MC: Super redux

I'm saving my Super Bowl thoughts for Friday, but I did want to mention the unfortunate two-week break. The NFL season has a certain rhythm: 17 weeks ...

MC: World Series comedy

...Broncos game and McCarver said something nice about Eli Manning right before the final play?) • Jeff Bagwell getting the charity start in Game 1, with predictable results. Vaguely reminscent of McNamara leaving Buckner...

Mount Rushmore's sculptors never envisioned this ...

Page 2 happily compiled a list of zany and quirky Mount Rushmores that shouldn't be overlooked.

Who makes the Mount Rushmores of the NL teams?

Page 2 breaks down who gets the ultimate enshrinement from the 16 National League teams.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Greg Maddux throws to a Houston Astros batter Jeff Bagwell during the fourth inning Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001 in Atlanta. Maddux retired Bagwell to set a...

Cooperstown will be calling these 40 players

We predict which 40 current major leaguers will someday be enshrined in Cooperstown.

Will Berkman's month rank as one of best ever?

Lance Berkman's unbelievable May has Page 2 searching for some of the best months by a hitter since 1969.

The greatest moments in baseball hair history

The NFL is still considering a ban on long hair, but baseball is the sport with the most hair highlights.

We will remember you ...

Many sports figures called it a career in 2007. But they won't soon be forgotten.

Postseason wish: Please, Cubbies, don't win the Series

Page 2 writers Jim Caple and Eric Neel have one wish for the baseball playoffs: that the Cubs don't win.

A dozen for the Hall

Craig Biggio's retirement announcement has Jonah Keri thinking of a dozen recently retired players who deserve a plaque in Cooperstown.

The most beloved players in the past 20 years

Ken Griffey Jr. is receiving a hero's welcome in Seattle this weekend. Here are 12 other players from the past two decades equally as adored.

You guys just can't get enough

In an open-locker-room, scoop-hungry sports world, where have all the boundaries gone?

Enough with the heavy metal closers!

Why do so many closers enter the game to heavy metal? Maybe it's time for a few to switch things up, writes Jim Caple.

Perfect timing by the Twins

The Twins are going to let Torii Hunter play out his option and walk away, and that is the best decision they could make.