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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!

Philly File: Down Another Worthless Rhode(s)
While I was away there was a chat session on MLB.com with Phillies new GM “Stand Pat” Gillick. He was candid in his remarks about his failure to get the Phillies where they need to be to compete this season. He, in so many words, admitted that t...

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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 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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The Pipes May Not Be Calling
Jeff Bagwell has played his entire 15-year Major League Baseball career with the Houston Astros. Until 2005, he had only one season (1994) in...

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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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