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BOSTON, MA OCTOBER 22: The sunsets during team workout for the Boston Red Sox in the 2013 World Series Media Day at Fenway Park on October 22, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox host the Cardinals in Game 1 on October 23, 2013. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The Boston Red Soxhave a long and illustrious history dating back to 1901. Since then, the Sox have produced some of the biggest names to ever step foot on the diamond.

Despite an 86-year championship drought that haunted the organization and fans alike, the time of the curse produced, arguably, the best Red Sox players in history. Eight of the ten players who have their numbers retired with the Red Sox never won a ring with the team.

Defining an era of Red Sox history can be quite difficult as that term is broad. I look at an era as two decades. For example 1901-1920. With the longevity of the organization, there are several eras where there may be multiple players who would top the list of another era, but what is noteworthy is that this list is strictly based on each time frame.

Most of the eras have many highs, but some eras are borderline dreadful to even think about. Looking at the players from the 1921-1940s era, its no small task finding one player whose name is even recognizable. Then looking at the 1981-2000s era, it is like you are looking at the entire MLB All-Century team.

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TVLine is once again celebrating Black History Month by highlighting special programming that will be airing and streaming throughout the month of February.

The list below features documentaries and docuseries chronicling Black history both in America and popular culture. Learn all about a very special voting rights activist in PBS Fannie Lou Hamers America: An America ReFramed Special, celebrate Black stand-up comedy in Prime Videos Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy,and deep-dive into the history of slavery with Smithsonian Channels One Thousand Years of Slavery: The Untold Story.

Fans of the arts also have plenty to take in, including Pass the Mic(which spotlights the rising careers of Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Kendrick Lamar) and TCMs Sidney Poitier movie marathon.

In addition, watch new interviews with Tessa Thompson, Halle Berry and Regina Hall on ABCs Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising, and find out where you can watch critically acclaimed films like Dreamgirls, Get Out, Creed,In the Heat of the Night and more. And dont forget about Peacocks Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot, which kicks off on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13.

Below is our curated list of selections from Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, PBS, Discovery+, Peacock, Apple TV+ and other outlets.

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The National Women's Soccer League and the NWSL players association made history on the eve of the start of preseason by announcing that two sides ratified its first-ever collective bargaining agreement which extends until 2026. The board of governors is expected to vote as early as Tuesday. Some of the notable victories for the union includes 160% increase to minimum salaries, 4% year-over-year increases and free agency within the league.

The primary terms of the CBA are projected to require an additional incremental investment by NWSL owners of nearly $100 million and include raising the minimum salary to $35,000 along with an increase in player salaries. The agreement will also provide free housing, transportation, fully-vested 401(k) contributions, health, life and disability insurance. Additionally, eight weeks of parental leave -- whether for birth or adoption -- and up to six months of mental health leave. It will also include a share of net broadcast revenues if the league is profitable in the third, fourth or fifth year of the newly negotiated CBA.

Free agency, a longtime point of contention for NWSL players, with the market opening in 2023 for players with six years of service time in the league. In 2024, players with five years of service time will be eligible for free agency and players with three years will be eligible for restricted free agency.

"Tonight, the NWSL Players Association ratified the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in NWSL history," read the statement.

"Subject to approval by the NWSL board of governors, players will report to preseason camp tomorrow with the safety, security, and protections of a collectively bargained contract that sets NWSL on a positive trajectory for the future."

Interim NWSL CEO Marla Messing issued the following statement on behalf of the league:

"This is a historic moment for women's soccer in the United States. This transformative agreement represents deserved advancements for our players, including significantly stronger compensation packages and benefits, enhanced training and playing environments, and a long-term commitment to continually improve the standards we all regard as essential to securing our position as the best women's soccer league in the world. Our owners are committed to providing the significant and unprecedented investment required to build and sustain a professional women's soccer league that properly supports our players, both as professional soccer players and as individuals. We thank the NWSLPA leadership and the players for their thoughtful approach on the CBA and look forward to continuing to collaborate with them to create the best environment for our players to succeed."

This is a landmark deal and the first of its kind set in place for a professional women's domestic soccer league. What the two sides agreed to on Monday could mark a a new era of women's soccer, one that would make this league look completely different moving forward following generational growing pains throughout multiple attempts to establish a league in this country.

A four-week severance pay with 30 days of housing and health insurance will also be included for waived players -- a huge victory for players, considering years with no CBA meant players ousted with little to no notice in past seasons.

There is much to be celebrated whenever it comes to a historical "first," but the new contract in place comes with more than celebrations, it comes with both joy and sadness, but also with a heavy sigh of relief. After a 2021 that has been viewed in hindsight as a reckoning for the league, the possibility of a failed negotiation lingered and players holding out of preseason on Feb. 1 seemed likely. The late-night deal in place signals the 2022 calendar year for the league will commence as schedule.

The pro leagues of the past paved way for this current league to exist today -- the Women's Professional Soccer (2007-12) and Women's United Soccer Association (2001-03) specifically come to mind. And as the NWSL approaches the 10th anniversary from when it was originally founded (Nov. 21, 2012), it's worth reflecting that in its near-decade-long existence, the league became a place where poor working and playing conditions still existed out of fear of the same conclusion the past -- a failed and folded league. The CBA was a necessity and the efforts to get a historic contract in place was generations in the making, and it could not have come to light without efforts and investment.

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Charleston doesnt often give credit to the Black people who built it; its slowly getting better, but I make sure to honor them, Williams says. The tour sites can change once Williams has a conversation with guests and gets a feel of what they are interested in learning. This is a very interactive tour. You can just listen, or you can ask questions and even debate me, if needed. In April, Williams will also begin offering a riding tour as a way to visit additional sites that are farther out from the downtown Charleston area.

Harlem NY

Type: Walking

Duration: Varies

Launched in 1998 by Harlem native Neal Shoemaker, Harlem Walking Tours offers several tour options, including a Harlem Renaissance Multimedia Walking Tour that explores venues and sites that were instrumental to the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s. The two-hour tour starts at the Schomburg Center for Research; guides bring the tour to life with sound and video equipment as you walk the same sidewalks as Black icons like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. There is also a Harlem Gospel Toura three-hour walking tour that explores the impact that gospel music and the church have had on Harlem over the decades. All tours are conducted by a Harlem native.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Type: Walking, bus, and virtual options

Duration: Varies

For over 20 years, KB Tours has provided walking, bus, and more recently, virtual tours in the Washington, D.C. area. The daily African American Heritage Tour starts at the Navy Memorial on 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue and makes stops at the Frederick Douglass House, Howard University, and the historic neighborhoods of Shaw, Anacostia, and LeDroit Park. Afterward, guests are encouraged to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture (the museum offers free admission, with timed-entry passes).

If people like to go off the beaten path, ours is the tour to go on, KB Tours owner Kenny Burns says. Participants will need to allot four hours for the African American Heritage tour; additional, shorter options include a series of 90-minute virtual tours. Theres also a four-hour African American History at Night tour, which starts at 7:00 pm. For those who may be visiting D.C. with a large group, or even for a family reunion, KB Tours offers private options, too.

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6 Standout Black History Tours in the U.S., from California to Charleston - Cond Nast Traveler

The Colorado Avalanche currently cannot be stopped. They won their 10th straight game -- and their 18th straight home game -- on Sunday night. The 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres tied the Avalanche with their second longest win streak in franchise history.

They are now also tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest win streak this season.

As far as the home streak, the Avalanche are approaching history. They currently have the fifth longest win streak at home in NHL history, and are starting to close in on the Detroit Red Wings' mark of 23 straight. That Red Wings squad did not lose on home ice from Nov. 5, 2011 to Feb. 19, 2012.

And that's not all. The win on Sunday was also Colorado's 15th victory in January. That ties the NHL record for most wins in any month, a mark also held by the Penguins and Bruins.

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says finding various ways to win has been crucial for the team.

"I've learned that we're a resilient group, pretty consistent," he said, according to the Associated Press. "There were some games where we weren't perfect, but we've found different ways to win with different guys chipping in, which good teams do. It's been an amazing month from our guys."

Colorado's Nazem Kadri, who had a goal in Sunday's victory, noted that, despite how hot the team is, they are still focused on improving.

"It's fun winning for sure," he said. "It's pretty exceptional when you look at the history of the Avs; they've had some pretty good teams, so we're humbled by that. That being said, I think it's not [having] too many complacent guys in the dressing room. I feel like everyone feels that we can still be a little bit better."

Next up for Colorado is the Arizona Coyotes at Ball Arena on Tuesday, when they will try for their 19th straight home win.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) The Virginia Beach Historic Preservation Commission is accepting research grant applications for projects that focus on local history in the city as well as the former Princess Anne County.

Applications can be foundHERE and are due by March 3.

The Research Grant Program encourages scholarship about persons, places and events that are significant to Virginia Beachs history.

The research projects must result in a tangible product, such as a written report or a historic marker or sign. Grant funding is for costs directly related to the research and production of the final product.

All applications must include a project sponsor that agrees to review and approve the project final report or product. The sponsor must be identified in the application and must sign the application.

In 2020, five grants were awardedwith a value of $1,000 to $2,500. During this years cycle, the grant awards range has increased from $500 to $2,500 with the available funds totaling $10,000 for the fiscal year.

To be eligible to apply, you must be:

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The Show is going Sho Time.

Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani will grace the cover of Sony's MLB the Show 22 video game following his historic 2021 season. Ohtani made history in the process, becoming the first Asian athlete to be featured on the cover of a video game in the United States centered around the four major sports.

Ohtani also became the first member of the Angels to be featured on the cover of of MLB: The Show.

"I was very excited about the possibility and it actually came true," Ohtani told ESPN through an interpreter. "This game has a lot of history. It's one of the only baseball games that has been out here, so it makes me want to get better on the field and live up to the hype."

Ohtani's 2021 season was formally recognized as "historically significant" when he received the commissioner's rare Historic Achievement Award this offseason, becoming the first two-way player in MLB history with more than 10 homers, 20 stolen bases while recording 100 strikeouts and more than 10 pitching appearances. Ohtani also earned the MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to be an All-Star as both a pitcher and a hitter, finishing the season hitting .257/.372/.592 with 46 homers, 100 RBIs and 4.9 bWAR as a hitter while tallying a 3.18 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 156 strikeouts in 130 innings, a 9-2 record and a 4.1 bWAR as a pitcher.

Ohtani, 27, says he hopes that his presence on the cover helps bring fans to the sport.

"There's a few type of fans," Ohtani said. "I'm sure there are fans that love to play the video game, but don't actually watch the game. Then the opposite, people that watch the game but don't play the video game. I'm trying to bring back the popularity and set an example for those watching the game. Sony and San Diego Studios, they're going the other route by making a video game trying to get the game popular that way. It's a good combination, trying to bring the popularity back as a whole."

Ohtani said he was "honored" to be the first Asian athlete on the cover of The Show.

"I know I'm sure there's a lot of Asian people that don't know me yet," Ohtani said. "Hopefully by being on the cover of The Show, you get my name out there to those people who don't know me yet."

Cover stars of MLB The Show have included Miguel Cabrera, Josh Donaldson, Adrian Gonzalez, Bryce Harper, Ken Griffey Jr., Ryan Howard, Aaron Judge, Joe Mauer, Andrew McCutchen, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Yasiel Puig, David Wright, Javier Bez and Fernando Tatis Jr.

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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

The world first glimpsed Pluto up close when NASAs New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by it in July 2015. One of the most exciting discoveries scientists made based on New Horizons data was that Pluto, despite orbiting at more than 5 billion kilometers from the Sun, may contain a liquid water ocean under its water ice surface.

This liquid water ocean has huge implications for how Pluto formed and retained enough heat to melt all that ice. In the years since the New Horizons flyby, two general formation hypotheses have emerged. The first starts with a cold Pluto, which involves Pluto forming over millions of years by the slow accretion of cold objects. This version of Pluto eventually would have coalesced enough material that radiative heating from the inside would melt the subsurface ocean. The other hypothesis involves a warm or hot Pluto, in which Pluto formed over a shorter time period in violent collisions that heated its interior, formed the ocean, and eventually cooled the planet into the majority ice ball we know today.

One clue that can help scientists understand Plutos formation is the thickness of its outer icy crust as well as the geological features that make up its surface. In a new study, McGovern et al. focused on Sputnik Planitia, a vast basin that makes up the western portion of Plutos bright heart. Sputnik Planitia formed after an impact and eventually filled in with nitrogen ice. Heat driven by convection formed cell-shaped structures in the nitrogen ice, which has captivated scientists. This basin measures 1,500 900 kilometers and features a ridge that rises 1 kilometer above the surrounding landscape. Fractures and cracks radiate from the basin like spokes on a bicycle wheel, the authors write.

These fractures and cracks are key to understanding how the nitrogen ice load affects Plutos surface, which would depend on how thick that surface is. The nitrogen ice pushes down on Plutos outer layer, or lithosphere. Depending on the thickness of the lithosphere when the nitrogen ice first flowed into the basin, different patterns of cracks would form.

The researchers ran computer models testing various starting conditions for Sputnik Planitia to find the lithosphere thickness that best fits todays geological features. They found that the lithosphere is probably 4570 kilometers thick and that the initial depth of the impact crater that forms Sputnik Planitia was probably shallow, no more than 3 kilometers deep.

McGovern and colleagues note that their finding is consistent with the hot theory of Pluto formation that posits Pluto formed via violent impacts and started out with more liquid, much of which froze over the following millennia. They also note that the stress on the outer shell created by the nitrogen ice is probably facilitating some cryovolcanism at several sites surrounding Sputnik Planitia. (Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE006964, 2021)

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Clues to Plutos History Lie in Its Faults - Eos

REACH Winter Lanterns display. Photograph courtesy of Kennedy Center.

Hello Neighbor,

Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing you and your loved ones a year of good luck and fortune! Besides the events highlighted in the newsletter below, here is an article about other ways to celebrate Lunar New Year.

For your convenience, this newsletter includes emojis to help you during these unprecedented times:

1. Happy Lunar New Year. There are a plethora of celebrations and meals to take part in. For families, consider joining in the reading of the book I Am Golden (Wed, , /, Dupont Circle) or stopping by the The REACH Winter Lanterns (ongoing, , , Kennedy Center), or grabbing a Lunar New Year ice-cream tasting flight (ongoing, $15, ).

2. Celebrating Black History Month. Join conversations with Black authors discussing how the history of American slavery is interpreted and memorialized (Tues, , ), the redemptive strength of Black joy (Thurs, , ), and one of Americas few Black master falconers (Sun, , ). The National Museum of African History and Culture is hosting a panel discussion on the triumphs and challenges of Black education (Fri, , ). For the month of February, Serenata will be hosting a variety of tastings from Black-owned spirits, wine and beer brands (starts Tues, $, /, Union Market) and cocktail classes (starts Tues, $85, ). Head to DC9 for a Big Bad Bombshell Bash for a drag show celebrating Queer Black excellence (Wed, $15, /, Shaw).

3. Learn how to cook something.

4. Take a tour of an apothecary. The Apothecary Museum in Old Town Alexandria hosts guided tours of the preserved Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Shop, which dates back to the 18th century (various dates, $8, , Alexandria).

5. Golden girl. Wunder Garten is hosting a Betty White (Sat, , /, Union Market) tribute dance party.

6. A yakitori-sake tasting. Toki Underground is hosting a special dinner with items such as charred eggplant in dashi; cabbage salad with nori, sesame, and bonito; yakitori (chicken and vegetable skewers); and three sake pairings (Sun, $100, /, H St.).

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think of this newsletter,

Jade Womack (@clockoutdc)

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Jade Womack is an energy economist by day, and an events blogger by night. She started her blog, Clockout DC, when she was moonlighting as a bartender in 2019. She grew up in Arlington, and currently lives in Adams Morgan with her dog.

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Historical records show it's believed to be one of the first fire stations in the country that was owned and operated entirely by African Americans.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. In 1948, a group of African American men changed the course of local Black history in Princess Anne County, what is now currently the City of Virginia Beach.

These men stood up. They took the challenge to support themselves," local historian Edna Hawkins-Hendrix told 13News Now.

After World War II, more than a dozen men came together to form the Seatack Volunteer Fire Department to serve the Seatack area of the county, then a thriving African American community. The intended goal was to not rely on other white fire stations in the area and save on a $50 fee that a nearby Virginia Beach fire station charged for calls outside the Beach Borough.

Based on historical records of the station's history, it's believed to be one of the first fire stations in the country that was owned and operated entirely by African Americans.

Hawkins-Hendrix says what makes Station 12 stand out is that it was not only staffed by Black firefighters, but they were also in charge of the station, too.

The City of Norfolk had a fire station manned by African Americans, but the city owned it. The city owned that particular fire station," Hawkins-Hendrix said.

She added that historical milestones like this at the local level, are just as important as more well-known national stories from the Civil Rights era.

It is one of the earliest Black-owned fire stations in the United States. I will say 'among,' just in case another comes up.

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