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What's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.

The Sports Guy

Now that jocks can talk to us directly, the press is boxed out.

The Morning According to Us

...by the Labor Department via the Wall Street Journal, in their weekly report on state unemployment insurance benefits, released Thursday, noted another increase in continuing claims. Those claims surged 95,000 to 5,840,000...

White could benefit a team either throwing or catching the ball

Semi-Famous People's Office Pool

...is suddenly everywhere.] (4) Jerry Tarkanian (84) [Ed.'s note: What are the odds he employs 'extra benefits' to help him win?] (6) Cliff Lee (82) [Ed.'s Note: We hear he's good at...

Engineered Athlete

Thanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster and feel less pain than his or her predecessors. Here's how

The Morning According to Us: Magglio and Hugo Chavez

...to be president for life. His main political objective—using the country's oil wells to benefit all countrymen—was a shrewd political move when oil was $140 a barrel, but now that...

World Baseball Classic: Holla!land

...national team manager and current bullpen coach Jim Stoeckel. "But people finally realized the national team could benefit from a deeper talent pool, and the Caribbean players could better develop their skills against European teams...

Albert Haynesworth: Dollars and Good Sense

...make a young linebacker from the draft look good behind Haynesworth. Redskins defensive end Andre Carter might benefit the most. He had only four sacks last year, down from 12 in 2007. Now, it'll...

Behind the Bets

I don't know if you've been listening to our prez, but we are in the midst of an economic catastrophe, people. This is no time to be wasting hard-earn...

Deep Play

Will Gadd willingly risks life and limb to climb frozen waterfalls. Why? Because the reward is worth it.

The Morning According To Us: A-Rod's Home Field Advantage

At first glance, the stats seem indisputable: A-Rod hit way more home runs in his three years on the juice than in the three preceding or subsequent s...

Mileage May Vary

Carl Edwards is finding that the key to his first Sprint Cup title may be the same thing the auto industry is eyeing: fuel economy.

The Morning According to Us

If you know anything about college football's Signing Day, which takes place today—millionaire college coaches sweating over fax machines like m...

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

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