May 25, 2013

Major League Baseball exec defends World Baseball Classic as unqualified hit

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEGOTIATORS LEAVE OFFICE EN ROUTE TO LABOR TALKS IN NEW YORK.

(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) has no desire to see the World Baseball Classic played at a different time of year despite a chorus of critics who say the tournament is lacking many of the game’s top players. A disappointing showing by the United States, which was eliminated in the second round, has raised [...]

NFL Report: NFL considering changes to Pro Bowl / Eliminate all peel back blocks

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Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing (56) is injured in the first half of the game agains the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 8, 2012.(Photo: Andrew Mills, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / AP) — The NFL is considering major changes to the Pro Bowl, including the way the players are selected for [...]

NBA: Celtics’ Rondo done for season after tearing ACL

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Josh Smith #5 and Kyle Korver #26 of the Atlanta Hawks reach for a loose ball recovered by Rajon Rondo #9 of the Boston Celtics at Philips Arena on January 25, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (January 24, 2013 – Source: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images North America) BOSTON — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL players will re-vote on ‘disclaimer of interest’ as lockout drags on

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NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, front, and the players’ union have been involved in an ongoing labour dispute with the National Hockey League. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) —- NHL players began a vote Thursday night to decide whether they want to again grant authority to their management committee to disclaim interest in their [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL cancels more games, All-Star Weekend

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has called off all games through Dec. 14, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend scheduled for Jan. 26-27 in Columbus, Ohio. The league made the announcement Friday, the 69th day of the NHL’s lockout of its players. The new cancellations come as little surprise. The two sides had an [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL labor talks set to resume Monday

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NEW YORK (AP) — So much for a two-week break. Just over a week since the last set of failed negotiations, the NHL and the locked-out players’ association will return to the bargaining table Monday. Conversations that restarted Friday between NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr produced enough positive movement [...]

MLB World Series 2012: Analysis and Preview; Tigers vs. Giants

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Manager Jim Leyland #10 and pitcher Justin Verlander #35 of the Detroit Tigers answer questions during World Series Media Day at AT&T Park on October 23, 2012 in San Francisco, California. The Tigers play the San Francisco Giants tomorrow in game one of the World Series. (October 22, 2012 – Source: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North [...]

Golf Recap: Phil Mickelson surges into share of BMW lead with Vijay Singh

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Phil Mickelson watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club on September 8, 2012 in Carmel, Indiana. (September 7, 2012 – Source: Chris Chambers/Getty Images North America) CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — The BMW Championship turned into golf’s version of an All-Star game [...]

MLB: Cabrera banned 50 games for failed drug test

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Melky Cabrera #53 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two-run single driving in Angel Pagan #16 and Marco Scutaro #19 in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park on August 12, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (August 11, 2012 – Source: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images North America) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — [...]

Falling star: All-Star Games should be eliminated

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All-star games have lost their entire purpose.
The games are inherently an exhibition, pitting the best from one league or conference against the best from the other. Except sometimes the best o…