New Hall of Fame ballot has big names
TweetNEW YORK — The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine’s voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite...
View ArticleBonds, Clemens, Sosa on Hall ballot for first time
TweetNEW YORK — The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine’s voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite...
View ArticlePhiladelphia catcher Carlos Ruiz is suspended for 25 games | Baseball
TweetBaseball Phillies’ Ruiz is suspended Carlos Ruiz, the Philadelphia Phillies’ All-Star catcher, was suspended for 25 games Tuesday by Major League Baseball for a violation of its...
View ArticleLongoria agrees to deal adding $100 million
TweetST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria wants to be with the Tampa Bay Rays for his entire big league career. The slugging third baseman got his wish Monday when they Rays agreed to a $136.6 million,...
View ArticleAP Source: Reds and Broxton in 'substantial' talks
TweetCINCINNATI — Reliever Jonathan Broxton is having “substantial talks” with the Cincinnati Reds about a multiyear deal, a person familiar with the negotiations said on Monday. Broxton also is...
View ArticleMAC championship has BCS implications
TweetTime to put the BCS puzzle together. There’s not a lot of mystery going into championship weekend. Mostly, everything should simply fall into place. The spot opposite Notre Dame in the...
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One Running Shoe in the Grave
TweetBy KEVIN HELLIKER Associated Press Athletes compete in the World Triathlon Grand Final in Auckland, New Zealand, on Oct. 21. In a five-kilometer race Thanksgiving morning, Ralph Foiles finished...
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Can ‘Big Phil’ Rescue Brazil?
TweetBy ROGERIO JELMAYER SÃO PAULO—Brazil is turning to a past champion to elevate its national soccer team, which has been criticized for lackluster play as the soccer crazy nation prepares to host...
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Using Science to Ward Off the ‘Yips’
TweetBy SCOTT CACCIOLA Robert Goldberg MIT golf coach Jesse Struebing The golf course is a treacherous, unforgiving place, where even the world’s best players are vulnerable to stress-induced fits of...
View ArticleWhy the Sounders should keep Eddie Johnson and say goodbye to Fredy Montero...
TweetEddie and Fredy could have been magical. They could have been the goal-scoring tandem that took Seattle by storm and took Sounders FC to the MLS Cup. Certainly that was the plan when the front...
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