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A pop fly drops, mayhem ensues: New wild-card era begins with more calls for expanded replay
ATLANTA – The NFL replacement refs are not there to kick around anymore.
Sign of the times – autographs in baseball go high tech as players and fans connect via iPad
Jim Nash is such a big Yankees fan that he named his son George Mattingly Nash, combining two of his favourite players: George Herman Ruth and Don Mattingly.
Washington Nationals clinch 1st NL East title despite 2-0 loss to Phillies
WASHINGTON – Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper’s burst of energy and Adam LaRoche’s slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April through September that even a loss on the first day of October could not stop them from clinching the NL East.
Suspended Giants OF Melky Cabrera disqualified from NL batting title at his own request
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball no longer has to worry about having a suspended drug cheat as batting champion.
Person familiar with negotiations: MLB nears 8-year deals with Fox and Turner covering 2014-21
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person familiar with the negotiations says Major League Baseball is nearing agreements with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts through 2021.
Broken bat issue returns after Jays pitching coach Walton struck in dugout
TORONTO – Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton was expected to return to the dugout Friday after he was struck by a piece of a broken bat during Toronto’s game against the Seattle Mariners the previous night.
Column: Commissioner has to convince NHL owners concessions will make the league stronger
All these years later, and especially now with the prospect of a lockout looming large this weekend, it’s hard to look at a picture of Gary Bettman without recalling the going-away present one NBA general manager sent the soon-to-be-named NHL commissioner. That was in 1993, when Bettman left his post as general counsel and trusted lieutenant to NBA boss David Stern to try running a league of his own.
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake among ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ telethon participants
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – More A-listers have signed on to support the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Scores
Person with knowledge of deal: Major League Baseball, ESPN extend TV contract through 2021
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person with knowledge of the deal says Major League Baseball and ESPN have extended their television contract through 2021.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Scores
Red Sox 1B Gonzalez posts: ‘Excited to get back to Cali’ as deal with Dodgers moves closer
Adrian Gonzalez posts on his Twitter account that he’s headed from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Taylor Swift among stars set for Stand Up to Cancer telethon
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – An A-list cast of celebrities is joining a telethon to raise money and awareness to fight cancer.
Melky Cabrera associate Juan Nunez banned from ballparks
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has banned Melky Cabrera associate Juan Nunez from all team clubhouses.
Giants outfielder Cabrera gets 50-game suspension for positive testosterone test
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera has been suspended for 50 games without pay after testing positive for testosterone.