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Angels' Mike Trout should be fine despite lofty expectations
addCustomPlayer('1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1j59v4a9evljr1d1b5hvawowo7', 'eplayer15'); CINCINNATI — Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs as a rookie. It took him nine years to do it again. McGwire set a rookie record that...Tags: Fantasy Sports, ESPN (tv network), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Torii Hunter, Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Dodgers roster in flux to start the season
Sizing up the Dodgers' 25-man roster for opening day: STARTERS No.; Name; Pos.; B/T; Age; Comment 25; CARL CRAWFORD; LF; L/L; 31; Looking to rebound from the two worst years of his career. 14; MARK ELLIS; 2B; R/R; 35; Dependable veteran provides...
Tags: Chris Capuano, Ted Lilly, Jerry Hairston, Jr,, Juan Uribe, Baseball
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Withhold judgment on Gonzalez
Gio Gonzalez was 20 when I watched him pitch for the first time. He was at the Phillies' complex in Clearwater, Fla., and it didn't take long to see why Pat Gillick had insisted on him when the White Sox traded for Jim Thome. You don't have to be a...
Tags: A.J. Ellis, Major League Baseball, ESPN (tv network), Florida Gators, Milwaukee Brewers
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Baseball Hall of Fame
Blogging with Bill WhiteI'm several weeks away from entering my own Hall of Fame season, where I begin accepting nominations to my Hall of Fame of the area's most colorful characters. I've never had a year in which no one was inducted. Then...... -
If Hedo Turkoglu is on the juice, how many more in NBA are?
The poor, poor Orlando Magic. They can't even get their steroids right. Hedo Turkoglu, a veteran player who is a shell of his former self and having the worst year of his career, was suspended for 20 games by the NBA on Wednesday for testing...
Tags: Jacque Vaughn, World Anti-Doping Agency, NBA Finals, Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando Magic
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Steinberg: The lying needs to stop
There was a time, not so long ago, when members of the athletic community were viewed as pillars of honesty and integrity. The public gave them trust ratings much higher than those of elected representatives (not surprising) and even physicians. Those...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Ben Johnson, Ray Lewis, Football, Baltimore Ravens
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Ravens' Flacco carries on the 'I'm going to Disney World' tradition
Win the Super Bowl, and head to Disney. It's a tradition now since Phil Sims uttered the words, "I'm going to Disney World" after winning Super Bowl XXI with the New York Giants in 1987. Now, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco gets the free trip...
Tags: World Series, Magic Johnson, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints
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In Theory: Is cheating becoming more socially acceptable?
From high school students to millionaire athletes, cheating has always been around. But 2012 saw a string of high-profile cases that brought cheating into the public eye and could even be making it more socially acceptable. Lance Armstrong's doping...Tags: New Orleans Saints, Separation of Church and State, Lance Armstrong, Social Sciences, Ethics
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Many Hall of Famers seem glad Clemens, Bonds were snubbed
Al Kaline, Dennis Eckersley and Mike Schmidt have a few things in common. One, they are all members of baseball's Hall of Fame. Two, they are all glad no one was elected to join them this year. “I’m kind of glad that nobody got in this year,...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Babe Ruth, Frank Robinson, Baseball, Barry Bonds
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Sosa hopeful of reconnecting with Cubs
If the Cubs want to bridge the gulf between them and their career home-run leader, as Tom Ricketts hinted at the Cubs Convention over the weekend, Sammy Sosa says all they have to do is call. "I saw that the owner said he wanted to reach me, speak to me,...
Tags: Phil Rogers, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Thomas Ricketts, Wrigley Field
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Jeff Jacobs: Reign Delay - Nobody Gets In Hall This Year, And That's Good
The Hartford CourantIn the 144-year narrative of our national pastime, five men have hit 60 home runs in one season. Henry Aaron never did it. Willie Mays never did it. One did it three times. As his reward, Sammy Sosa received 71 of 569 possible votes (12.5 percent) for...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Baseball, Barry Bonds, Voting, Curt Schilling
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Move over Lance Armstrong, Magic's greatest season also tainted by PEDs
Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire were recently blackballed from the Baseball Hall of Fame because they were the biggest juicers this side of Minute Maid. Ben Johnson and Marion Jones had Olympic gold medals stripped away for being massive drug cheats. A...
Tags: Frank Vogel, Jacque Vaughn, World Anti-Doping Agency, Orlando Magic, ESPN (tv network)
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