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

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.

Vick won't find Philly fans easy to please

What do Philadelphians expect from Michael Vick? What can Vick expect from them? That answer is as diverse as a city that has $2 million condos on one block and low-income projects on the next.

As Texans' twos are on field, ones are talking

...wrap up my visit to Houston. I still have not been to Minute Maid Park. One day one of my trips down here has to coincide with an Astros homestand, right

Reading the coverage: Special teams rankings

...New Orleans Super Bowl pick was mine. Whoops. Houston Texans The solution to the Texans' biggest...could take a public relations lesson from the Astros. Assistant special teams coach Richard Hightower is leaving...

Remember the '80s: The iconic moments

Page 2 presents the top 80 iconic sports moments of the 1980s. With matching song titles.