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after the 9/11 attacks, when, wearing an FDNY jacket, George W Bush walked stoically to the mound before Game 3 of the World Series and threw what Derek Jeter described as “a perfect strike.”
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“I don't want to see athletes turned into roulette chips.”
Senator Bill Bradley recounting to his colleagues how fans booed the Knicks for covering the point spread.
— Aug 25, 2026 02:51PM
Senator Bill Bradley recounting to his colleagues how fans booed the Knicks for covering the point spread.
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There’s a photograph from 1956 when yankee pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history. Behind him the scoreboard at Yankee Stadium is blaring, in giant letters, “NO BETTING”.
— Aug 19, 2026 06:50AM