Moneyed clubs cleaning up in '09

...14th or lower. And in 2005, the No. 13 Chicago White Sox defeated the No. 12 Houston Astros in the World Series. --snip-- Minnesota and Tampa Bay, last year's American League champs...

Why Holliday could end up a rental

As the summer's trade season played out, rival executives came away from conversations with the Cardinals believing St. Louis wasn't in position to ta...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Meet Matt Cassel

...his major-league debut last year for the San Diego Padres and has pitched for the Houston Astros this season. Justin Cassel pitches in the Chicago White Sox system.Matt Cassel, who was drafted...

Antitrust case could be Armageddon

The future of sports as we know them -- or, at least, the financial underpinning of sports as we know them -- is at stake in a Supreme Court case. Are you alarmed? You should be.

Aikman throws out first pitch

Twenty-five years after drawing interest from the Mets coming out of high school, Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman is dabbling in baseball again.

ST. LOUIS - APRIL 11: Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt #44 of the Houston Astros pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis...

Kalas, longtime Phillies voice, dies at 73

Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas has died at the age of 73, team president David Montgomery said Monday.

Carolina and Opening Day on our minds

Fans' elation at the NCAA tournament championship game and Opening Day was muted this week by the death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.

The lost leverage of Manny and T.O.

What have we learned from Manny Ramirez and Terrell Owens in the past few weeks? Maybe it's that the balance of power is shifting to ownership in pro sports.

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

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Texas' Mt. Rushmore of Sports

Check out which four sports figures made it onto Texas' Mount Rushmore.

Young's suit contends three men who filed for trademark damaged his deals

Vince Young is suing former major league infielder Enos Cabell and two other men for applying for a trademark to use his initials and "Invinceable" nickname to sell products without his permission.

The worst general managers in sports history

Matt Millen's firing in Detroit calls for a list of the worst general managers in sports history.

Texans to resume practicing for first time since Hurricane Ike

The Texans will resume practicing Tuesday with uncertainty about their future after Hurricane Ike seriously damaged Reliant Stadium.

Cassel has spent years preparing for leading role

Patriots QB Matt Cassel hasn't started a game since high school, but he's confident he is prepared as he steps in for the injured Tom Brady, Greg Garber writes.