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Jacoby Ellsbury is a free agent after this season, and in an ideal world for him and the Boston Red Sox, Ellsbury would begin to turn around his season today, delivering many hits and home runs, fueling the team and his market value at the same time....

Blog | May 22, 2013

The past two seasons, Washington Nationals middle infielder Danny Espinosa had been an attractive fantasy option, totaling 38 home runs and 37 stolen bases. Sure, he never was particularly helpful in the batting average category, but Espinosa played ...

Blog | May 21, 2013

For Insider's Freshman Impact series, John Gasaway and Reggie Rankin examine how Indiana's incoming freshmen could help the Hoosiers offset the loss of several key players and propel the team to another deep NCAA tournament run.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently. Cain allowed three home runs e...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Chad Ford recaps the Day 1 of the NBA draft combine. He writes about which players impressed (Steven Adams, Rudy Gobert, Allen Crabbe) and which did not (Archie Goodwin, B.J. Young, Vander Blue).

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

What interests me most about the return of New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson to the lineup is not, oddly enough, the two-time 40-home run, 100-RBI player himself. Granderson is going to play regularly. He's going to hit home runs and stri...

Blog | May 15, 2013

The center position is a dying breed in the NBA, right? Not so fast points out Tom Haberstroh.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Which West team is best positioned to beat the Heat in the Finals?

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2013

Heading into Thursday's games, plenty of players with 100 at-bats this season had yet to hit a home run, but the names read like a who's who of powerless singles hitters, from Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus to San Francisco Giants infielder Mar...

Blog | May 10, 2013

The strength of the 2013 MLB draft class is, once again, college pitching. The depth in college hitters is below average despite a handful of first-round talents such as San Diego's Kris Bryant, North Carolina's Colin Moran and Stanford&#03...

Blog | May 09, 2013

There really is no gray area with the disputed home run call in the Oakland Athletics-Cleveland Indians game: Upon further review, the umpires still missed an indisputable call on Adam Rosales's long drive to left-center field. There could be exp...

Blog | May 09, 2013

With so much dominant young pitching in Major League Baseball, many evaluators are on a hunt for bats, one that could produce an early run in the draft.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Bud Selig has the power to overturn a blown call like the one in last night's A's-Indians game, and he should use it, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Neil Greenberg highlights 11 rookies who are having a major impact on their teams in the 2013 Cup playoffs, including Ottawa forward Jakob Silfverberg and Minnesota defenseman Jonas Brodin.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Who have been the best performers in the playoffs so far? We're keeping track.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2013

Brian Fremeau runs his post-spring projections for the Pac-12, giving his projected order of finish as well as win range windows and conference title chances for every team.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013