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Happy Birthday to Curt Flood, who would have been 89 years old
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Sports boomed, reflected America, and changed forever in the 1970s
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Cardboard appreciation: 1981 Topps 1980 NL Championships
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Curt Flood's letter to Bowie Kuhn: 50 years later, a close look at
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Baseball Fans Are Starting to Realize That the Owners Are Not
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NHL, Turner Sports agree to seven-year deal - The Washington Post
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Daily Journal
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On Dec. 24, 1969, Curt Flood mailed a letter that changed baseball
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Why Curt Flood attempted a comeback with Senators
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Curt Flood's letter, sacrifice still resonate in MLB 50 years later
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Union head Marvin Miller inducted into National Baseball Hall of
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Baseball, The Capital of Baseball, Episode 7
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On Juneteen, Remembering Curt Flood's Supreme Court Loss OTD in