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Punches Fly Over Big Parks; The Day The Dream Team Lost

Today in sports: MLB's big field problem, a new documentary details the day the Dream Team looked mortal, and the case for Rajon Rondo being the NBA's most watchable player.

By Jen Doll

Apr 27, 2012

The Most Evocative Terms for Male Facial Hair

In Friday's Wall Street Journal there's a deeply evocative piece on the many and varied mustache styles of baseball players and the many evocative words used to describe said mustaches.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 18, 2012

Jose Canseco Is At Least Half-Aware of What He's Doing on Twitter

Semi-retired baseball star Jose Canseco is both unaware and too aware of his public persona when he's being crazy on Twitter, and the result is sometimes intentionally funny.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 16, 2012

Tebow Booed in New York; Yachtsmen Mourned in San Francisco

Today in sports: Tim Tebow gets booed at a Yankee game, a yacht race turns deadly in San Francisco, New Orleans gets the NBA All-Star Game, Boston's too hot for a good marathon, and Derrick Rose is still complaining.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 10, 2012

Richard Russo's E-Book Workaround; Spring of the Yankee Book

Today in books: Richard Russo is putting his money where his dislike of e-books is, another filmmaker lands a deal to write a filmable series of YA books, and 2012 has been a good year for fans of baseball books.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 5, 2012

The Faces of Opening Day; Bountygate's Smoking Gun

Today in sports: Opening Day across America, a smoking gun in the Saints bounty investigation, and the president weigh in on the Masters.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 23, 2012

Will Someone Please Hug Jose Canseco?

Onetime baseball star Jose Canseco is having such a good day he wants to hug a stranger -- in fact, he's feeling so touchy-feely he's begging his Twitter followers to hug him and looking for feel-good signs from Mother Nature.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 16, 2012

Hall of Fame Catcher Gary Carter Has Died

Gary Carter, the 11-time All-Star catcher nicknamed "Kid," died Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 17, 2012

Mike Martz Retires; The University of Miami Is Getting Tough on Boosters

Today in sports: father of the "Greatest Show on Turf" offense says he's done coaching football, the University of Miami will no longer let donors buy players "occasional meals," and Tim Tebow will not be a guest analyst for CBS this weekend.

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By Ray Gustini

Dec 14, 2011

Meet Yu Darvish, the Next Possibly Great Japanese Pitcher

Today in sports: The bidding process for star Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish ends tonight, Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren thinks his training staff is doing a heckuva job, and Chinese soccer struggles to keep up with the march of progress.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 8, 2011

Pujols Inks $250 Million Deal with the Angels

After 10 years on the Cardinals, Albert Pujols has agreed to spend his next 10 with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for $250 to $260 million, putting him in a pay scale exceeded only by Alex Rodriguez, who signed with the Yankees for $275 million in 2008.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 4, 2011

Manny Ramirez Can Even Make Errors While Retiring

The former Greatest Right-Handed Hitter Alive and performance enhancing substance enthusiast wants to come out of retirement to play baseball for money. Free Manny!

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 31, 2011

Cardinals Manager Retires; The College Football 'Game of the Century' Isn't

Also in the day in sports: Tony La Russa exits the castle, why college football's "game of the century" is bound to disappoint, and Iran suspends two soccer players indefinitely for an "immoral" post-goal celebration.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 28, 2011

World Series Goes to Game 7 After an Epic Win by St. Louis

After being one strike away from elimination in back-to-back innings, the St. Louis Cardinals twice rallied from two runs down to win an 11-inning classic and force Game 7 of the World Series.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 19, 2011

A Wet World Series Forecast; NBA Players Plot World Tour

Today in sports: the first game of the World Series will be wet, cold, and windy; NBA players are planning a well-paid, multi-continent exhibition tour; and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would like to be England's NFL team.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 18, 2011

The NFL's Concussion Loophole; Here Come the Digital Playbooks

Today in sports: The iPad comes to the NFL locker room, the problem with the NFL's concussion policy, and a Red Sox pitcher says he only drank beer in the clubhouse to help the team.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 17, 2011