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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!

The Shake-Up: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays will be playing in their 9th season in 2006, which is astounding to me. It feels like they’re still an expansion...

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Mota Registers First Save For the Sox
It was only a failed physical that kept the Cleveland Indians from making a steal of a deal. Truthfully, they should have pulled the trigger de...

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The Shake-Up: Baseball Ownership
To start with, it should be a pretty solid Super Bowl. The sizzle isn’t quite there, but I think that the steak will be. Typically, the ne...

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The Return of the King; No Victory Without Suffering
Break out all your hyperboles, Red Sox Nation, Theo Epstein is back. But there’s only so much of it I can take. Continue reading The Return of the King; No Victory Wi...

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The Marlin’s Big Contract and the Dodgers’ New Closer
Florida Marlins: There’s not much for Marlins fans to like about what’s happened with their team this winter (unless you’re a Marlins ...

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The Shake-Up: On-Field Officials
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Shake-Up, which every week will take a hard look at one aspect of sports today and make a big change. I...

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Red Sox Have Plenty Of Talented Prospects
While many Red Sox fans wonder where Manny will end up the farm system and future stars for the Red Sox are definitely well stocked. Jon Pa...

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Revamp the Hall of Fame Vote!
A lot of people out there are complaining that the National Baseball Hall of Fame is getting a little watered down. Bruce Sutter may or may not be worthy, but the place that relievers wi...

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