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May 2021

Issue no. 15: Too Many Governing Bodies In Horse Racing To Blame For Constant Drug Infractions
Three years ago hall of fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert told me, “Horse trainers need to stick to training horses and stay out of politics.” He…
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Issue no. 14: Yankees Take Series Over Astros; Bullpen Buzzed By Altuve In Finale
Don’t tell the New York Yankees that time heals all wounds. Not in recent memory has a mid-week, three-game affair in May meant so much to a Yankees…
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April 2021

Issue no. 13: Yankees' Gleyber Torres For Rockies' Trevor Story Is NON-Story
Do you prefer the term “sell papers” or “get clicks?” It doesn’t matter. Regardless of the era you grew up in, a sports writer’s objective remains…
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Issue 12: Only One Thing Matters In Yankees' Pursuit of Championship No. 28
As the Yankees open up the 2021 baseball season Thursday at home with a 1:05pm ET start versus the Toronto Blue Jays, remember this fans: “There is no…
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February 2021

January 2021

Issue 10: [LISTEN] NBC Sports Kenny Rice on Horse Racing and Much More!
Hosting horse racing’s most prestigious night, the Eclipse Awards, and doing so virtually, is a task that NBC Sports Kenny Rice meets head on. Just as…
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My conversation with NBC Sports Kenny Rice
As horse racing broadcaster Kenny Rice readies himself to host a virtual edition of the Eclipse Awards, he stopped by Block's Corner to chat about 2020…
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Issue 9: [LISTEN] Starlight Racing's Jack Wolf On Authentic Being 'Horse of the Year' Candidate
By the time the Eclipse Awards — horse racing’s version of the Emmys — are announced on Thursday, Authentic, the likely winner for 2020 “Horse of the…
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My conversation with Starlight Racing's Jack Wolf
As a member of the ownership group of the 2020 Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, Starlight Racing's Jack Wolf joins me to talk about his 2020 Horse of…
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Issue 8: How Stutter Impacted Tiger Woods As Young Child
When Tiger Woods told me that he suffered from a “pretty bad speech impediment” as a kid, I thought it was kind of humanizing. Taking into account that…
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December 2020

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