

Willie Anderson used his Ring of Honor presser to talk up a fellow great.

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World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum will close in late 2023, will merge with USGA in Pinehurst

Visitation saw a drop from around 280,000 at its peak to 60,000 last year.

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Patrick Reusse: Inept pitching means Twins aren't just one trade from being a contender

As many Twins fans of long-standing get ready to celebrate a weekend they felt might never come, that being the induction of team greats Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat into the Hall of Fame, the current brain trust is left to contemplate what to do with a fading ball club.

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Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame inaugural class includes 15 former UGA players

The Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame announced its inaugural class that includes 15 former UGA players. Here are the players and how the voting works:

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Deion Sanders to Donate Half His Salary to Jackson State Project

The Hall of Fame player-turned-coach made the pledge so the school can complete construction of its football facility.

Sports Illustrated

Paul Zeise: Barry Bonds should be in the Pirates' inaugural Hall of Fame class

It didn't start out to be a point/counterpoint, but that's what it has become.

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The NFL’s top 12 interior defensive linemen

Touchdown Wire's Doug Farrar continues our position lists with the NFL's 12 best interior defensive linemen.

The Guardian - AU

Lleyton Hewitt, ultimate ‘competitor’, inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Hewitt, 41, the famously combative two-time grand slam champion spent 80 weeks as world’s No 1 player and is the 34th Australian player to be inducted.

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Chiefs HC Andy Reid’s mentor Mike Holmgren named semifinalist for Hall of Fame

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid has long advocated for former #Packers HC Mike Holmgren's enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Independent UK

Nate Diaz slams ‘scared’ Khabib’s career after UFC icon’s Hall of Fame induction

Khabib retired undefeated as lightweight champion in 2020

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Packers’ Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler explains his ‘Welcome to the NFL’ moment

Joe Montana and Jerry Rice gave LeRoy Butler his "Welcome to the NFL" moment as a rookie with the Packers in 1990.

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox hold on for 2-1 victory, gain series split with Guardians

Lucas Giolito, bullpen hold Cleveland to no earned runs.

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Nate Diaz rips ‘scared fighter’ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC Hall of Fame induction

"You are a scared fighter, scared of fighting the whole time. And now you're in the Hall of Fame or something?"

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Nichols: Should LPGA titles be stripped away decades later? Jane Blalock and Sandra Palmer would like their records restored

Should LPGA titles be stripped away decades later? Jane Blalock and Sandra Palmer would like their records restored.

Daily Mirror

Nate Diaz hits out at “little b****” Khabib Nurmagomedov in heated UFC rant

UFC icon Diaz has never been a fan of the legendary lightweight champion Nurmagomedov, and absolutely went off on the Russian during a recent explosive interview

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Heat must rethink, boldly go all-in on trade for king-of-the-ocean whale Kevin Durant

MIAMI — An all-time great basketball player coming off one of his best seasons asks his team to trade him and puts the Miami Heat on a very short list of desired landing spots. Pat Riley spends his Hall of Fame career whale hunting, and suddenly a king-of-the-ocean-sized whale, Kevin…

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Ranking past 15 No. 1 overall MLB draft picks, from top tier (Bryce Harper) to too soon to tell (Adley Rutschman) to mistakes (Brady Aiken)

BALTIMORE — For the second time in four years, the Orioles have the first choice in the MLB draft. Their most recent No. 1 overall pick came in 2019, when Baltimore decided to shape its rebuild around catcher Adley Rutschman, who has helped spark the Orioles’ recent turnaround with his…

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