May 26, 2013

MLB: Former pitcher Oil Can Boyd admits to pitching while using cocaine

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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Former Red Sox pitcher Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd says he probably pitched under the influence of cocaine “at every ballpark” during his 10-year career. “There wasn’t one ballpark that I probably didn’t stay up all night, until 4 or 5 in the morning, and the same thing is in your [...]

MLB World Series: Cruz’s unforgiveable defensive gaffe proves costly to Rangers

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Lance Berkman #12 of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with David Freese #23 after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning during Game Six of the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium on October 27, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (October 26, 2011 – Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images [...]

Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium are ready for some football

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You go long! … And watch out for the brick wall! That’s good advice for the wide receivers at the Northwestern-Illinois college football game Saturday. The game takes place not on a football field, or a sandlot, but at a baseball stadium —Chicago’s venerable Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs. It’s a snug little home [...]

After errors, Brooks Conrad is Goatville’s newest resident

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We come to you today from the mean streets of Goatville. This is a cruel place, and sadly to say, there is a new citizen in town. Indeed, Monday seemed a good day to get to know Poor Brooks Conrad a little bit, while the sporting public watched replays of his errors, as it would [...]