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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!

It’s Official, Braves Part Ways with Andruw Jones
From the team's official press release on arbitration eligible players: The Atlanta Braves today offered salary arbitration to left-handed relief pitc...

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Catfish Stew: 2007 Photo Outtakes: The Curse of Yorvit
According to my calculations, after today's Mets trade of Lastings Milledge (I can finally say those words on this blog again!) to the Washington...

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Mets send Milledge to the Nats
Nats get Lastings Milledge Mets get Brian Schneider and Ryan Church. Wow.  I don't profess to have a thimbleful of the knowledge of the inner workings of a Major League GM's head. &n...

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What the hell with Josh Beckett already?
Am I on crack or drugs or is Josh Beckett already being written into tales where he was, without any question, the greatest pitcher to ever live? T...

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Bronx Banter: Billy Martin, Hall of Famer?

Cardboard Gods: The Basketball Kid Takes a Stand
Episode One: The Last Timeout First panel: snow falling through the light from a streetlamp

The Griddle: And I thought he was retired?

Dodger Thoughts: Handball, Domestic and International
Though it has nothing to do with the Dodgers, I've been hanging onto this to write about for a couple of months. Back in October, Marcia C....

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