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CHICAGO -- Getting ready to make an organizational decision that will have impact for years to come, the Chicago Cubs have a big choice to make on Thursday night when they pick No. 2 overall in the draft. By now you know the players who could be a...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid nearly $26 million for a chance to sign pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.

Adam Greenberg is already in "The Baseball Encyclopedia." All it takes is one plate appearance -- and that's all he got. Greenberg's major league debut came on July 9, 2005. In his first and only game with the Chicago Cubs, Greenberg was hit in the h...

Buster Olney writes that when Ryan Braun won the appeal of his positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, it highlighted a much different opinion among players than it would have 10 or 20 years ago. Today, players want cheaters caught.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2012

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Doug Fister gave up just two runs in seven and one-third innings as the Detroit Tigers pulled to within a game of Texas with a 5-2 win. "This is the secon...

Pat Haden Named USC's New Athletic Director Former Trojans quarterback Pat Haden will replace Mike Garrett as athletic director at USC, beginning August 3. Garrett came under fire recently when USC was put on probation for a series of NCAA infractio...

AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev Bode Missed A Mark Bode Miller's Olympics experience ended today after he skied out of his final event, the men's slalom. Miller missed a gate within eight seconds of leaving the start house, and stood by the side of th...

For some in Major League Baseball circles, there was steroid fatigue the day after Mark McGwire's admission. "I'm so sick of this stuff," one executive said Tuesday. "It just never seems to end." There was relief on behalf of the slugger...

Blog | January 13, 2010

Buster Olney speaks with several people from around baseball to try to get a handle on how Mark McGwire's recent confession is being received throughout the sport. Plus, answers to readers' questions on McGwire, and news and notes from around the league.

Blog | Conversation | January 13, 2010

Good riddance to an overall lackluster year in Chicago sports.

Tyler Colvin thought his season was over, but he was wrong.

Chicago-style links from around the Web.

Dwyane Wade is having a busy offseason, but stopped to chat on a trip back home

Why is ESPN dedicating a new site to Chicago? The answers, my friend, are blowing in the Windy City.

Ceremonial first pitches on the South Side? The Games in his hometown? The world of sports, too, just might experience some of the change that President-elect Barack Obama promises, writes ESPN.com's Lester Munson.

A month-by-month calendar of must-see events for the sports tourist.