Longtime infielder / manager Phil Cavarretta, who had been a key player during the ' 45 season, was fired during spring training in 1954 after admitting the team was unlikely to finish above fifth place.

Longtime Wing Sergei Fedorov signed with the Mighty Ducks as a free agent during the offseason after a long contract dispute.

Longtime owned by the Stokely-Van Camp company, the plant fell under the United Foods International umbrella after United Foods ' 1982 $ 50 million dollar buy-out of Van Camp's frozen vegetable division.

Longtime DOB member Helen Sandoz, who had taken over editing it after an interim period after Barbara Gittings left, was so burdened by the responsibilities that it was affecting her relationship.

Longtime assistant Stan Van Gundy and rookie Dwyane Wade, whom Riley drafted 5th overall, led the Heat back into the playoffs with a 42 – 40 record after starting 0 – 7.

Longtime friend Warren Beatty advised Ashby to seek medical care after he complained of various medical problems, including undiagnosed phlebitis ; he was soon diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that rapidly spread to his lungs, colon and liver.

Longtime Shakespeare enthusiasts, Mrs. Friedman and her husband, after retirement from government service, collaborated on a manuscript entitled " The Cryptologist Looks At Shakespeare ", eventually published as The Shakespearian ciphers examined.

Longtime Banner sports editor Fred Russell wrote a weekly column for The Tennessean for one year after the Banner folded.

Longtime violinist and co-arranger Campbell Shaw became a full-time member of the band after recording, bass guitarist Esme MacDonald joined shortly before recording as did drummer Damien Hill.

Longtime heel manager ( and manager of Money Inc .) Jimmy Hart turned face by trying to stop his team from hurting Beefcake, and Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF after a one-year hiatus.

" Longtime collaborators Herbert and Anderson set themselves a steep challenge — and, in the end, fail to meet it — in this much anticipated wrapup of the original Dune cycle ( after 2006's Hunters of Dune )... Though pacing is brisk and the infrequent action scenes crackle with tension, only two minor characters — gholas, who are young clones with restored memories, of Suk doctor Wellington Yueh and God-Emperor Leto II — acquire real depth.

Longtime air personality Jim Merkel was released from 3WS on October 4, 2010 after more than 31 years on the staff.

Longtime Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno said of Jackson: " I don't think you could say that there is any one person who is not a coach, athletic director or administrator who has done more for college football than Keith Jackson ".

On September 9, 2007, Longtime Groo writer, Mark Evanier revealed that the Groo / Conan project is a go with no official release date as of yet.

Although " Longtime Sunshine " appears on Track List 1 ( even getting a reprise ), there is debate over whether it was ever supposed to fit in the Songs From the Black Hole universe.

Longtime Maple Heights residents still refer to locations in the city by their numbered “ stop ” names from the days of the ABC line.

Longtime fan favorite LB Jessie Tuggle retired following 14 seasons in Atlanta.

Longtime " Voice of the Tribe " Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus comprise the broadcast team.

Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985 – 1996.

Longtime friend Billy Ray Cyrus, singer of Brother Clyde, released their self-titled debut album on August 10, 2010.

Longtime Red Wings Kris Draper and Chris Osgood also announced their retirement from hockey, with both soon taking positions within the club.

Longtime believed by Egyptologists to be " air shafts " for ventilation, this idea has now been widely abandoned in favor of the shafts serving a ritualistic purpose associated with the ascension of the king ’ s spirit to the heavens.

Longtime kickboxer Noboru Osawa won the AJKA bantam weight title, which he held for years.

Longtime Vikings assistant coach Jerry Burns was named the 4th head coach in team history on January 7, 1986.

* 1989 – Longtime leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov.

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is an alumnus of NMU.

" Longtime fan Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins played guitar and sang back-up on the track " Turn My Way ", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time.

Longtime listeners to Dial-A-Song have counted at least 500 distinct songs and variations recorded by They Might Be Giants, making them one of the most prolific rock bands in history in terms of published material.

** Longtime radio music countdown show American Top 40 debuts on 5 U. S. stations with Casey Kasem as host.

Longtime hostess Christine McGlade (" Moose ") had departed the previous year, as had Alasdair Gillis ( who had been promoted to co-host with Moose in 1985 before leaving towards the end of the 1986 season ); Lisa Ruddy (" Motormouth "), Moose's longtime sidekick on the show, was also gone, having left at the end of the 1985 season.

Longtime observers of the Ghanaian political scene, however, identified two major issues at stake in the conflict between the government and its critics: the means by which political stability was to be achieved, and the problem of attaining sustained economic growth.

Longtime Cleveland Browns running back Leroy Kelly signed with Chicago.

Longtime Paints ' Bench Coach Marty Dunn served as Interim Manager in 2000 following Hanners's heart attack late in the season.

Longtime friend and co-worker, Justin Timberlake helped produce a few songs on Chasez ' album, said " In my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us ... Out of all the boy bands, call ' em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us.

Longtime Assistant Coach, Scott Layden left Utah to be a part of the San Antonio Spurs front office.

Longtime Spielberg collaborator John Williams, who composed the musical score for E. T., described the challenge of creating a score that would generate sympathy for such an odd-looking creature.

The UFC slowly, but steadily, rose in popularity after the Zuffa purchase, due partly to greater advertising, corporate sponsorship, the return to cable pay-per-view and subsequent home video and DVD releases.

UFC 52, the first event after the first season of The Ultimate Fighter featuring eventual-UFC Hall of Famer Chuck " The Iceman " Liddell avenging his defeat to fellow eventual-Hall of Famer Randy Couture, drew a pay-per-view audience of 300, 000, doubling its previous benchmark of 150, 000 set at UFC 40.

However, after purchasing Pride, Dana White felt that the Pride model was not sustainable and the organization would likely fold with many former Pride fighters such as Antônio Rodrigo " Minotauro " Nogueira, Maurício " Shogun " Rua, Dan Henderson, Mirko " Cro Cop " Filipović, Wanderlei Silva and others already being realigned under the UFC brand.

The buzz from UFC 100 was hampered significantly in the second half of 2009 after a rash of injuries and other health-related issues — including Brock Lesnar's life-threatening bout with diverticulitis — forcing the organization to continuously scramble and reshuffle its lineup for several events.

However, the momentum gradually began to pick up in the first quarter of 2010 after victories from defending champions Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva, as well as Lyoto Machida's first career defeat to " Shogun " Rua for the UFC Light Heavyweight title.

However, Nick Diaz became the first Strikeforce champion to make the move to the UFC after he signed to fight B. J Penn at UFC 137.

Spike TV plans to air Bellator in 2013, after the rights to the UFC ( Ultimate Fighting Championship ) library ends in 2012.

On July 3, 2009 however, it was reported that he might have re-signed with the UFC after getting an offer " he couldn't refuse " by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta who personally flew to Filipović's residence in Zagreb.

Super Dave returned on Spike TV for four episodes premiering November 14, 2009 after UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera, and again on November 17.

After fighting to a draw with Gracie in the inaugural Superfight, he became the first UFC Superfight Champion after defeating Dan Severn at UFC 6 ; the title was eventually renamed the UFC Heavyweight Championship when weight categories were introduced to the UFC.

On November 12, 1993, after the first three Pancrase shows, Shamrock returned to America to fight in the newly formed Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ), despite fighting in Japan just four days earlier.

He was originally scheduled to compete at UFC 2 but broke his hand after blocking a high kick while sparring with a teammate.

Gracie's larger than life reputation was dented for the first time in the UFC and with the melon sized welt closing Gracie's eye after the fight it appeared as though Gracie had lost.

Gracie left the UFC after his fight with Shamrock and did not return until 11 years later at UFC 60.

After upsetting top UFC fighter and Lion's Den member Jerry Bohlander, Ortiz, with his fingers, acted like he was shooting at the Lion's Den corner and coach Ken Shamrock and additionally put on a disrespectful shirt in the octagon after the fight with Bohlander which read " I just f ** ked your ass ".

Ortiz also expressed reluctance in confronting Shamrock, saying shortly after UFC 19:

On November 22, 2002, at UFC 40, nearly four years after the confrontation at UFC 19, Shamrock returned to the UFC for the first time since December 1996 to fight Ortiz in a title match for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in one of the biggest, most anticipated and most important fights in UFC history.