What meddlesome owner Loria wants is what Marlins get

The Marlins arent talking, and early this week, theyre not even playing in the continental 48. Theyre tangling with the Mets in Puerto Rico, as good a place as any for a baseball club on the lam to hole up. Jeffrey Loria, who has no problem looking past Fredi Gonzalez, has no long-term plan to [...]

Venus ousted in Wimbledon quarters by Pironkova

then turn toward the Court 1 player guest box where her parents were seated and put her palms up or shrug her shoulders, as if to indicate, “I dont know whats happening here.” Tsvetana Pironkova tumbles on the grass in joy and relief. (AP) The five-time Wimbledon champion was out of sorts, out of answers [...]

Duke-UNC to be shown in prime time (CBS) for 1st time

CBS Sports, college basketballs leading network broadcaster, has announced that the Duke at North Carolina game will be broadcast in prime time on Saturday, March 5, 2011 (8 p.m. ET). This marks the first time that the Duke-North Carolina rivalry will air in prime time on network television. “Duke-North Carolina is one of the most [...]

Expansion lessons Part I: Effects felt from Granddaddy to TV

Think of conference realignment as a football-shaped meteor coming to rest in your backyard. You got lucky because it didnt make a crater. Watch out for the next one, which could be the Big Bang. If you dont believe at least a bigger bang is coming Ive got some oceanfront property for sale near Tom [...]

Free agency: Goalies shouldn’t expect big money shot their way

Is Evgeni Nabokov still a $5 million or &#036 whats a veteran netminder like him worth these days? You might ask the same questions about Steve Mason, Jose Theodore and Martin Biron, and about more than 20 other goalies who will hit the open market when free agency begins Thursday. No doubt they but chances [...]

Sports business titan sees long marriage for Cavs’ Gilbert, LeBron

Everyone has an opinion about where LeBron James is going and whos joining him. To that point, the LeBrons from the TV commercials were alive and well this past weekend, having reportedly been in Miami, New York and Chicago all at the same time. Its the height of silly season in the NBA, and the [...]

Bet Penn State Nittany Lions – Penn State In Decline…For A Year?

2009 Penn State Nittany Lions Betting Recap Online betting specialists have to marvel at Penn State’s Joe Paterno. In his 44th season coaching Penn State, the 83-year-old Paterno lead his team to a double-digit win season and a New Year’s Day bowl win. Lead by dual-threat QB Darryl Clark, the Nittany Lions posted a 6-2 [...]

Although the Nationals are hard to watch, Strasburg is still must-see

Five starts in, the hype hasnt let up yet. Monday, the same day that Stephen Strasburg basically doubled the Turner Field attendance all by himself, Braves manager Bobby Cox called him “just about unhittable,” and “a Hall of Famer in the making.” Tim Hudson said hes “as advertised,” and “a talent this game hasnt seen [...]

Federer, Williams sisters, Clijsters make Wimbledon quarters

Andy Roddicks mood was subdued, his words curt. Once again, hes leaving Wimbledon without the champions trophy. Only this time and after being beaten by a far-less-accomplished opponent. The No. 5-seeded American erased an early deficit to even his fourth-round match against 82nd-ranked Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan, then got broken for the only time all [...]

Locker, Ponder bring plenty to the table for NFL scouts

Washington quarterback Jake Locker is the early consensus No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, according to fans and the media, but scouts have given Florida States Christian Ponder an identical grade as both players enter their senior seasons. Florida States Christian Ponder looks and carries himself like an NFL quarterback, says one [...]