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Elliott: More than a cutline - Chavarria, Derosa, Haar

“It was a simple picture.

Three lifelong baseball men.

We were going to slap a cutline (the words which appear underneath each picture to identify who is in the picture ... from left to right) on it and post it on the Canadian Baseball Network website.

But we looked at again.

And again.

These three iconic British Columbia boys should not be dispatched with a simple cutline.”

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Kennedy: Ultimate survivor Eddie Long an unsung Kingston sports hero

“Eddie Long’s story is one that’s equal parts joy and jarring sadness, despair and dogged determination, hardship and happiness. And that’s just his childhood.

“Hey, I’m still here,” cackled the 80-year-old, laughing at having bucked the odds against him ever reaching octogenarian status.

Eddie Long’s name doesn’t leap to mind when the topic of great Kingston athletes is broached. Yet maybe it should.”

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SandlotsPatrick Kennedy