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Steinberg: NBA is back, but several mistakes were made
The NBA and its players finally reached accord on a new collective bargaining agreement last week. The season is scheduled to begin on Christmas Day. The cost has been massive to owners, players and employees at the venues. Lost television revenue is...Tags: National Basketball Association, Basketball, HBO (tv network), Ice Hockey, Disneyland Park
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Dodgers won't add an MVP, no matter what happens to Ryan Braun
Dodgers BlogIf Brewer Ryan Braun's positive test for performance enhancing drugs is upheld, that won't mean his MVP will suddenly be handed down to the Dodgers' Matt Kemp.... -
Zambrano still doesn't get it
Suspended lunatic Carlos Zambrano said he has been “climbing mountains, running on the beach and exercising hard so that I can arrive at spring training in optimal shape.’’
Now? Now he’s focusing on getting in shape? Why didn&...Tags: Spring Training, Theo Epstein, Carlos Zambrano, Home Run Derby, Kerry Wood
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Aberdeen man hits home run with sports collection
swaltman@aberdeennews.comAs both a child and adult, Carlyle Mardian has provided a venue for others to absorb the sports they love. When he was a youngster in Roscoe, buddies would visit his home on Saturday afternoons to watch the Major League Baseball game of the week on one...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Jack Nicklaus, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken
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Village idiots rejoice: Another Zambrano apology tour
I believe Carlos Zambrano.
When he told Comcast SportsNet that only about three teammates contacted him after he was placed on the We’re Sick Of You List, I believe him.
Everything else is a crock.
No, wait, I believe Zambrano when he says he...Tags: Michael McCaskey, Kosuke Fukudome, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Entertainment
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McConnell's mission of faith and baseball
When the bus pulled to a stop in the village near the south-central coast of the Dominican Republic, it was surrounded instantly by dozens of mostly shirtless and shoeless youngsters. They banged on the sides and rocked the bus in joyful anticipation,...Tags: Robinson Cano, Surgery, Juan Marichal, All Stars, High School Sports
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Theo is perfect -- for a lot of the wrong reasons
This seems like the perfect hire. The best thing ever. The smartest move you could dream of. But it’s the Cubs. So, it will turn into a disaster. That’s what the Cubs do. Somehow, some way at some time, the hiring of Boston general manager...Tags: Wrigley Field, Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Employers
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Steinberg: NBA can learn from NFL
The NBA lockout drags on with games canceled this week. On Tuesday a federal mediator will meet with the sides in New York. A mediator is not someone empowered to force the sides to compromise — as in binding arbitration. Good mediators are skilled...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Ice Hockey, High School Sports
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Easier to reach: 600 homers or 3,000 hits?
PEDs make a difference Mark Emery The Morning Call Eliminating admitted or suspected performance-enhancing drug users Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez from the list, only four "clean" players have hit 600 home runs. Since baseball has cracked...Tags: Ryan Howard, Miguel Cabrera, Los Angeles Times, Barry Bonds, Steroids
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Does the Derby hurt home run hitters such as Robinson Cano?
Ah, the Home Run Derby. It’s hard for me to think of many American traditions that top watching baseball’s best sluggers (cameos made by Vernon Wells in 2010 and Brandon Inge the year before) while listening to Chris Berman shriek NFL...Tags: Robinson Cano, Ryan Howard, Football, Ivan Rodriguez, Injuries and Wounds
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Highlights from the past - July 25
1986 - Suspended Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis Oil Can Boyd said all of his drug tests are negative and he wants to go back to work. 1991 - The Aberdeen VFW baseball team scored in every inning of a doubleheader against Milbank en route to 19-9 and...Tags: Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Delmon Young, Pittsburgh Pirates, Athletes
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Coffee Companion (8/9): Ravens sign Ricky; O's cough one up
Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.
Running it back:...Tags: Mark Reynolds, Cam Cameron, Ed Dickson, Jo-Jo Reyes, Sergio Kindle
Nov 30, 2011
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Dec 10, 2011
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Dec 15, 2011
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Jul 31, 2011
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Aug 16, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
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Oct 12, 2011
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Oct 15, 2011
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Jul 11, 2011
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Jul 12, 2011
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Jul 25, 2011
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Aug 9, 2011
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