Van Zandt.
In 1977 Andy Warhol was commissioned to shoot a series of portraits of sports stars, including the New York Cosmos’ Pele.
(AP Photo/Claudia Larson)
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The beginning was absolutely the worst because to the hard-line owners of that day unionism was treason, there’s no other way to describe it. … For very wealthy people who owned franchises, baseball was a respite of the tensions and problems elsewhere; here you could control everything: no unions, a reserve clause that made the players prisoners, no grievance procedure, no salary arbitration, no nothing.
Marvin Miller, the economist and labor leader who turned the Major League Players Association into one of the most effective labor unions in the country, in an interview with Chris Hayes from his book, Twilight of the Elites. Miller died Tuesday at the age of 95. (via upwithchris)
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SI photographer Neil Leifer captures the action at the 1962 Indianapolis 500. The race, which was the last to feature all U.S.-born participants, was won by Rodger Ward with an average speed of 150.37 mph. (Neil Leifer/SI)
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This is the end. My only friend, the end.
Dead man walking in LA 11/16:12
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Is pro soccer coming to Indianapolis? If Peter Wilt has anything to say about it, they’ll have a team come 2014.
A local ownership group is researching the feasibility of launching a professional soccer team to play in the North American Soccer League, beginning with the 2014 season. Your help is needed to pick a team name reflecting the history, culture and people of Indiana.
Click the image to find out more.
Footy love, nikhak
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