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A quick warning about Jurickson Profar's call to the majors to replace the disabled Ian Kinsler: Do not expect Mike Trout; do not expect Bryce Harper; do not expect Manny Machado. Yes, the performance of those three wunderkinds has, unfortunately,...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The penultimate Elite 11 Regional brought some of the West region's top quarterbacks out to the San Francisco 49ers practice facility on Friday evening. Though no quarterback earned MVP honors or walked away with an invitation ...

Blog | May 18, 2013

If a random reader strolled into my office this afternoon, looked me up and down, then said I should hit the bricks because I'm no good at my job anymore, you can imagine where I'd tell him to go. (And then I'd wonder how the guy got in the building ...

While it seems as if everyone acknowledges Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper as the best young players in baseball, it sure looks as though the Baltimore Orioles have themselves a special young ...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Manny Santiago vence novamente a seletiva da Street League

A number of USC recruiting targets are expected to put their skills on display this weekend when the Nike Football Training Camp tour hits the Bay Area. ESPN 150 quarterback Keller Chryst (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto), the only signal-caller with ...

We'll never know who would have won a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, but it's clear who is coming out ahead in his financial affairs.

Manny Acta explains how technology has changed the game in a way fans don't see, and gives a list of his 10 best umps in the game.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Manny Machado had a tiebreaking RBI single in Baltimore's three-run 10th inning as the Orioles rallied for a 9-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

With full-team minicamps beginning in about two weeks, the AFC North blog is taking one final look at the division's top 20 free agents. Only one player, Josh Cribbs, remains unsigned. The division teams were able to keep nine players on the list. Re...

Miguel Cabrera leads the American League in batting average (.382) and RBIs (37) as he tries to go for another Triple Crown. It seems unfair to even suggest that would be possible, but if he goes on a home run tear at some point, I wouldn't put it pa...

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next fight be against Canelo Alvarez?...

You know, I've got problems of my own. I can't always be the lovable sidekick on the Manny Show. Did you even notice I'm binge eating? Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany will be deposed by the attorneys representing Ed O'Bannon and others in the ant...

In the video above, Aaron Boone and Manny Acta look at the injuries to the Red Sox's bullpen and discuss Junichi Tazawa as the closer for the foreseeable future. Boone says he has confidence in Tazawa's ability to close but his concern is the depth i...

Aaron Boone and Manny Acta weigh in on Andy Pettitte's recent struggles and share their level of concern....

Manny Pacquiao has lost his past two bouts, so his next scrap, against Brandon Rios in Macau on Nov. 24 (Nov. 23 in the U.S.) is beyond crucial. I checked in with Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, and asked him for his take on the bout, Rios as ...