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Too many hasty decisions with NBA awards
Yes, it is time for the yearly one-word rant now that the NBA has bestowed all of its annual individual awards: Why? Actually, more to the point, the issue should be: When? As much as anything, it is the Coach of the Year balloting, or,...
Tags: Baseball, George Karl, Western Conference (NHL), National Hockey League, Glen Rice
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Darvish on blistering strikeout pace
A.J. Pierzynski had one of the great quotes of the season. "He had all seven of his pitches working,'' said Pierzynski, who jumped from the White Sox to the Rangers last winter. Pierzynski wasn't kidding. The catcher was giving an honest account of Yu...
Tags: Baseball, Houston Astros, Kendrys Morales, Travel, Philadelphia Phillies
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Several surprise candidates for All-Star teams
Can a backup catcher be an All-Star? Absolutely, if Evan Gattis is the backup catcher in question. The Braves rookie lost his spot in the lineup when Brian McCann was activated from the disabled list, but he just keeps bashing the ball, most recently as...
Tags: Baseball, Everth Cabrera, Josh Hamilton, Elvis Andrus, Jason Motte
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Showalter baseball's biggest difference-maker of 2012
At the risk of messing with the sabermetric lobby, Mike Trout wasn't the biggest difference-maker in baseball this season. No, this is not just another plug for Miguel Cabrera and calculations you can do in your head. It's actually an endorsement for...
Tags: Baseball, MLB Manager of the Year Award, Andrew McCutchen, Politics, Josh Hamilton
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Darvish-Suzuki matchup should make for great theater
ARLINGTON, Texas — On the other side of the globe, a nation will turn to video screens big and small at about 7:10 Monday night — or, 14 time zones away, 9:10 a.m. Tuesday in Tokyo. Yu Darvish, almost certainly the best pitcher ever in Japan,...
Tags: American League, Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Gold Glove Awards, World Series
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Offensive woes threaten to sink Marlins
Did Ozzie Guillen accidentally take Juan Pierre, Gordon Beckham, Mark Teahen, Brian Anderson and Josh Fields with him when he went to Florida? It must seem like it at times. The Marlins aren't scoring runs. If that trend continues, they won't join the...
Tags: Baseball, Travel, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Emilio Bonifacio
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Digest: No. 1 Northwestern women are upset by No. 5 Carolina in lacrosse
College lacrosse No. 1 Northwestern women are upset Host No. 5 North Carolina took a 7-1 first-half lead and held off a rally by top-ranked Northwestern for an 11-8 victory Friday night in women's lacrosse. The win broke a four-game Tar Heels losing...Tags: Baseball, Duke Blue Devils, Lacrosse, High School Sports, Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
1. Cardinals (2): They haven't lost a series in May, with a win over Clayton Kershaw on Sunday their latest achievement. Their pitching depth is being tested, but they still have Michael Wacha in the wings. That's impressive. 2. Tigers (4): Miguel...
Tags: Baseball, Houston Astros, Stephen Strasburg, Jack Zduriencik, Yu Darvish
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Kittle weighs in on Sox, Ventura, Guillen
Former White Sox slugger Ron Kittle, the 1983 American League Rookie of the Year, was a teammate of current Sox manager Robin Ventura as well as predecessor Ozzie Guillen.
Kittle notes the contrast in their personalities.
"It will be the first time a...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Alex Rios, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves
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"Ed-die!" chanted again in Baltimore -- the way it always should have been
The rain would not come for another hour, so Hall of Famer Eddie Murray had to settle for bathing in the affection of his close friends and the large gathering of fans who crowded into Legends Park to see his statue unveiled on Saturday. Maybe time...
Tags: Baseball, Arts and Culture, Lou Gehrig, Rafael Palmeiro, Arts
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Cheap labor key to Heat's future
Amid this third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and with increasingly punitive salary-cap and luxury-tax penalties about to kick in from the new collective-bargaining agreement, the question becomes how the Miami Heat will be able to sustain their...
Tags: Bob Costas, Al Harrington, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Metta World Peace
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Midseason call-ups like Manny Machado deserve a better chance at winning Rookie of the Year
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado once again showed maturity beyond his tender years when it became a foregone conclusion that he would exceed the maximum number of major league at-bats to be eligible for next season's American League Rookie of the Year...
Tags: Baseball, Kazuhiro Sasaki, American League, Texas Rangers, Hideo Nomo
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