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Die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan Jamie Kennedy will be donning a New York Mets jersey Sunday at Citi Field to throw out the first pitch against the Atlanta Braves. It's taking a lot for Kennedy to go into enemy territory. "I'm never going to ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack Monday in New York and is hospitalized, the team confirmed Tuesday in a statement.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Imagine the player who won his appeal of a positive drug test last week was named John Doe, or Ray Kinsella, or Crash Davis. Because there's something that we've learned about this generation of players that really doesn&#039...

Blog | March 01, 2012

Buster Olney writes that when Ryan Braun won the appeal of his positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, it highlighted a much different opinion among players than it would have 10 or 20 years ago. Today, players want cheaters caught.

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2012

Second baseman Bradley Harman, who was on Australia's roster at the two World Baseball Classics and briefly played with Philadelphia Phillies, has been banned for 14 months by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.

For some in Major League Baseball circles, there was steroid fatigue the day after Mark McGwire's admission. "I'm so sick of this stuff," one executive said Tuesday. "It just never seems to end." There was relief on behalf of the slugger...

Blog | January 13, 2010

Buster Olney speaks with several people from around baseball to try to get a handle on how Mark McGwire's recent confession is being received throughout the sport. Plus, answers to readers' questions on McGwire, and news and notes from around the league.

Blog | Conversation | January 13, 2010

Page 2 asks NL MVP Jimmy Rollins what makes him tick ... and about the infamous Philly fans.

With a number of matters that remain either undecided or unclear, here are nine innings of questions about the World Baseball Classic.

I know from experience that playing baseball at age 40 can be tough ... but Barry Bonds at 40 defies logic.

Sources say pulling together a World Cup-style tournament by next March might not be possible.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2004

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Seibu Lions shortstop Kazuo Matsui, a seven-time All-Star in Japan, said Monday at a news conference that he's decided to pursue a big league career in North America.

ESPN soccer analyst Alexi Lalas dishes on the U.S. women's soccer team's dramatic win over Canada in the Olympics, the controversial calls and more. Lalas Phillies 1B Ryan Howard talks about the London Olympics, Philadelphia's recent struggles, wha...

The Phillies missed out on Tom Glavine and Jamie Moyer, but they may be interested in Curt Schilling. Jayson Stark checks in from around the majors.