A-Rod is first-rounder but Mauer is not

Tristan H. Cockcroft explains some of the more difficult decisions he made when coming up with his 2010 top 200 for fantasy baseball.

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

...sorry state of the Knicks, Joe Girardi and Alex Rodriguez

Early Top 200 rankings for 2010

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a first shot at a top-200 fantasy rankings for the 2010 season.

In from the cold? Not Rocket

Will Roger Clemens ever learn? Apparently, not even the Mark McGwire lesson has penetrated the Rocket's consciousness.

MLB Free Agency: Not Always Money Well Spent

...comes early for Scott Boras, who is looking to add Matt Holliday to his $100 Million Collection (A-Rod, Zito, Beltran and Teixeira). But for every Burnett and Sabathia signing that helps win a World...

Not A Good Start To An NFL Career

...seen time and again -- Tom Brady last season, Alex Rodriguez early in the MLB season and Alex Ovechkin...

Ynoa making progress

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Those who favored King Felix and Verlander

...voters from the BBWAA's Detroit chapter picked local guy Magglio Ordonez over the superior option (Alex Rodriguez); A-Rod swept the rest of the country, so the Detroit writers' homerism stood out. Steve Kornacki...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Money talks, but baseball won't listen

Did the Yankees buy a World Series celebration? Their money didn't hurt, but that $207 million payroll is the least of baseball's competitive-balance problems.

Cards working on McGwire appearance

The St. Louis Cardinals are still figuring out how hitting coach Mark McGwire will eventually meet with the media and whether he will end his long silence on questions about his alleged connection to performance-enhancing drugs.

The past is still McGwire's present

He can't run and he can't hide anymore now that he's a hitting coach. It's time for Mark McGwire to salute his present by speaking out about his past.

Appeals court could rehear case

All 27 active judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals may take the unprecedented step of rehearing the baseball drug list case, which could delay a final resolution until at least 2011 and possibly later.

New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez, right, and entertainer Jay-Z celebrate on a...

...Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez in the locker celebration after defeating the Philadelphia...

New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez, right, and entertainer Jay-Z celebrate on a...