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NHL Joins Major League Baseball in Opposing Single-Game Betting

NHL joins major league baseball in opposing single-game betting

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The baseball representatives said the change would increase the threat of players throwing games and lead to fans questioning calls on the field, while leading to more cases of gambling addiction. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has added his voice …
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Odyssey of an American opium addict

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''Opium Fiend, A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction'' opens with this harrowing description of the American author trying to cut himself off from a drug that had taken over his life as a freelance journalist in Southeast Asia. Although …
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Comment: Jimmy Savile shows how ignorant we are of child abuse

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The main article in today's issue of CML News & Views updates our analysis of housing equity held by borrowers, and shows what's happened in the last 18 months. Overall, the amount of unmortgaged equity remains unchanged at around £800 billion.
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Wikipedia Jerome Bettis – Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Jerome suffered a major asthma attack in 1997 during a nationally televised game. Bettis later put together one of the most bizarre single game statistics in NFL history. Their plan would aid the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins with funding for a new ice arena. … Read Article

Wikipedia Wayne Gretzky – Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
This was a single game playoff record. During the 1981–82 season, Gretzky's jersey number 99 was retired league-wide at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game. which was retired by Major League Baseball in 1997. Edmonton honoured Gretzky by renaming the freeway that passes by the Oilers … Read Article

Wikipedia History Of The Pittsburgh Steelers – Wikipedia, The Free …
Duquesne and Carnegie Tech, all of which were major college programs of the day. Rooney considered playing at Greenlee Field, which housed the city's Negro League baseball club. though he too won only a single game in his inaugural season … Read Article