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Bruce Meyer elected MLBPA's interim executive director (Clark quits)
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (219+ words) The Major League Baseball Players Association unanimously elected Bruce Meyer as its new executive director Wednesday night, replacing Tony Clark the day after he resigned amid scandal less than a year before the expiration of MLB's collective bargaining agreement. Clark…...
Will Seahawks make White House visit?
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (248+ words) The Seahawks, if you haven't heard, won Super Bowl LX. One of the questions to be resolved in the coming weeks is whether they'll make the annual visit to the White House to commemorate the achievement. There's speculation they won't. Per…...
Cheers for Team USA turn to jeers for Vance at Milan Cortina opening ceremony
1+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) Led by speedskater and flag bearer Erin Jackson, Team USA was among the last delegations to enter Milan's San Siro stadium in the parade of nations on Friday. The crowd cheered for the Americans but jeers and whistles could be…...
Detroit Tigers Legend Mickey Lolich Dies
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (216+ words) The Detroit Tigers family is mourning the loss of one of the most iconic pitchers in franchise history. Mickey Lolich, the legendary left-hander who helped carry the Tigers to a World Series championship in 1968, has passed away at the age…...
Legendary NY Radio Host Explains Why Coaches Prefer Teams from Red States, Trashes His City
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (257+ words) In a candid admission that's turning heads, legendary New York sports radio host Mike Francesa conceded that red state cities are now more attractive to NFL coaches than New York City. Speaking on his show, amid reports that John Harbaugh…...
Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker: Not Just His Nickname Was Interesting
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (257+ words) Frank Baker started in major league baseball as one of those raw country lads so endearing to sports writers of his era, and retired a gentleman farmer. Born on a farm just south of Trappe, Maryland, which had been in…...
Pigskin Pickem Thread, Wildcard Playoffs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) "Because they shutdown our Somali daycare." "I'll miss little Achmed most of all. None of the kids were real but he was a wizard at fingerpainting." Rams Bears Jaguars Eagles Patriots (with help from the snow-clearing crew) Texans Congrats to…...
What’s next for MLB and Venezuela? Officials assess impact on upcoming season, WBC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (275+ words) In the hours since U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan president Nicol's Maduro in a pre-dawn raid Saturday, officials across the landscape of Major League Baseball have scrambled to check on the safety of players, coaches and scouts throughout the country, while…...
Remembering “The American Sportsman,” Curt Gowdy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (350+ words) Curtis Edward Gowdy was born in Green River, Wyo., on July 31, 1919. Gowdy was proud of his Wyoming heritage and loved the outdoors, claiming that he was "born with a fly rod in one hand; and the sports microphone came a…...
Mordecai Brown
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) With Brown leading an extraordinary pitching staff, the Cubs from 1906 through 1910 put together the greatest five-year record of any team in baseball history. His battles with the Giants" Christy Mathewson epitomized the bitter rivalry between two teams that just about…...