OTL: Field of Schemes?
Patrick HrubyIt seemed like a feel-good story on the surface: A Cambodian refugee brings the game of baseball to his home country. It seemed too good to be true ... and perhaps it is.
Story | Conversation | May 19, 2009Red ink: Couture versus Vera
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com...Philippines something to cheer about. Might look like: The closest Vera has come to thwarting world-class wrestling in his career was against Mike Whitehead, and that's not too close. Couture hasn't had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009Hermida's move sure to be replicated
Buster OlneyThe latest seismic rumbling probably hit the baseball landscape early Thursday morning -- probably before all the champagne-soaked Yankees reached the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
A wrong message in McGwire's return
Howard Bryant, ESPN.comTony La Russa, Bud Selig and others celebrating Mark McGwire's return to baseball still don't get it. This isn't the lesson baseball needs to be teaching.
Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009Replay for the World Series could work
Buster OlneyDon Denkinger, an umpire who had one of the most famous blown calls in history, tells Bob Klapisch: It's time to go to replay. Here's the thing: Even...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009
Top sports programs of the week
Here are the highest rated TV programs from the week of Oct. 5-11, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co.
Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009Worrying about the Dodgers
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...with another clinch situation Wednesday night, they changed sports. Baseball wasn't working, so they tried wrestling. Failing to show any fight at the plate or on the mound, they did so in the...
Blog | October 01, 2009Jays handle Yanks as Carlson confronts Posada to spark bench-clearing brawl
Associated PressYankees star Jorge Posada and Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson got into a fight near home plate, leading to a frenzied, bench-clearing brawl during the Blue Jays' 10-4 victory over New York on Tuesday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 15, 2009Getting 'Raw' with Dye, Pierzynski
Nick Friedell...catcher decides to retire, he could easily make the transition from baseball's bad guy into a wrestling villain… Hat Tip: Bugs and Cranks
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 09, 2009Top sports programs of the week
Here are the highest rated TV programs from the week of Aug. 17-23, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009Smoltz manufactures a comeback
Buster OlneyJohn Smoltz is a friend and golfing partner of Tiger Woods, which is hardly surprising, because the two men are similar in many ways. Both are superla...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009
Painfully true stories of injury cover-ups
Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.comBrett Myers recently had to set the record straight about his eye injury, reminding Jerry Crasnick of nine other infamous injury cover-ups.
Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009Top sports programs of the week
Here are the highest rated TV programs from the week of Aug. 2-9, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2009Top sports telecasts on cable
Here are the most watched programs on cable TV between June 29-July 26, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co.
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