http://baseballstatsandnews.com/topic/national-basketball-association2011-05-17T15:00:12Z2011-05-17T15:00:12ZReuters Life! Online Reporttag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-17:/professional-baseball/sf-giants-join-drive-bullying-gays-4781882a/

<div><p><a title="San Francisco Giants" href="/topic/San+Francisco+Giants" >SAN FRANCISCO</a> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign against bullying of gay youths, the online activist group <span><a title="Change.org" href="/topic/Change.org" >Change.org</a></span> said on Tuesday.</p><p>The Giants, who play in a city with a large gay ...

2011-05-17T14:00:06ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-17:/professional-baseball/san-francisco-giants-join-drive-bullying-gays-4781838a/

<div><p><a title="San Francisco Giants" href="/topic/San+Francisco+Giants" >SAN FRANCISCO</a> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The San Francisco Giants have become the first professional sports team to join the "It Gets Better" campaign against bullying of gay youths, the online activist group <span><a title="Change.org" href="/topic/Change.org" >Change.org</a></span> said on Tuesday.</p><p>The Giants, who play in a city with a large gay ...

2011-05-16T15:30:40ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-16:/professional-baseball/crane-reaches-deal-buy-houston-astros-4781440a/

<div><p>A group led by Houston businessman <a title="Jim Crane" href="/topic/Jim+Crane" >Jim Crane</a> has reached a deal to purchase Major League Baseball's <a title="Houston Astros" href="/topic/Houston+Astros" >Houston Astros</a>, the team announced on Monday, in a deal reportedly worth $680 million.</p><p><span><a title="Drayton McLane, Jr." href="/topic/Drayton+McLane%2c+Jr." >Drayton McLane</a></span>, who purchased the <span>National League</span> club in 1992 for $117 million in 1992, pu...

2010-12-01T10:31:16ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-01:/professional-baseball/royal-treatment-king-james-returns-home-4703707a/

<div><p><span><a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" >CLEVELAND</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="LeBron James" href="/topic/LeBron+James" >LeBron James</a></span> is bracing himself for a hostile reception when he returns to Cleveland Thursday for the first time since ditching his home team to join the <span><a title="Miami Heat" href="/topic/Miami+Heat" >Miami Heat</a></span>.</p><p>Once t...

2010-11-29T14:58:47ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/professional-baseball/southeast-invisible-supply-4460995a/

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2010-11-29T15:51:43ZHeliumtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/world-series/racial-discrimination-american-professional-sports-4583075a/

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2010-11-04T14:43:21ZHeliumtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-04:/professional-baseball/point-shaving-professional-sports-4222571a/

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2010-11-04T14:01:37ZHeliumtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-04:/professional-baseball/reflections-love-sports-fan-4185379a/

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2010-11-03T00:59:24ZhubPagetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-03:/professional-baseball/5-fun-milwaukee-3966722a/

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2010-11-03T02:54:29ZhubPagetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-03:/professional-baseball/reds-left-fielder-4020757a/

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2010-11-02T12:27:55ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-02:/professional-baseball/giants-win-stir-bay-area-3506454a/

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2010-11-02T16:55:39ZhubPagetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-02:/professional-baseball/rule-23763-dont-dont-dont-3696431a/

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2010-10-10T14:40:05ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-10:/professional-baseball/don23039t-place-bet-life-read-1788336a/

<p>Bet On Sports With My Sure-Money System and Win 97% Of Your Bets!<br />"Discover How You Can INSTANTLY Win 97% Of Your Sports Bets Using<br />My Proven Sports Betting System!"<br />From: "The Sports Betting Champ" John Morrison<br />My friend,<br />Check out the astonishing winning run of my unbeatable betting system over the last 2 years!<br />Current 2010 MLB season as of 10/10/2010 : 42 wins - 1  Loss2009-10 NBA season: 63 wins - 0 Losses2009 MLB season: 49 wins - 0 Losses2008-09 NBA seaso...

2010-08-12T14:00:12ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-08-12:/professional-baseball/texas-rangers-sale-ryan-group-wins-owners-1018455a/

<div><p>NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - The sale of the <a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texas Rangers</a> baseball team to a group including <a title="National Baseball Hall of Fame" href="/topic/National+Baseball+Hall+of+Fame" >Hall of Fame</a> pitcher <a title="Nolan Ryan" href="/topic/Nolan+Ryan" >Nolan Ryan</a> on Thursday won unanimous approval of <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball"...

2010-10-27T06:46:18ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-27:/professional-baseball/highestpaid-coaches-3381914a/

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2010-10-27T06:45:53ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-27:/professional-baseball/favorite-sports-mascots-3381616a/

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2010-10-27T06:44:39ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-27:/professional-baseball/americas-favorite-sports-mascots-3380677a/

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2010-06-12T00:31:43ZAP Featurestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-12:/professional-baseball/chronology-news-events-2009-798940a/

<div><p>JANUARY</p><p>Jan. 1</p><p>Sixty-six New Year's revelers die and more than 200 are injured in a fire at a <a title="Bangkok" href="/topic/Bangkok" >Bangkok</a> nightclub.</p><p>Longtime <a title="Claiborne Pell" href="/topic/Claiborne+Pell" >Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell</a>, creator of <a title="Pell Grants" href="/topic/Pell+Grants" >Pell Grants</a>, dies at 90.</p><p>Jan. 5</p><p><a title="Bill Richardson (Politician)" href="/topic/Bill+Richardson+(Politician)" >New Mexico Gov. Bil...

2010-09-08T12:53:41ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-08:/professional-baseball/sounds-violence-sports-deaths-2009-791794a/

<div id="subtitle">With echoes of violence and crackling gunfire, sports says goodbye to some of its best in 2009</div><div><p>Sports in 2009 looked down the barrel of a gun.</p><p>From Tennessee to <a title="Georgia" href="/topic/Georgia" >Georgia</a> to <a title="Nicaragua" href="/topic/Nicaragua" >Nicaragua</a>, gunfire crackled in July. The causes differed &amp;#8212; a romance gone wrong, a robbery botched, a self-inflicted wound &amp;#8212; but the outcome did not. A gun was the weapon of ...

2010-06-12T01:09:13ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-12:/professional-baseball/recession-america-tuning-heading-791373a/

<div id="subtitle">As money got tighter, Americans turned to TV to quench sports thirst in 2009</div><div><p>"Take me out to the ballgame," the old song goes. Americans, however, may have been too busy channel surfing to do that this year.</p><p>Television, it turns out, was where Americans turned to satisfy their craving for sports in the recession-plagued year of 2009.</p><p>With fewer dollars to spend, many fans resorted to the "cave model," hunkering down at home to watch the game instead of...

2010-06-12T01:46:56ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-12:/professional-baseball/cuban-prowl-dodgers-_-team-737944a/

<div id="subtitle">Cuban might have some interest in Dodgers if they are sold, but `not on the prowl' for team</div><div><p><a title="Dallas Mavericks" href="/topic/Dallas+Mavericks" >Dallas Mavericks</a> owner <a title="Mark Cuban" href="/topic/Mark+Cuban" >Mark Cuban</a>, who lost in a bid to purchase to the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>, apparently still has some interest in owning a <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >M...

2010-04-16T10:11:22ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/sports-officials-respond-calmly-terror-warnings-679299a/

<div id="subtitle">Sports officials respond in low-key manner to federal terror warnings about stadiums, arenas</div><div><p>Sports officials are confident that adequate security measures are in place to thwart any potential terrorist attacks on stadiums around the country.</p><p>Responding in a low-key manner to security warnings that terrorists would like to attack stadiums, several sports officials said Tuesday that they have already boosted precautions so much the latest alerts won't make mu...

2010-04-16T10:22:36ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/red-sox-manager-remembers-minors-jordan-665819a/

<div id="subtitle">Francona's best player hit .202, made it into Hall of Fame anyway</div><div><p>When <a title="Michael Jordan" href="/topic/Michael+Jordan" >Michael Jordan</a> was inducted into the basketball hall of fame on Friday night, <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> manager <a title="Terry Francona" href="/topic/Terry+Francona" >Terry Francona</a> was 90 miles away trying to shuffle his pitching staff to deal with a rain delay.</p><p>Francona didn...

2010-06-25T20:53:02ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-25:/professional-baseball/partial-list-attended-kennedy-funeral-649236a/

<div id="subtitle">A partial list of those who attended <a title="Edward M. Kennedy" href="/topic/Edward+M.+Kennedy" >Sen. Edward Kennedy</a>'s funeral in Boston</div><div><p>A partial list of those who attended Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral in Boston on Saturday:</p><p>___</p><p><a title="Barack Obama" href="/topic/Barack+Obama" >President Barack Obama</a></p><p><a title="Michelle Obama" href="/topic/Michelle+Obama" >First Lady Michelle Obama</a></p><p><a title="Joe Biden" href="/topic/Joe+Bide...

2010-10-22T11:11:42ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-22:/professional-baseball/numbers-count-2734412a/

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2010-10-22T07:42:41ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-22:/professional-baseball/ticket-riches-2521897a/

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2010-10-06T03:03:41ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-06:/professional-baseball/arizonas-fiercest-creatures-1688978a/

<p>As the fire blazes on, the Phoenix Suns mascot prepares for his brave slam dunk jump thru a smokin' hot ring. No, it's not an aggressive tiger mascot jumping that ring, it's Go the Gorilla. Fans Go the Gorilla. Fans go silly for this primate, and it's widely known why. The Suns mascot is one of the gutsiest, most entertaining and highly charitable mascots in the nation. Word has it this Phoenix Suns mascot was born from a singing telegraph sent to the arena back in 1980. The fans liked him so...

2010-10-24T09:30:25ZSmartMoneytag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-24:/professional-baseball/favorite-team-6025-3027566a/

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2010-04-16T12:28:18ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/commissioners-view-economy-attendance-wary-eye-512963a/

<div><p>American football, basketball and ice hockey teams are mostly avoiding ticket price increases while watching attendance drop for <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> as the economy takes a toll on <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> sports teams.</p><p>Commissioners for the four major US sport leagues spoke at a forum here on Wednesday with economic issues a major topic with baseball attendance down seven...

2010-04-16T12:28:27ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/4-commissioners-focus-economy-512779a/

<div id="subtitle">NFL, MLB, <a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" >NBA</a>, <a title="National Hockey League" href="/topic/National+Hockey+League" >NHL</a> commissioners focus on economy when they gather for panel discussion</div><div><p>Major league baseball attendance is down 7 percent and the average crowd for 19 of the 30 clubs has dropped from a year ago. The <a title="National Football League" href="/topic/National+Football+League" >NFL</...

2010-04-16T15:32:00ZBusinessWeektag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/green-grow-ballparks-296289a/

<div><h1> GREEN GROW THE BALLPARKS </h1><p>When the <a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >Atlanta Braves</a> play home games this season, about 2,000 parking attendants, ticket takers, and food vendors at <a title="Turner Field" href="/topic/Turner+Field" >Turner Field</a> will be decked out in shirts with Atlanta Braves patches on the chest. That's standard work attire at a big-league ballpark. What's not so standard is what the shirts were made of: about 50% recycled soda ...

2010-10-23T22:17:16ZGlamourtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-23:/professional-baseball/sports-teams-follow-2997741a/

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2010-06-16T12:12:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/mlb-set-full-season-replay-_-fans-267703a/

<div id="subtitle">Baseball set for a full season of replay _ poll shows fans want to see it even more</div><div><p>Hours before Game 1 of the World Series, a <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> official gazed at the catwalks above <a title="Tropicana Field" href="/topic/Tropicana+Field" >Tropicana Field</a> and wondered: What if a high fly hits a beam, rattles around and two balls come tumbling down?</p><p>To hear many fans tell it, th...

2010-04-16T13:52:56ZBusinessWeektag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/bailouts-sports-fans-413931a/

<div><h1> BAILOUTS FOR SPORTS FANS </h1><p>As the economic crisis worsens, sports franchises are tweaking marketing pitches to go after a new sort of customer: Joe the Unemployed Plumber. There are some bittersweet deals out there. On Nov. 29 the NHL's <a title="St. Louis Blues" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Blues" >St. Louis Blues</a> staged the first of 11 "Fannie &amp;amp;amp; <a title="Freddie Mac Holdings" href="/topic/Freddie+Mac+Holdings" >Freddie</a> Mortgage Saturdays." The fan winning a dr...

2010-10-21T09:44:59ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-21:/professional-baseball/pro-team-ticket-prices-fall-2311688a/

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2010-06-16T12:10:41ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/world-series/philadelphia-plans-world-series-parade-friday-357401a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Philadelphia 76ers" href="/topic/Philadelphia+76ers" >Philadelphia</a> celebrates World Series title for 1st time in 28 years, plans parade for Friday</div><div><p>Many baseball fans here would not speak the "P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team.</p><p>But now that the <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillies</a> have claimed their second championship, every...

2010-06-16T12:03:37ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/phillies-reign-tampa-bay-baseball-world-series-502876a/

<div><p>No longer the loveable losers that last year became the first American sports franchise to lose 10,000 games, the <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillies</a> can put away their symbols of futility.</p><p>The Phillies captured their first World Series title in 28 years by beating the <a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" >Tampa Bay Rays</a> 4-3 on Wednesday, in the completion of the first suspended game in World Series h...

2010-06-16T12:03:37ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/fans-stream-streets-celebrate-phillies-win-502827a/

<div id="subtitle">Fans clog streets of <a title="Philadelphia 76ers" href="/topic/Philadelphia+76ers" >Philadelphia</a> to revel in <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Phillies</a>' World Series championship</div><div><p>Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off firewo...

2010-06-16T12:03:47ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/world-series/phillies-weather-rays-storm-clinch-baseball-world-series-500512a/

<div><p><a title="Geoff Jenkins" href="/topic/Geoff+Jenkins" >Geoff Jenkins</a> provided the spark with a leadoff double and <a title="Brad Lidge" href="/topic/Brad+Lidge" >Brad Lidge</a> ended it with another perfect outing as <a title="Philadelphia 76ers" href="/topic/Philadelphia+76ers" >Philadelphia</a> beat <a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" >Tampa Bay</a> 4-3 Wednesday to clinch their first World Series title in 28 years.</p><p><a title="Pedro Feliz" href="/topic/Pedro+...

2010-06-16T12:03:51ZTampa Tribune & WFLAtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/phillies-finish-rays-win-world-series-500379a/

<div><p><p><a title="Philadelphia 76ers" href="/topic/Philadelphia+76ers" >PHILADELPHIA</a> - Two days later, the Phillies finished the job.</p> <p>The thrilling three-inning conclusion of the rain-delayed Game 5 of the World Series saw the home team take, then lose, then retake the lead before holding on to conquer the Rays 4-3.</p> <p>Their sprint to the finish brought home the second world championship in the Phillies' 126-year history, and their first since 1980, as the <a title="National Le...

2010-06-16T12:04:13ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/world-series/weather-wacky-world-series-hold-499125a/

<div id="subtitle">Wet, wild and wacky World Series still on hold, could use some Rays of sunshine</div><div><p>Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to <a title="Milwaukee" href="/topic/Milwaukee" >Milwaukee</a>. Maybe the <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Phillies</a> and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast.</p><p>So just sit tigh...

2010-04-16T12:40:30ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/76ers-move-home-opener-deference-world-series-498964a/

<div><p>The <a title="Philadelphia 76ers" href="/topic/Philadelphia+76ers" >Philadelphia 76ers</a> have moved the start of their <a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" >National Basketball Association</a> season-opener on Wednesday in deference to the weather-disrupted game five of the World Series.</p><p>The Sixers said Tuesday they would move up the start their contest Wednesday against the <a title="Toronto Raptors" href="/topic/Toronto+Raptor...

2010-04-16T12:41:57ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/phillies-present-eager-new-legacy-497339a/

<div id="subtitle">With history all around them, Phillies past and present are eager for new legacy</div><div><p><a title="Steve Carlton" href="/topic/Steve+Carlton" >Steve Carlton</a> showed up to throw a ceremonial first pitch. <a title="Robin Roberts" href="/topic/Robin+Roberts" >Robin Roberts</a>, too.</p><p><a title="Mike Schmidt" href="/topic/Mike+Schmidt" >Mike Schmidt</a> schmoozed behind the batting cage, <a title="Tug McGraw" href="/topic/Tug+McGraw" >Tug McGraw</a>'s ashes were scatte...

2010-04-16T12:47:53ZThe New York Observertag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/irs-thumbs-taxfree-bonds-yankees-mets-nets-5Bupdated5-491287a/

<div><p>In a move that will save the owners of the <a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" >Yankees</a>, <a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >Mets</a> and Nets tens of millions of dollars, the <a title="Internal Revenue Service" href="/topic/Internal+Revenue+Service" >IRS</a> has given its O.K. to the use of tax-free bonds to finance the construction of the teams' new facilities, according to a state spokesman. The tax-free financing comes mostly at expense to...

2010-04-16T12:47:55ZThe New York Observertag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/roundup-wednesday-491201a/

<div><p>Even with pending Congressional hearings on the financing of <a title="Yankee Stadium" href="/topic/Yankee+Stadium" >Yankee Stadium</a>, the federal government rules tax exempt bounds may be issued to finance the <a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" >Yankees</a>, <a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >Mets</a>, and Nets sports arenas. [<a title="The New York Times Company" href="/topic/The+New+York+Times+Company" >NY Times</a>] </p><p>Ten immigrants g...

2010-06-16T12:06:18ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/world-series/strangers-rays-phils-reach-world-series-488237a/

<div id="subtitle">Welcome, strangers! Phillies, Rays shuck losing ways, meet in World Series</div><div><p>When <a title="Evan Longoria" href="/topic/Evan+Longoria" >Evan Longoria</a> homered off <a title="Cole Hamels" href="/topic/Cole+Hamels" >Cole Hamels</a> under a sunny sky in spring training, hardly anyone could've imagined they'd meet up again this fall.</p><p>In the World Series, of all places.</p><p>Yet now they're set: Longoria, <a title="B.J. Upton" href="/topic/B.J.+Upton" >B.J. Upto...

2010-06-16T12:06:56ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/world-series/rollins-hamels-lead-phillies-world-series-484219a/

<div id="subtitle">Rollins, Hamels lead Phillies over Dodgers 5-1 and into first World Series since 1993</div><div><p>The losingest team in pro sports history was soaked in champagne and whooping it up Wednesday night. Next stop for these <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillies</a>: the World Series.</p><p><a title="Jimmy Rollins" href="/topic/Jimmy+Rollins" >Jimmy Rollins</a> got them rollin' with a leadoff home run, <a title="Cole Hamels" hre...

2010-06-16T12:08:16ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-06-16:/professional-baseball/names-game-473061a/

<div id="subtitle">Names in the Game</div><div><p><a title="Norway" href="/topic/Norway" >Norway</a> dropped plans to bid for the <a title="2018 Winter Olympics" href="/topic/2018+Winter+Olympics" >2018 Winter Olympics</a> on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe.</p><p>"It was a difficult decision," said <a title="Tove Paule" href="/topic/Tove+Paule" >Tove Paule</a>, president of the Norwegian Olympic and <a title="Paralympic Co...

2010-10-14T12:20:25ZArticlesBasetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-14:/professional-baseball/baseball-uniform-1897025a/

<p>A baseball uniform is a type of uniform worn by baseball players, and sometimes by non-playing personnel, such as managers and coaches. It is worn to indicate the person's role in the game and, through use of logos and colors, to identify the two teams and officials.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="<a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://w...

2010-10-23T09:44:39ZSuite 101tag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-10-23:/professional-baseball/players-wear-jersey-ads-2923641a/

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2010-04-16T16:20:52ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-04-16:/professional-baseball/thomas-slam-sinks-red-sox-221553a/

<p><div id="subtitle"><a title="Frank Thomas (Designated Hitter)" href="/topic/Frank+Thomas+(Designated+Hitter)" >Frank Thomas</a> Hits 11th Career Grand Slam As Blue Jays Complete Sweep With 7-4 Win Over Red Sox</div><div><p><a title="Josh Beckett" href="/topic/Josh+Beckett" >Josh Beckett</a>'s first start of the season failed to send <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston</a> home with a win.</p><p>Frank Thomas hit his 11th career grand slam, <a title="Vernon Wells" hre...

2010-09-10T07:35:07ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-10:/world-series/bosox-sweep-rockies-win-world-series-1270691a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> Win World Series, Completing 4-Game Sweep of <a title="Colorado Rockies" href="/topic/Colorado+Rockies" >Colorado Rockies</a> With 4-3 Win</div><div><p>The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series, completing a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 4-3 win last night.</p><p>For the second time in four years, the Boston Red Sox sit at the pinnacle of the baseball world. After going 86 years with...

2010-09-10T00:43:05ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-10:/professional-baseball/phils-complete-comeback-claim-nl-east-1222482a/

<div id="subtitle">Phillies Complete Comeback, End 14-Year Playoff Drought With 1st <a title="NL East" href="/topic/NL+East" >NL East</a> Title Since 1993</div><div><p><a title="Shane Victorino" href="/topic/Shane+Victorino" >Shane Victorino</a> doused the fans with a fire hose, <a title="Brett Myers" href="/topic/Brett+Myers" >Brett Myers</a> and <a title="Ryan Howard" href="/topic/Ryan+Howard" >Ryan Howard</a> jumped into the stands to join the celebration and <a title="National Baseball Hall ...

2010-09-09T08:43:53ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/cuban-dips-toe-water-buying-cubs-1129520a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Dallas Mavericks" href="/topic/Dallas+Mavericks" >Dallas Mavericks</a> <a title="Mark Cuban" href="/topic/Mark+Cuban" >Owner Mark Cuban</a> Throws Hat in the Ring Among Those Interested in Buying Cubs</div><div><p>Add Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the list of potential <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> buyers. "I submitted an app," Cuban said in an e-mail to <a title="The Associated Press" href="/topi...

2010-09-09T08:40:10ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/mavs-owner-cuban-applies-buy-cubs-1129136a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Dallas Mavericks" href="/topic/Dallas+Mavericks" >Dallas Mavericks</a> <a title="Mark Cuban" href="/topic/Mark+Cuban" >Owner Mark Cuban</a> Submits Application to Buy <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></div><div><p>Add Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the list of potential Chicago Cubs buyers. "I submitted an app," Cuban said in an e-mail to <a title="The Associated Press" href="/topic/The+Associated+Pres...

2010-09-09T06:11:00ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/phillies-avoid-4game-sweep-mets-1116511a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Jimmy Rollins" href="/topic/Jimmy+Rollins" >Jimmy Rollins</a> Hits 2-Run Homer As Phillies Avoid 4-Game Sweep With 5-3 Win Over Mets</div><div><p>The <a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Phillies</a> avoided a lost weekend against the <a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >Mets</a> on Sunday _ not to mention falling even further behind in the <a title="NL East" href="/topic/NL+East" >NL East</a>.</p><p>Jimmy Rollins hit...

2010-09-09T03:07:15ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/pioneer-baseball-writer-whiteside-dies-1101000a/

<div id="subtitle">Larry <a title="Larry Whiteside" href="/topic/Larry+Whiteside" >Whiteside</a>, <a title="The Boston Globe" href="/topic/The+Boston+Globe" >Boston Globe</a> Baseball Writer and Pioneer for Black Journalists, Dies at 69</div><div><p>Larry Whiteside, a baseball writer in <a title="Boston Celtics" href="/topic/Boston+Celtics" >Boston</a>, <a title="Kansas City" href="/topic/Kansas+City" >Kansas City</a> and <a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee</a...

2010-09-09T00:44:21ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/thursdays-sports-transactions-1088138a/

<div id="subtitle">Thursday's Sports Transactions</div><div><p><a title="Kansas City Royals" href="/topic/Kansas+City+Royals" >KANSAS CITY ROYALS</a>_Activated <a title="Joakim Soria" href="/topic/Joakim+Soria" >RHP Joakim Soria</a> from the 15-day DL. Optioned <a title="Ryan Braun (Pitcher)" href="/topic/Ryan+Braun+(Pitcher)" >RHP Ryan Braun</a> to <a title="Omaha" href="/topic/Omaha" >Omaha</a> (PCL).</p><p><a title="Oakland" href="/topic/Oakland" >OAKLAND</a> ATHETLTICS_Released <a title="Jay...

2010-09-09T00:10:07ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-09:/professional-baseball/column-lebron-lived-hype-1084751a/

<div id="subtitle">Column: Cavs Superstar <a title="LeBron James" href="/topic/LeBron+James" >LeBron James</a> Has Lived Up to the Hype _ and Then Some</div><div><p>Imagine being 22, and having to carry a franchise. Now imagine being 22, and having to carry the hopes and dreams of an entire city. A city that's known nothing in sports but heartbreak for two generations. A city so starved for something good its most memorable events are somebody else's triumphs.</p><p>A city just up the highway fr...

2010-09-08T21:35:00ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-08:/professional-baseball/tuesdays-sports-transactions-1070807a/

<div id="subtitle">Tuesday's Sports Transactions</div><div><p><a title="Minnesota Twins" href="/topic/Minnesota+Twins" >MINNESOTA TWINS</a>_Placed <a title="Glen Perkins" href="/topic/Glen+Perkins" >LHP Glen Perkins</a> on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of <a title="Carmen Cali" href="/topic/Carmen+Cali" >LHP Carmen Cali</a> from <a title="Rochester" href="/topic/Rochester" >Rochester</a> (IL).</p><p>National League</p><p><a title="Cincinnati Reds" href="/topic/Cincinnati+Reds" >CINCINNAT...

2010-09-08T21:28:45ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-08:/professional-baseball/fielders-homers-lift-brewers-dodgers-1070257a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Prince Fielder" href="/topic/Prince+Fielder" >Prince Fielder</a> Hits 2 Home Runs to Lead the Brewers to a 9-5 Win Over the Dodgers</div><div><p>Prince Fielder's first two homers at <a title="Dodger Stadium" href="/topic/Dodger+Stadium" >Dodger Stadium</a> definitely weren't cheap ones. Fielder homered in his first career at-bats against <a title="Brett Tomko" href="/topic/Brett+Tomko" >Brett Tomko</a> and <a title="Takashi Saito" href="/topic/Takashi+Saito" >Takashi...

2010-09-08T20:32:23ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-09-08:/professional-baseball/fridays-sports-transactions-1065656a/

<div id="subtitle">Friday's Sports Transactions</div><div><p><a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" >CLEVELAND INDIANS</a>_Acquired <a title="Gregorio Rosario" href="/topic/Gregorio+Rosario" >RHP Gregorio Rosario</a> from <a title="Seattle" href="/topic/Seattle" >Seattle</a> to complete the May 13 trade for <a title="Jason Davis (Baseball)" href="/topic/Jason+Davis+(Baseball)" >RHP Jason Davis</a>.</p><p>National League</p><p><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cub...

2011-01-04T23:30:12ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/thunder-grizzlies-basketball-2406200p/

<a title="Memphis Grizzlies" href="/topic/Memphis+Grizzlies" >Memphis Grizzlies</a> <a title="Tony Allen (Basketball)" href="/topic/Tony+Allen+(Basketball)" >guard Tony Allen</a>, left, collides with <a title="Oklahoma City Thunder" href="/topic/Oklahoma+City+Thunder" >Oklahoma City Thunder</a> forward <a title="Serge Ibaka" href="/topic/Serge+Ibaka" >Serge Ibaka</a> (9) from the <a title="Republic of the Congo" href="/topic/Republic+of+the+Congo" >Republic of Congo</a> in the second half of an ...

2011-01-04T22:30:11ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/pistons-lakers-basketball-2406198p/

<a title="Los Angeles Lakers" href="/topic/Los+Angeles+Lakers" >Los Angeles Lakers</a> power forward <a title="Pau Gasol" href="/topic/Pau+Gasol" >Pau Gasol</a>, of <a title="Spain" href="/topic/Spain" >Spain</a>, reacts after making a basket during the first half of an <a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" >NBA</a> basketball game with the <a title="Detroit Pistons" href="/topic/Detroit+Pistons" >Detroit Pistons</a> in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Ja...

2011-01-04T22:01:19ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/hawks-kings-basketball-2406196p/

<a title="Sacramento Kings" href="/topic/Sacramento+Kings" >Sacramento Kings</a> forward <a title="Carl Landry" href="/topic/Carl+Landry" >Carl Landry</a>, center, goes to the basket against <a title="Atlanta Hawks" href="/topic/Atlanta+Hawks" >Atlanta Hawks</a> forward <a title="Al Horford" href="/topic/Al+Horford" >Al Horford</a>, right, as Hawks center <a title="Zaza Pachulia" href="/topic/Zaza+Pachulia" >Zaza Pachulia</a>, left, of <a title="Republic of Georgia" href="/topic/Republic+of+Geor...

2011-01-04T20:31:41ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/trail-blazers-mavericks-basketball-2406162p/

<a title="Portland Trail Blazers" href="/topic/Portland+Trail+Blazers" >Portland Trail Blazers</a> point guard <a title="Patrick Mills" href="/topic/Patrick+Mills" >Patrick Mills</a> (8) drives past <a title="Dallas Mavericks" href="/topic/Dallas+Mavericks" >Dallas Mavericks</a> power <a title="Brian Cardinal" href="/topic/Brian+Cardinal" >forward Brian Cardinal</a> (35) during the first half of a <a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" >NBA</a> b...

2011-01-04T20:01:28ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-04:/photo/raptors-bulls-basketball-2406150p/

<a title="Toronto Raptors" href="/topic/Toronto+Raptors" >Toronto Raptors</a> center <a title="Andrea Bargnani" href="/topic/Andrea+Bargnani" >Andrea Bargnani</a>, right, and <a title="Chicago Bulls" href="/topic/Chicago+Bulls" >Chicago Bulls</a> forward <a title="Taj Gibson" href="/topic/Taj+Gibson" >Taj Gibson</a> struggle for a loose ball during the first half of an <a title="National Basketball Association" href="/topic/National+Basketball+Association" >NBA</a> basketball game Tuesday, Jan. ...