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February 17, 2009 |
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2009 inductee, Mavis Staples, will be performing on the Main Stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday, 20 February. She will be accompanied by her sister and fellow Staple Singers member Yvonne Staples for a show rich in a range of gospel, soul, and rhythm and blues.
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February 13, 2009 |
LUBBOCK, Texas – The College Baseball Foundation announced today that voting is now under way for the 2009 class of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock. The ballot to select this year’s inductees features 51 players and 18 coaches.
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February 13, 2009 |
SPRINGFIELD, MA - Michael Jordan, who led the Bulls to 6 NBA titles, David Robinson who led the San Antonio Spurs to 2 NBA Championships, John Stockton, the Utah Jazz standout and 10 time NBA All-Star join Coaches Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz, legendary high school coach Bobby Hurley of St. Anthony's, Collegiate Coach C. Vivian Stringer and WNBA Star Cynthia Cooper on a list of 16 named as Finalists for election into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009. The announcement was made today in Phoenix, AZ in conjunction with the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities.
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February 13, 2009 |
Washington, D.C. —Dedicated to recognizing inventors and innovation, the National Inventors Hall of Fame has announced its 2009 class of inductees. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, this year’s class represents advances related to or enabled by integrated circuit technology. The 2009 group includes inventors such as Jean Hoerni, who developed the manufacturing process for modern integrated circuits; Alfred Cho, who achieved a process used in creating devices such as the lasers used in CD and DVD players and drives; and George Heilmeier, who pioneered the first liquid crystal displays.
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February 11, 2009 |
NASHVILLE - The Country Music Association announced today that Roy Clark, Barbara Mandrell, and Charlie McCoy will become the newest members of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame.
Clark will be inducted in the "Career Achieved National Prominence Between World War II and 1975" category. Mandrell will be the fifth artist inducted in the "Career Achieved National Prominence Between 1975 and the Present" category, which was created in 2005. McCoy will be inducted in the "Recording and/or Touring Musician Active Prior to 1980" category, which is awarded every third year in a rotation with the "Non-Performer" and "Career Achieved National Prominence Prior to World War II" categories.
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February 11, 2009 |
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Spring Training has yet to begin, but October baseball is already being talked about in Cooperstown.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that the 2009 Hall of Fame Fantasy Camp will be held Oct. 13-18. The six-day camp, to be held at the scenic peak of autumn in Central New York, will feature Hall of Fame members George Brett, Eddie Murray, Phil Niekro and Brooks Robinson along with former Major League players Jamie Quirk, Rich Murray, Lance Niekro, Paul Blair, Jon Warden and Dave Bergman.
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February 11, 2009 |
LOS ANGELES, CA – Alfred Music and Daisy Rock Girl Guitars are excited to announce that ‘Rockabilly’ queen Wanda Jackson has been chosen for induction into the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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February 11, 2009 |
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 11, 2009) – The National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Softball League and Little League International have established a partnership that will provide the Little League Softball program with additional training and education resources, and expand awareness and opportunities for the NPF and the nearly 400,000 girls who play in the various divisions of Little League Softball.
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February 11, 2009 |
A special tribute dinner is set for Motorcycle Hall of Famer, 8-time AMA National Enduro Champion, and 8-time FIM ISDT Gold Medalist, Richard "Dick" Burleson.
For more than 35 years, Enduro and off-road riders from around the country and many places in the world have witnessed the extraordinary riding skills of one - Motorcycle Hall of Famer Dick Burleson. Untold numbers of stories have been told and re-told about riding in the thick of the woods and then, out of nowhere, thinking “That guy passed me like I was standing still. How did he do that?” During the Dick Burleson Tribute Dinner, www.dickburlesontribute.com, we just may be able to find out.
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February 11, 2009 |
Feb. 9, 2009 SPRINGFIELD, MA - Johnny "Red" Kerr has been selected to receive the 2009 John W. Bunn lifetime Achievement Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award was instituted by the Board of Trustees of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973 and is the most prestigious award presented by the Hall of Fame outside of Enshrinement. Named in honor of Hall of Famer John W. Bunn (Class of 1964), the first chairman of the Basketball Hall of Fame Committee who served from 1949-1964, this award honors coaches, players and contributors whose outstanding accomplishments have impacted the high school, college, professional or international game.
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