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!

Orioles Photo of the Day, 2008-01-24
Boog Powell, 19 years old, of the 1961 Rochester Red Wings. Boog hit .321 with 32 homers and 92 RBI in 142 games for Rochester that year,...

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Cardboard Gods: Brian Downing
Adjunct!


Dodger Thoughts: They’re Droppin’ Like Flies
Dave Collins, the manager of the Dodgers' Inland Empire A-ball team, has resigned, reports Ken Gurnick of MLB.com.

Bronx Banter: Plant A Tree
Entering the new year, the Yankees had four arbitration-eligible players on their 40-man roster. Of the four, the two who will see the largest...

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The Top 20 Cub HR Of All Time - #19 Kerry Wood 5/2/2000
It figures, doesn't it, that one of the top home runs, among the most memorable, was hit by a pitcher? (Hint: this won't be the last pitcher...

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I’m OK, You’re OK
I think the most productive discussion is the one where, after spirited debate, each person argues in favor of his opponent's case. And the le...

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I Don’t Want my Brother Coming out of that Toilet with Just his D*ck in his Hands

Community Projection: Chipper Jones
Not too many bad things you can say about this guy - even a Mets fan has to admit to that. We're starting to see what he can do while fully healthy...

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