Once, there were blessed eccentrics who commanded college basketball. Abe Lemons, sainted Al McGuire, and LSU's Dale Brown, who died Friday, was the last of them. He found Shaquille O'Neal. He visited with the folks who see the Virgin at Medjugorge in Bosnia. Sail on, coach.
For 28 years, 69-year-old Rick Taylor has gathered tickets from Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,632-game streak spanning 1982–1998. Now only eight away, the retired salesman’s 16-box basement collection — each ticket labeled and shielded — ranks among baseball’s most notable. Taylor never anticipated reaching single digits, yet he feels confident about finishing.
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