San Juan tourney keeps getting better and better

The third year of the Puerto Rico Classic has produced a good, solid field with one top-10 team (Villanova), two more top-25 teams (Georgia Tech, Dayt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Can we replace Gold Gloves?

In the wake of the latest round of atrocities, Friend of the Blog Rany Jazayerli shows up with a welcome and constructive idea: This annual trashi...

Hunter, Ichiro win 9th Gold Gloves

Derek Jeter won his fourth Gold Glove at shortstop, joining Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira among the AL players honored for fielding excellence.

News and notes from Latin baseball

...not come to an agreement with the city of San Juan to use Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson were among those who played winter league for the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Jeter, Pujols earn Aaron Awards

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals won the Hank Aaron Award in fan voting for the best offensive players in their leagues.

Matsui's blast sends Series to Philadelphia all tied up

Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up.

Selig not a fan of expanding replay

MLB commissioner Bud Selig said has been soliciting outside opinion from managers and general managers over the past few weeks and said no one offered a good explanation why the umpiring was so bad in the first rounds of the postseason.

Jeter's community service awarded

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has won the Roberto Clemente Award.

This Sporting Life: Naming names

Jeff MacGregor learned to appreciate other cultures through the purest form possible -- the game of baseball.

Clemente, Rosario share Puerto Rican pride

...in which he is a featured performer. Being the second cousin of the late baseball legend Roberto Clemente carries with it an immense burden, but one that he embraces by wearing Roberto's No...

Hispanic interest in college hoops grows

As the popularity of basketball grows in Latin America, so does the Hispanic influence on U.S. college hoops.

The saga of the grave hunter

Grave hunter Stew Thornley makes sport of visiting the graves of Hall of Famers.

PITTSBURGH - CIRCA 2000s: General View of the Roberto Clemente statue at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Clemente played for the Pirates from 1955-72

Lost Pirates recharting their course

Guaranteed a losing season for the 17th straight year, the Pittsburgh Pirates are asking a perennially weather-beaten fan base to believe in the future.

FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 12

...by a mobile company. "It is very difficullt for me. I came here [to the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, where all games took place] because I had to handle some things, but it is...