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The white elephant deal

Jon Greenberg, ESPNChicago.com

Jim Hendry's Milton Bradley nightmare is finally over.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Who Is Jack Zduriencik?

...greatest luger in history and one of the best hopes for American gold in the upcoming Winter Olympics. An innovative coach who brought the single-wing formation back to prominence at the South Dakota School...

Blog Entry | December 16, 2009

Newly elected IBAF leader has plans

Associated Press

Newly elected International Baseball Federation president Riccardo Fraccari wants to shake up the sport's World Cup format and make another attempt to get back into the Olympics.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009

I have to confess ...

Marc Silverman

My name is Marc and I'm a bad Chicago sports fan. So in the words of Usher, these are my confessions... I watched the Green Bay/Baltimore Monday ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

The untold tales of the winter meetings

Jim Caple, Page 2

We've heard lots of news from the MLB winter meetings, but here are some ultra-secret scoops.

Story | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Doctor sentenced to home arrest

Associated Press

A former medical doctor who admitted illegally prescribing performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes has been sentenced to six months of home arrest and two years of probation.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009

ESPN 100: Nos. 79-89

ESPN The Magazine

ESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 76-77.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

NEXT No. 4: Stephen Strasburg

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

Ryan McGee examines the special relationship between Stephen Strasburg, Washington's No. 1 pick, and Drew Storen.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Latest defector is an umpire

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...against the Orioles in 1999. He also worked in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Olympics, but Cuba didn't pick him for the 2009 WBC because of fears he would defect. Based...

Blog | November 30, 2009

Report: Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

Associated Press

A top Cuban umpire has defected to the United States.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

UEFA's Gianni Infantino has plenty on his mind these days, like trying to keep a European soccer match-fixing investigation from becoming the worst sports scandal ever. Here's the Courtside Seat view.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Cubs to announce new chief of sales

Bruce Levine

...most recently a senior advisor for Chicago 2016, the group responsible for raising funds for Chicago's Olympics bid. Through Hayward's efforts the group was able to raise $1.7 billion for that venture...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Nats hire Johnson as senior adviser

Associated Press

The Nationals have hired former major league manager Davey Johnson as a senior adviser.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Merger would unite USOC network rivals

Associated Press

Cable giant Comcast Corp. is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a transaction that would merge the two TV companies that were at odds over the U.S. Olympic Committee's plans to start its own network.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Great patriotic moments in U.S. sports

ESPN.com

Check out our list of the top 10 patriotic moments in U.S. sports.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009