Word: cincinnati
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...readily sit still, even for a day. The Civil War and a demand for news begat the Sunday paper; industrialization inspired progressives to argue that libraries and museums should open on Sundays so working people could elevate themselves. Major league baseball held its first Sunday game in 1892 (the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-1). Joseph Pulitzer realized the Sunday paper was less about news than about fun, comics and book reviews, and soon the theaters were open too, as well as amusement parks and fairs...
...Sexton. "Poker is seen as a competition and a sport now, not as gambling per se." These days, the Golden Nugget, whose poker rooms shut down in 1989, is holding tournaments seven nights a week. One Nugget regular is Steve Kaufman, 58, a university professor and former rabbi from Cincinnati, Ohio, who keeps a second home in Las Vegas, and placed third at 2000's World Series of Poker. Kaufman has wagered his chips in many places, including the big card clubs around Los Angeles, which offer fewer gaming options, but he prefers Sin City. "It's more serious...
...while also hitting .260-4-11 in 50 at-bats…The Ivy League’s top draft pick this season, Princeton outfielder B.J. Szymanski, is hitting .295-3-12 in just 45 at-bats for the rookie-level Billings Mustangs since signing with the Cincinnati Reds earlier this month. After about five weeks of negotiating, the Reds inked their second-round selection for a $750,000 signing bonus. Szymanski celebrated the signing by buying a new truck and then hitting a home run in his first professional game...
Heck proposed in his home in Cincinnati during spring break of 2003, when he brought Kenser a menu for breakfast in bed. When she lifted the plate cover, she found a ring and accepted his proposal...
That ultimately didn’t deter the Cincinnati Reds, who happily used their second-round pick on the Princeton outfielder, a .362 hitter from Wichita Falls, Texas...