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(AP) — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 86. Growing up in Maryland in the 1960s, Brooks Robinson was a god. Brooks Robinson. “You’re no Brooks Robinson!” an old-timer playfully shouted. On and off the field, there was only one Brooks Robinson.
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Aviation Maverick Started Helicopter Company From Scratch
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Bob Tita | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Frank Robinson founded Robinson Helicopter to serve an untapped market for helicopters aimed at civilian uses. Frank Robinson couldn’t convince the aviation industry to change its approach to helicopters, so he changed the business by making them himself. Mr. Robinson started Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, Calif., nearly 50 years ago on a hunch there was an untapped market for helicopters for civilian uses, such as cattle herding, sightseeing trips and business travel.
The Houston Astros celebrate winning the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 23. In 1979 alone, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker were among 10 Black players on the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates champions. “It’s been a story that’s been ongoing since the late 1980s, the decline of Black baseball players,” he said. Hall wasn’t on the Phillies’ roster for any of the first three rounds this postseason and isn’t expected to be on the World Series roster. Many Afro Latino players embrace Black identity, yet perhaps not for the same reasons that Black U.S. players do.
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