The disciples of John Hart

John Hart did more than turn around a moribund Indians franchise. He also mentored three of the four general managers still vying for a World Series title.

Sports Getaways for Oct. 5-8

By following his father's philosophy, Jim Leyland has taught millionaire ballplayer that good things come from an honest day's work.

Love misses cut at Greensboro

Davis Love III missed the cut in Greensboro, a surprising development from one of golf's elite players.

Roger The Dodger

Roger Clemens might not have had a full tank, but there was still enough Rocket fuel to get a postseason victory, Jayson Stark writes.

Peering into the crystal balls

With six months left in 2004, D.J. Gallo gives us some predictions for the rest of the year.

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More State Schools of the Year

...was the section champ and was a finalist in Div. I in the first CIF Southern California playoffs. Finally, in baseball, coach Bob Parry had the dominant team in the section. Poway ended at 31...

Master of my TV domain

With the Basketball Blog on hiatus until the NBA playoffs start, I woke up on Monday morning, made some coffee, answered a few e-mails, sat down...

Fastball tell-tale sign for Beckett

...shutting down the best lineups among the best teams on any given day. But today, the greatest postseason pitcher in the past decade is the greatest unknown in Game 6 of the American League Championship...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 18, 2008

Friday - September 19, 2008

...less USA. The WNBA playoffs continue with Eastern Conference #1 seed Detroit Shock on the road against #4 Indiana Fever, with the road team favored by two points. Five MLB matchups make our board...

With myriad of ideas, everyone agrees playoffs need at least some tweaks

Does the FedEx Cup playoff format need some minor tinkering or a complete overhaul before returning for year three in 2009? Our experts give their takes in this week's edition of Fact or Fiction.

Searching for solutions to find -- and fix -- what ails the FedEx Cup

The PGA Tour has almost two years of playoffs under its belt. With a change to the format clearly needed, Bob Harig and Jason Sobel debate what could become a new and improved structure for next season in their weekly e-mail chat, Alternate Shot.

Pro sports figures more invested in this presidential campaign

Republicans maintain the lead in presidential campaign contributions from professional sports figures, but the gap is narrowing. Analysts point to the candidates' popularity and to Capitol Hill's interest in steroids, spying and cheating in sports.