Record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez and the New York Mets reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a $37 million, three-year contract. ...more

December 10, 2008

Every deal starts with a conversation, and hundreds will be had next week as baseball holds its annual winter meetings at Las Vegas' Bellagio hotel beginning Monday. Will the American League champion Rays make a move in Vegas? We'll see. Last year, they dealt Elijah Dukes to the Washington Nationals during the winter meetings. ...more

December 5, 2008

upsets or unlikely finishes - that continue to resonate. ...more

October 22, 2008

Yes, Mike Eruzione still believes in miracles. He was captain of the 1980 United States Olympic gold medal-winning hockey team, the "Miracle on Ice." His 20-foot wrist shot toppled the unbeatable Soviets, triggering a wave of nationalistic pride, placing him at the forefront of the 20th century's greatest sports moment, as defined by Sports Illustrated. ...more

October 21, 2008

Goodbye, obnoxious Red Sox fans. Hello, obnoxious Phillies fans. Twin brats of different dysfunctional mothers, the fanatics of Boston and Philadelphia come to the same place of extreme obnoxiousity from opposite roads. ...more

October 20, 2008

It's a relief to travel around the Red Sox nation and be cheered as a 'conquering hero' from Tampa Bay. ...more

October 14, 2008

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL   Fox Chapel goes from a winless season in 2007 to tying pre-season favorite Challenger K-8 for the county championship. ...more

October 11, 2008

In the 1984 film "The Natural," Robert Redford played a gifted baseball player who approached the manager and asked for a chance to try out for the team. ...more

October 5, 2008

CC Sabathia and Ryan Braun put the Milwaukee Brewers in the playoffs for the first time since 1982 - with big help from the New York Mets. ...more

September 29, 2008

Mets collapse, the sequel. Doomed by a dreadful bullpen that failed them again Sunday, the New York Mets completed their second consecutive September slide with a 4-2 loss to Florida that knocked them out of playoff contention in the final game at Shea Stadium. ...more

September 29, 2008