Birmingham v Fulham: Preview

...games.But striker Garry O'Connor, midfielder Teemu Tainio, central defender Martin Taylor and left-back David Murphy are still sidelined through injury.McLeish believes Blues have set a standard which needs to be...

Premier League Team News

All the latest on injuries, suspensions and call-ups ahead of the weekend's top football action.

Premier League Team News

All the latest on injuries, suspensions and call-ups ahead of the weekend's top football action.

Cashman casts praise far and wide

As the Yankees' players hopped happily in the middle of the infield late Wednesday, in the first moments after winning the World Series, plastic glass...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Obstacles to a World Series rematch

Charlie Manuel quoted a general after Game 6, in pronouncing that the baseball world has not seen the last of the Phillies. "I'll tell you something -...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Six key matchups for Game 6

Six key matchups to watch in Game 6: Chase Utley versus the Yankees' adjustments: The Phillies' second baseman is not missing any fastballs; he is ha...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

The top matchups of the World Series

These are my top matchups of the World Series, beyond the battle of old friends CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee: The Yankees' hitters against Cliff Lee's f...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009

A new chapter for Lee and Sabathia

The old friends pitched against each other in the first game ever at new Yankee Stadium back in April, and then afterward, CC Sabathia took Cliff Lee ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009

McGwire has a road map, but also a guide

We saw again Sunday night an example of how others have talked about their past use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. Yankees pitcher Andy ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

A game filled with crossroads

...last Yankees starter to give up four-plus runs in the first inning of a postseason game: David Cone, 1997 AL Division Series Game 1 versus the Indians (five). The Yankees came back to win...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Sabathia giving Yankees whatever they need

...he has stepped up and shouldered the responsibility with aggressive success very rarely seen in professional sports (David Beckham is an excellent example of someone who decidedly did not live up to the hype). Sabathia...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2009

Offseason position analysis: Designated hitter

...Washington rotated them into the DH spot at times. Julio Borbon got 83 at-bats there, David Murphy had 42 and Josh Hamilton 29. Four other players played at least three games as DH...

Offseason position analysis: Right field

...tear on his body and keep Marlon Byrd's consistent bat in the lineup. The versatile David Murphy was out in right field for 10 games as well. It's not a position that...

Postseason position analysis: Left field

2009 Season: David Murphy spent more time in left field than anyone, though because of the Rangers' outfield rotation, four...

August 26, 2009; Bronx, NY, USA; Texas Rangers left fielder David Murphy hits solo homerun in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees. Yankees won 9-2...