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Scott Boras Dominates Free Agency: Raises Ceiling on MLB Salaries

2012-01-26
  Earlier this week, while the Nationals , Rangers , and Mariners were all still in the hunt for the last prized free-agent of the 2012 winter off-season, Scott Boras, agent to some of the game’s biggest stars, and Dave Dombrowski, Detroit Tigers GM, were busy having a side-bar conversation that apparently nobody else in baseball knew about. It is discretion like this that makes Boras the best ...

MLB Rumors: Prince Fielder's Negotiations with Nationals Must End Soon

2012-01-12
The never-ending saga that is the Prince Fielder negotiations with the Washington Nationals must be resolved soon. All of the conflicting reports and Scott Boras announcements need to stop, and the 27-year-old first baseman needs a new home because spring training is just one month away.  On Wednesday, there were two different reports about just how interested the Nationals are in signing ...

Rays keep beating the odds

2012-01-23
Bodley: Rays keep beating the odds

La Russa to talk title run in St. Louis

2012-01-09
La Russa to talk title run in St. Louis

Calling out UFC is a losing fight, but it's time to step into the cage

2012-01-25
No one beats the UFC. Not fighters angry over paltry wages, or journalists critical of its business tactics. But with the FTC looking into the UFC's stranglehold on MMA, Gregg Doyel is stepping into the ring, too, to take on a bully.

Fisher and Wolff never wanted to commit to keeping the A's in the East Bay

2012-01-10
That the A's would benefit from a new stadium is indisputable. O.co Coliseum is downright dowdy and, well past its 40th birthday, ancient by modern baseball standards.

Inbox: Analyzing winter flurry of Padres moves

2012-01-11
Inbox: Analyzing winter flurry of Padres moves

Report: Ryan Braun tested positive for medication, not PEDs

2012-01-09
Ever since Major League Baseball announced he had tested positive for a banned substance Dec. 10, Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun has proclaimed his innocence. The celebrity journalism specialists over at TMZ reported Monday that Braun tested positive for "medication he's taking for a private medical issue — NOT performance enhancing drugs." TMZ adds: The nature of Braun's medical ailment ...

Byrd uses Muay Thai to get ready for season

2012-01-19
Byrd uses Muay Thai to get ready for season