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Sosa has lawsuit thrown out

Associated Press

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

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

An all-decade, all-value lineup card

Erik Manning, FanGraphs.com

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.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009

After Tiger, in whom should we believe?

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

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?

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Top 100 players of the decade

Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

This Sporting Life: The Terrible Twos

Jeff MacGregor, ESPN.com

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

Story | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Sosa misses Dominican judicial hearing

ESPN.com news services

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.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

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

SportsCenter

...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...

Blog | December 02, 2009

Running with Bob Sheppard

Buster Olney

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...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Sosa sued by businessman

Associated Press

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.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2009

The doom of athlete restaurants

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

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

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Scandal, slurs, sex … Happy Holiday!

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Feds want all justices to hear case

Associated Press

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.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Putting JJ's dominance in perspective

Ed Hinton, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009

Ynoa making progress

Jorge Arangure Jr.

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Dash of forgiveness and fallen powers

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Tennessee forgiveness to who isn't in the top 20 to waiting for signs from Woody Hayes, The Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009