The calm before the storm

...matter that these are players that they've never seen or heard of, it's the World Series of Poker -- a spectator "sport." Needless to say, the Rio is packed, and with the gaming...

Chat with Andrew Feldman

...Andrew Feldman will stop by to chat. Feldman is out in Las Vegas covering the "2008 World Series of Poker." To find out what he's been up to out in Las Vegas, check...

Chat | July 02, 2008

Yankees lack mystique of dynasty years

In Game 4 of the 2001 World Series, Tino Martinez accomplished something no player had done in a World Series game in 72 years...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2008

Pilgrimage: McAfee Coliseum

A's for effort: McAfee Coliseum and 40 years of baseball

Schilling's numbers make him a worthy Hall choice

...his "Bloody Sock" game in the 2004 American League Championship Series, for his sparkling postseason record of 10-2 (he was on three World Series champions) and for his 3,000-plus strikeouts. But...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2008

Georgia gives baseball coach new five-year deal

Georgia baseball coach David Perno earned a raise and a five-year contract after leading the Bulldogs to the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship and a runner-up finish in the College World Series.

ESPN Mag Chat

...with Billy Beane that the playoffs are essentially a crapshoot, thus the Rays have a legit World Series shot? The Rays have a legit World Series shot BECAUSE the playoffs are not a crapshoot...

Klapisch: Rivera as AL All-Star starter a grand idea

Looking for an outside-the-box idea for the All-Star Game? Make Mariano Rivera the starting pitcher for the American League.

Longoria cleans up as Rays finish sweep of BoSox

Evan Longoria drove in three runs and the Rays completed a sweep of the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Rockies' Francis on DL with shoulder inflammation

Jeff Francis went on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with shoulder inflammation, leaving the Colorado Rockies without their opening-day starter.

Three Strikes: Unlikely home run champions

...TWO -- MANAGERIAL REUNION DEPT.: Bobby Cox and Cito Gaston managed against each other in the 1992 World Series. Then, last weekend, there they were again, managing against each other again in an interleague series...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2008

Five ways to think about the WSOP

It started 38 years ago in Vegas. A little ol' poker tourney between 30 high rollers. Today, the WSOP is the strongest hand in the game. And every—even congress—wants a piece of the action.

Cards' Wainwright hopes to resume throwing soon

Adam Wainwright has been sidelined nearly a month waiting for a ruptured tendon in the middle finger of his right hand to heal and is unlikely to return until after the All-Star break.

FROM THE MAG: BUSTER OLNEY'S BASEBALL AT THE BREAK

...gives up the goods on second-half predictions (like Kosuke and Daisuke squaring off in the World Series), players on the move, fantasy magic and why the All-Star Game matters this year. BUSTER...

Buster's looking forward to a Cubs-Red Sox World Series