On Baseball: All-Star game secondary for many

07/11/11 RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer PHOENIX Forty years ago, the All-Star game really was played by stars. Back then, 18 future Hall of Famers took the field at Tiger Stadium. This year, 16 All-Stars backed out of Tuesday night's desert showdown. Some are seriously injured. But others managed to play for their clubs over the weekend. No matter the reason, the All-Star game has lost some of its luster ...

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Jefferson's still the one

07/12/11 LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson runs with the ball as Alabama's Damion Square fails to make a tackle Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. LSU won 24-21.

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1971 All-Stars versus 1998 All-Stars

07/13/11 On Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast , Eric Karabell and Keith Law discussed an email from a reader who compared the rosters of the famous 1971 All-Star Game at Tiger Stadium versus the less famous 1998 contest at Coors Field. Which year had the more star-studded group of stars? Let's compare. (This is what we do the day after the All-Star Game.) 1971 NL Hall of Famers: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron ...

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