About The Sports Blog
What are the components of sports? For starters, at an early age, sports involvement is designed to teach you things like sportsmanship, competitive spirit, and teamwork. Next, there is usually a set of game rules to follow when taking part in sports. And finally, there's a team or individual competition that yields a winner.
Sounds simple, but when it comes to the world of sports, debates over which team is the best, whether or not the coach blew the game, or which athlete deserves the highest accolades, can rage on and on. The Sports Blog is here to provide a play-by-play and help keep score of the latest sports-related news and views.
From game rules and regulations and recent sports scandals to controversies concerning performance-enhancing drugs to over-the-top contracts, sports stories are always big news. Whether you love baseball, football, hockey, basketball, golf, or other sports, add this to your required reading list, sports fans!

NBC Sports Fantasy Fix
I gave a short interview to this online show this morning... the interview is posted here. They asked questions about Alfonso Soriano, Jason Marquis, ...

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Runelvys gone
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- For those very astute fans of Red Sox Nation... Some of you may have noticed that Runelvys Hernandez was originally tonight's...

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Gameday Thread: O’s at L.A. Angels of Orange County of Pacific SouthWest, Inc.
Or something like that. How many words are in that team's name now, anyway? Game Time: 10:05 | TV: MASN2 | Radio: WHFS ...

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Dodger Thoughts: The Price of Success
Six-foot-six left-handed Vanderbilt pitcher David Price, poised to become the No. 1 overall draft pick in major-league baseball next week, could...

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Would Somebody PLEASE Win This Match?
It’s time for a Gaelic Football update, kids, and we start in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, where County Louth and County Wick...

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Three Better Football League Ideas than the UFL
Apparently, Mark Cuban is actually serious about creating a scarecrow to compete with Michelangelo’s David. He even suggested on his blog...

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Mike’s Baseball Rants: A Short Trip off a Long Pier
Well, that was quick.

The Griddle: Friendly wagers, interblog version
In today's Los Angeles Times Morning Briefing Chris Foster lists the following friendly wagers over the Stanley Cup Final.