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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Every Thursday our writers sit down to talk about three issues related to Michigan athletics. Today, they take a look at former Michigan football greats, the potential of 2014 prospects and a wild card question about baseball. ...

Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury, cruising past Pablo Andujar at the Madrid Open.

Shelby Rogers of Charleston, S.C., gets a chance to make her debut in the French Open's main draw after earning a wild card from the U.S. Tennis Association based on clay-court results on the USTA Pro Circuit.

Alex Kuznetsov earned a wild card into the French Open's main draw from the U.S. Tennis Association based on results on the USTA Pro Circuit.

Call it early, call it April, tell me there are still 143 games left in the 162-game schedule, but the fact is that the Kansas City Royals have developed into a legitimate wild-card contender. They're off to a relatively fast 11-8 start. They sit...

Blog | April 26, 2013

It was another fun and eventful chat session on Tuesday as we discussed expanding rosters to 26 players, the flaws of the current wild-card system, Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg, what the Cardinals should be about their outfield, Albert Pujols, J...

Defending champion Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria and Italian qualifier Karin Knapp won in straight sets to advance to the second round of the Grand Prix SAR on Tuesday.

Scott Spratt of Baseball Info Solutions examines five alarming defensive trends for MLB teams, including issues for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2013

Prep season is over for the leading contenders in this year's Kentucky Derby, but two "wild card" races remain to offer longshots a chance at making the field.

The Red Sox didn't get a lot of love from the 43 ESPN "experts" who made their picks for division winners and wild-card teams for the 2013 season, but they weren't shut out either. Four folks list the Red Sox as a wild-card team -- Karl Ravech of ...

ESPN.com SweetSpot blogger David Schoenfield has high hopes for the Red Sox this season and predicts that they will earn a wild-card spot. "The Red Sox, coming off their worst season since 1965, will win a wild-card spot," Schoenfield says. "Ha...

MESA, Ariz. -- Should Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro play all 162 games again this season? Manager Dale Sveum has the definitive view on the topic. "When you're thinking about winning the division by one game or getting in the wild card...

Last season finished with a thud for the Texas Rangers. They blew a late lead in the division and then lost to the Orioles in the AL wild-card game. But the past is the past. It's time to look ahead to the 2013 season. Richard Durrett predicts the...

The Celtics' Jordan Crawford is unpredictable, which is half the fun.

The Rangers should compete in the AL West and grab a wild-card berth.

Wild-card entrant Philipp Petzschner advances into the quarterfinals of the Dallas Tennis Classic in Las Colinas.