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Pennants, chaos reigned in Bronx Zoo in ’70s
On July - 13 - 2010
Living in New York and covering baseball for Sports Illustrated gave me an intimate perspective on the George Steinbrenner Yankees of the late 1970s and early '80s. Multiple assignments revealed the secrets, jealousies and rivalries that made the team's Bronx Zoo sobriquet seem sufficiently justified. Reggie Jackson may have been "the straw that stirs the drink," as he famously declared upon his arrival in 1977, but Steinbrenner was the master mixologist. His obsessive-compulsive hiring and firing poured the ingredients together, and his cocktail shaker management style brought it all to a froth.
Is the Airbus A380 really that different?
On July - 13 - 2010
When Singapore Airlines first started flying the Airbus A380 in 2007, it was still a big question mark whether the aircraft would be a hit with passengers.
Harper wins Golden Spikes top amateur player
On July - 13 - 2010
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- No. 1 draft choice Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals has won the Golden Spikes Award, given to the country's top amateur baseball player.
Cops face charges in Katrina shootings
On July - 13 - 2010
Four police officers and two supervisors have been indicted for their alleged roles in shooting deaths of civilians after Hurricane Katrina, federal officials said.
