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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!

Setanta Sports Ruins My Saturday Night
Y’know, I promised certain parties — including one who sells a product I might actually buy one day — that I would cut back on...

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Sox lose
Hard to believe, but Rangers pitching held Boston scoreless over the last seven innings to win 5-4 tonight at Fenway. The Sox jumped ou...

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Buchholz pitches five no-hit innings
From the Portland Sea Dogs: Clay Buchholz fired five hitless innings for the Sea Dogs but did not figure in the decision (a 3-1 New H...

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Oops!
We'll have to get the full explanation after the game, but Julio Lugo was thrown out at third base trying to steal in the bottom of the ei...

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Bad Altitude: Hey, They Won, No Fun
The Rockies snapped their eight-game losing streak today with a shutout victory in Houston. Jeff Francis stifled the Astros' Texas League lineup...

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Bad Altitude: Hey, They Won, No Fun
The Rockies snapped their eight-game losing streak today with a shutout victory in Houston. Jeff Francis stifled the Astros' Texas League lineup...

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Win big, lose big
After the Cubs had their thrilling come-from-behind victory yesterday, I spent the better part of an evening surfing the net to read more ab...

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Beckett lasts five
Funny, the two leading contenders to start the All-Star game for the American League have had poor outings. Detroit's Justin Verland...

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