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In case you were busy planning the ultimate prank (hint: you need Krazy Glue, a dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, and three rubber snakes), here's what you missed in sports last weekend. Despite a gruesome leg injury to reserve forward Kevin Ware, L...

Major League Baseball, which has hoarded its old archives and clips like Scrooge Freaking McDuck, suddenly released a treasure trove of amazing old highlights. You can find the main archive here. Some of my favorites: Jheri-curled, young Pedro ...

Speaking last week in front of the Hillsborough County Commission in an attempt to win support for a new publicly financed stadium, Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg said, "Major League Baseball at this point no longer believes in the Tampa Bay area...

In case you were out seeing if it was really as cold as the guy on TV said it was (it was), here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. The New York Knicks snapped the San Antonio Spurs' seven-game winning streak, with a decisive 100-83 victor...

The hot stove is cooking, so it's time for the delicate process of rating MLB's top 50 most valuable assets.

The hot stove is cooking, so it's time for the delicate process of rating MLB's top 50 most valuable assets.

The baseball season is a long and lonely road. To preserve his sanity, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter keeps a diary. These are excerpts from The Captain's private journal. Wednesday, October 3: vs. Boston Red Sox If you're not careful, it's easy ...

There are plenty of places you can read thoughtful or funny previews of the Major League Baseball playoffs. This is not one of them. If you read any of the epic preview pieces by Jonah Keri or Rany Jazayerli and thought, "Hmmm ... good stuff. But I n...

The baseball season is a long and lonely road. To preserve his sanity, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter keeps a diary. These are excerpts from The Captain's private journal. Wednesday, September 19: vs. Toronto Blue Jays Let's play two! There's rea...

Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Hot Bat of the Week: Miguel Cabrera (DET-MIN) Miggy is red-hot, with five home runs, 12 RBIs, and a .429/.485/1.071 line in his...

Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. Fewer than 20 games left! The mid-September crunch is here, and woe to those who stumble. 10. Wait a Second ... the Phillies??...

Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Strasburg's Last Start in Washington (Friday, WAS-MIA) It's easy to sit here, from a neutral vantage point, and say the Nationa...

Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. Fair warning: This is going to be an overwhelming weekend. The start of college football and U.S. Open tennis join baseball in a sor...

Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Holy Shit, the Mariners (SEA-CWS) Pardon the cussing, gang. But, I mean, come on; when the Mariners win eight baseball games in...

There are so many angles we can take to describe and explain Felix Hernandez's mastery of the Tampa Bay Rays during Wednesday's start, one that produced the 23rd perfect game in Major League Baseball history. Rather than neglecting salient points, le...

Major League Baseball suspended Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera for 50 games after he tested positive for excessive levels of testosterone, wiping out the rest of his season and dealing a blow to San Francisco's playoff hopes. The notion that Cabr...