Ortiz close to swinging bat after resting ailing wrist

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said he is about a month away from swinging a bat after spending the last month resting the ailing left wrist that slowed him for much of last season.

Jeter's October filled with marketing, video games, but no baseball

Derek Jeter claimed victory over Tiger Woods in a Gillette Champions promotional gig video-boxing match.

Remember when the Rays were targeted for contraction?

The Rays weren't always baseball darlings. Let's travel back to 2001, when the team was threatened with contraction.

New York Yankees principal owner Goerge Steinbrenner sits...

Fun-loving Henry keeps it loose on way to top

No. 1 Class of 2009 prospect Xavier Henry enjoys talking everyday life more than basketball, but he's a born leader and exceptional talent who loves the game, writes Christopher Lawlor.

Thursday - September 4, 2008

...taking on Super Bowl champion New York football Giants at 7:00...strikeouts against the New York Yankees total hits. Kazmir is averaging...

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.

1961: The year of the dynasty

In Page 2's tour of the most memorable sports years, Jonah Keri looks at the greatest year for sports dynasties, 1961.

ESPY Award winners

A list of all the winners from the 2008 ESPY awards.

Some new names, some old names and the quiz

You better read this week's quiz or Jerry Manuel will go gangster on you.

An Isiah-free Week in Review quiz? Almost, but not quite

Who's Joba Chamberlain texting? Who's Jose Canseco fighting? What's Vince Young quitting? It's all in this week's Page 2 quiz.

Clemens saga weaves a tangled web in Houston

These obviously aren't good times for Roger Clemens. But he isn't the only person in Houston whose life has been turned upside down since the Rocket was named in the Mitchell Report, writes ESPN.com's Mike Fish.

Wonder how O.J. Mayo would do on this quiz ...

O.J. Mayo, Mike D'Antoni and Matt Walsh are among the stars of this week's Page 2 quiz. Plus, more Isiah jokes!

Tired of Tiger? Golf fans a century from now will envy us

With the Tiger Woods show on hiatus until Thursday's Arnold Palmer Invitational, GolfWorld's Ron Sirak shares many of the things he doesn't "get" about golf -- including how anyone wouldn't enjoy the pure genius of the game's No. 1 player.

Caple: Twelve for 2008 – Calendar of Must Sees

A month-by-month calendar of must-see events for the sports tourist.