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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 story of two boys, two countries and how baseball brought them together

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Miami Heat, led by 30 points and 8 boards from Chris Bosh, exploded in the second half to take down the San Antonio Spurs, 120-98. Tim Duncan attempte...

Ruben Amaro Jr. is the architect of a Phillies team that's bidding for its second World Series championship in the past four years.

Hurricane Irene is already leaving its mark on the sports world even before coming ashore.

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. And by the way, why are you living a life of leisure on a Monday? You need to slow down before you burn out young. Charlie Morton was the night's best p...

Scott Boras will often make extraordinary claims -- and make almost unbelievable comparisons. The perception of some executives is that he will present really high numbers in speculation about his clients so he can make the eventual terms look more p...

Blog | December 06, 2010

Buster Olney blogs from the first day of the winter meetings by looking at the Jayson Werth deal -- which may have said more about Scott Boras than about Werth -- and then looking at the markets for Carl Crawford and Adrian Beltre off that deal.

Blog | Conversation | December 06, 2010

Malone, Pippen, Dream Team Enshrined in HOF Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and the 1992 Dream Team headlined the 2010 class enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday. The ceremony concluded with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird re...

From Steve Nash to Dwight Freeney, professional athletes have benefitted from a soccer education. Let a few of them tell you how.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2010

Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Image "Am I the only person named Landon on this planet?" This weekend has a ton of pressure on its shoulders to perform after the last few days of sports. We saw arguably the greatest goal in U.S. soccer history, the l...

Lookin At Lucky Wins the Preakness Lookin At Lucky held off Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver to win the 135th Preakness Stakes Saturday. Bob Baffert's horse, Lookin at Lucky, ridden by Martin Garcia finished first, while Super Saver finished eighth...

Q: When was the last triple play in baseball? Marc from Texas A: Believe it or not Marc, there were 4 triple plays this baseball...

Cole Hamels missed his junior season in high school due to injury, but came back and is now the World Series-winning ace for the Phillies.

Many sports figures called it a career in 2008. Several of them won't soon be forgotten.

With Micah Owings topping the list, Starting 9 pays tribute to baseball's best-hitting pitchers -- guys who instill fear when they step to the plate.