Remember when the Rays were targeted for contraction?

The Rays weren't always baseball darlings. Let's travel back to 2001, when the team was threatened with contraction.

NHL preview: crash course edition

Unfamilar with the NHL? DJ Gallo has the perfect crash course for you.

Sheffield makes a point ... sort of

The decline of African-Americans in baseball has nothing to do with issues of control, as Gary Sheffield said, and everything to do with wallets, writes Page 2's Jemele Hill.

The Big Show: 5/23

...Dukes of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and a Steelers...

Vegas looks for love from NBA

Desperate to become a major-league sports town, Las Vegas hopes the show it puts on this weekend for the NBA All-Star game proves pro basketball would be a great bet, writes John Helyar

Relocating a team to Portland makes sense

An appealing market that makes geographic sense is a big reason why Portland, Ore., should be a serious candidate to land a big-league team.

The Uni Watch Hall of Shame

Think those Home Run Derby jerseys were bad? Here are several nominees for the Uni Watch Hall of Shame -- plus send in your own!

The best and worst at No. 1

Which No. 1 overall picks have done the best, and worst, over the last 25 years -- the NFL's, the NBA's, or MLB's? Jim Baker takes a look back.

The 100 worst draft picks ever

Matt Leinart and Vince Young might become immortal -- flops. Like these guys, the 100 worst draft picks of all time.

Broken career promises

Marcus Vick is hardly the first young athlete to jeopardize a promising pro future, as Jeff Merron's list illustrates.

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Keeping Allen outweighs losing McMillan

It's sad to see Nate McMillan go, but the Sonics got their man in Ray Allen, writes Frank Hughes. • Nate's way

Canseco at The Cooler

The NFL season is over, which means The Weekend Water Cooler is back -- just in time to feature Jose Canseco.

Spotlight normally on finances, though

Typically, the background check for a prospective NBA owner is focused on finances rather than ethics. Dan Gilbert is likely to get a closer inspection of his personal past than others who have purchased NBA teams.

Alternating is best home-field solution

Now that MLB has appeased the TV people, we need to return to the traditional way of selecting home field in the World Series.