Vera Clemente widow of Roberto Clemente
PIT99040702 - 07 APRIL 1999 - PITTSBURGH, PA, USA: Vera Clemente widow of Roberto Clemente shows her emotions following the ceremony to rename the Sixth Street Bridge to honor late husband. The Roberto Clemente Bridge will be a walkway to the new PNC Park,future home of the Pittsburgh Pirates in April of 2001. UPI ac/Archie Carpenter
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A Chicago father said the last talk he had with his daughter was about President Barack Obama's gun control proposal -- hours before she was fatally shot.
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A baseball bat used by Roberto Clemente in the 1960 World Series sold for $41,825 at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore.
The New Jersey Senate was expected to vote Thursday on a resolution urging Major League Baseball to retire Roberto Clemente's number.
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox had won the 2011 Roberto Clemente Award.
Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has won his 10th consecutive Gold Glove, it was announced Tuesday.
The late Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente is set to be honored Saturday as a member of the Rawlings Gold Glove All-Time baseball team.
New York police say decomposed body parts were pulled from the Harlem River near the spot where a man allegedly killed his mother and brother.
Major League Baseball is taking names for its annual Roberto Clemente Award, recognizing sportsmanship, community service and positive team contributions.
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