Six College Baseball Teams to Play in MLB Urban Invitational

This coming weekend, the NCAA and Major League Baseball combine to host the 2012 Urban Invitational in Houston. Six colligate teams will face off in three days of baseball action at two venues in the Bayou City. The...

Reliever Mazzaro gave up 14 runs, makes history

Vin Mazzaro, reliever for The Royals, made history Monday night by giving up 14 runs and only getting seven outs against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians beat The Royals 19-1. Mazarro was demoted to the minors...

Diamondbacks and Rockies Say Goodbye to Tucson, Fans Reminisce

TUCSON - The year was 1998, but Deanne Duprie remembers it like yesterday."It was the Diamondbacks' first spring training game ever in Tucson, and I was sitting on the lawn in the freezing cold but thrilled to be...

Frank Thomas Retires from Major League Baseball After 19 Years

Frank Thomas has retired from Major League Baseball after a prolific 19-year career. Thomas, the greatest hitter in Chicago White Sox history leaves the game after hitting 521 home runs, tied for 18th best in league...

Josh Hamilton: Drunk in Photos from Arizona Bar on Deadspin.com

Josh Hamilton, a Texas Rangers outfielder known for problems with alcohol abuse, confirmed that the Deadspin.com Josh Hamilton drunk photos published in January 2008 featured him in a bar in Arizona, drunk and...

Report on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Misses Mark

By Bob McCarty One might think an accomplished journalist like Armen Keteyian capable of providing objective coverage of the oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, the chief investigative reporter -- and former sports reporter -- appears to have allowed personal bias and/or...

More money to be made

Call it hindsight, call it post race capping, call just plain rubbish but Wednesday nights Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the hapless Kansas City Royals was a gambling bargain....

Billionaire rips off Millionaire

Imagine this, your new employer a multibillion dollar media mogul offers you a generous bonus if only you can find it in you heart to make it to work on time every day for the next year. You’re enthused and...

MLB Online Video Strikes Out on Opening Day

As much as every business seems to be making forays into the world of online video in order to stake a claim on this fast-growing industry, technical issues still plague even the largest service providers.Unfortunately for MLB subscribers, they were unable to watch...

DC Nats Park Smoke-Free MYTH

Washington, DC – The Nationals Park provides a controlled open-air smoking area next to their kids playground, even though the official policy is, “The ballpark is a completely non-smoking...

Ron Paul the New ‘Six-Million-Dollar Man’

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul set a one-day fund-raising record yesterday, according to news reports like this one. That leads me to wonder whether those backing the maverick congressman from Texas might opt to use the money to make him a “better, stronger,...

What if Ron Paul was Commissioner of Baseball?

A Detroit Free Press editorial today offered a scathing opinion about the state of Major League Baseball following yesterday’s finger-pointing report by George Mitchell:"“Major League Baseball is going to...

Ex-Reds Player, Broadcaster Joe Nuxhall Dies

Athens, GA (Nov 16, 2007) - The Associated Press is reporting the death of long-time Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Joe Nuxhall. Nuxhall, who was the youngest player in major league history and the beloved "old...

Summer of scandal and the death of sport?

"...With each passing day it gets harder and harder to watch sports without feeling the need to take a shower afterwards. If you're a principled, thinking person, you may spend a lot of time, as I do, realizing that your continued attention to the game is helping finance...

Mark Cuban to buy Chicago Cubs

So all the rumors are true and its about time. Anyone who has had their heart broken by the Cubs is gonna jump on this bandwagon big time. Mark Cuban would be a great owner for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field...

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