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Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas park
Read full article: Jackie Robinson is rebuilt in bronze in Colorado after theft of statue from Kansas parkMetalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off a national outpouring of donations.
Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday
Read full article: Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthdayDonations poured in Wednesday to replace a decimated statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas
Read full article: Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in KansasAuthorities say fire crews found the burned bronze remnants of a prized statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas.
AP Was There: McEnroe wins tiebreaker, Borg wins Wimbledon
Read full article: AP Was There: McEnroe wins tiebreaker, Borg wins WimbledonOne rivalry is known for one particularly memorable match involving one particularly memorable tiebreaker: John McEnroe vs. Bjorn Borg in the 1980 Wimbledon final. McEnroe won the tiebreaker 18-16; Borg won the title. Seven match points, and I failed to do it. He served like a master in the final set and became Wimbledon champion for the fifth straight time. McEnroe himself had six set points in the tiebreaker before he cracked Borg with a backhand return at 18-16.