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Penner dies; went public as transsexual

Veteran Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who attracted national attention when he announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday.

MLB Insider Keith Law

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, MLB Insider Keith Law will be here to take your questions on anything baseball related.Law is the...

MLB Insider Rob Neyer

Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, ESPN.com MLB Insider Rob Neyer will drop by to chat some baseball.Neyer's book, "Rob Neyer's Big...

MLB with Jim Callis

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, Baseball America's Jim Callis will chat it up with SportsNation. Ask any question and he will try to answer - b...

ESPNChicago MLB Chat

Welcome to ESPNChicago.com! Baseball may be done in Chicago for this season, but the offseason is just getting started.ESPNChicago.com's baseball beat...

Report: Selig to step aside in 2012

Bud Selig has declined an overture from a group of baseball owners asking him to stay on after his contract ends in 2012, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing unnamed sources.

Josh Rupe getting a shot with Royals

The Royals signed former Rangers pitcher Josh Rupe to a minor-league this week. Count me among those pulling for the 27-year-old Rupe to make the majo...

Montreal back on F1 schedule

Montreal is back on the Formula One schedule for five years, starting in 2010.

Martinez, McGriff also among candidates

Roberto Alomar is among 15 first-time candidates of this year's Hall of Fame ballot, joining holdovers Mark McGwire, Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven.

It's parade time for Texas

No, I don't mean a World Series parade. The Rangers are still working on that one (but at least the odds aren't quite as long for that one as they wer...

Ohlendorf spending offseason as intern

Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf shows up every day at the office for his internship in a kind of throwback to earlier times when baseball players had to supplement their income working offseason jobs.

Bob Sheppard Officially Retires

Legendary Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard, 99, says he's not returning to job

Sheppard: 'I had a good run for it'

Bob Sheppard, the legendary public address announcer for the New York Yankees, told MLB.com his career is over.

New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard pauses from his work for a photograph before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and New Yor...