Sosa has lawsuit thrown out

A lawsuit by a business seeking $203,000 from former baseball star Sammy Sosa has been thrown out by a Dominican Republic prosecutor.

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning of FanGraphs pored over every performance from an MLB player between 2000 and 2009 and created the best possible 1-9 lineup of players from that period. Odd: Carlos Delgado (2000) leads off. Cool: This team would average nine runs a game.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

After Tiger, in whom should we believe?

The past three weeks have blown away everything we thought we knew about Tiger Woods, the person. Which leaves this question: Which sports heroes are really worthy of our worship?

...on on January 21, 2007. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 27: Right fielder Sammy Sosa #21 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates winning the National League Central Divisional Championship after a victory...

Top 100 players of the decade

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.

This Sporting Life: The Terrible Twos

Two years after the release of the Mitchell report, we have to wonder what, if anything, it accomplished.

Sosa misses Dominican judicial hearing

Sammy Sosa did not show up for a judicial hearing Friday in the Dominican Republic regarding a lawsuit for $203,000 for alleged lack of payment from the former major league player.

6. Sammy Sosa

CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 30: Sammy Sosa #21 of the Chicago Cubs hops after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning...

Keith Ballard's Hit on Tomas Vokoun Wasn't As Strange As You Think

...83 on December 21st and still coaches Penn State, reminding us just how durable he is. Sammy Sosa, Cubs OF - Prior to a 2004 game vs. the Padres, Sosa sneezed not once, but twice...

Running with Bob Sheppard

Bob Sheppard, the longtime public address announcer for the Yankees, is stepping away from the microphone for good. I hope he enjoys whatever he deci...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Sosa sued by businessman

Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman who claims the former Major Leaguer owes him for commission on a house sale, among other things.

The doom of athlete restaurants

Patrick Hruby has some advice for Ricky Williams and any other athlete thinking about opening a restaurant.

Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!

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.

Feds want all justices to hear case

Federal officials are asking for a rehearing of an appeals court decision that said the government illegally seized drug-testing samples and records of baseball players who allegedly tested positive for steroids.

Putting JJ's dominance in perspective

It took us 30 years to fully appreciate the magnitude of Cale Yarborough's three-peat. Here's hoping it won't take that long for us to acknowledge Jimmie Johnson's place in NASCAR history.