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Sports boost may come from McGwire Sosa chase
The McGwire Sosa home run race reenergized baseball with record totals of 70 and 66 amid attendance highs for St. Louis and Chicago. Cal Ripken Jr set a quiet, historic pace by extending a consecutive games streak before stepping out, drawing public applause and team focus on the sport’s resilience.
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