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Dawson Makes Hall;
Blyleven, Alomar Miss

Jan 6, 2010 2:39 PM CST

Dawson Makes Hall; Blyleven, Alomar Miss

Hall of fame voters surprise yet again

(Newser) - Andre Dawson was the only player elected into the Hall of Fame today, with Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar missing the cut by just five and eight votes respectively. Dawson, one of only three players to hit 400 home runs and steal 300 bases, received 77.9% of the vote,...

Randy Johnson Retires

Jan 6, 2010 3:19 AM CST

Randy Johnson Retires

Lefty pitcher calls it a day after reaching 300 wins

(Newser) - After 22 major league seasons, The Big Unit is walking away from baseball, ending one of the greatest pitching careers in baseball history. The 6-foot-10 Johnson announced his retirement on a conference call late yesterday, a decision that had been expected from the overpowering left-hander who reached 300 wins last...

Check Out the 2010 Stamps

Dec 30, 2009 9:48 PM CST

Check Out the 2010 Stamps

Katharine Hepburn, Mother Teresa, Negro Leagues baseball make the cut

(Newser) - Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa, Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist Winslow Homer, and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on US postage stamps next year. Other new stamps will honor baseball's Negro Leagues, the Sunday funnies and the Hawaiian rain forest, the AP reports....

Tiger 'Blood-Spin' Doc
Treated MLB Players

Dec 16, 2009 2:06 AM CST

Tiger 'Blood-Spin' Doc Treated MLB Players

Galea probed over banned substances

(Newser) - The sports injury doctor dubbed "Miracle Man" facing drug charges in Canada has treated several Major League Baseball players. Anthony Galea—who used his pioneering "blood-spinning" technique on Tiger Woods and other celebrity athletes—treated Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and at least two other players, insiders tell the...

A-Rod, Kate Hudson Break Up

Dec 14, 2009 3:04 PM CST

A-Rod, Kate Hudson Break Up

Yankees star, starlet go their separate ways

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson are "totally over," sources tell Hollywood Life . The split seems amicable, or at least not the cause of chick-flick marathons and a Ben & Jerry's shortage: A-Rod was spotted at a Miami hotel "with two women, acting VERY single," while Hudson...

Bonds Done Playing: Agent

Dec 10, 2009 2:11 PM CST

Bonds Done Playing: Agent

Controversial home run king won't find work, he finally admits

(Newser) - Barry Bonds will almost certainly never play again, his agent said today, finally admitting what had seemed a fait accompli. “If there was any chance he'd be back in a major-league uniform, it would have happened by now,” Jeff Borris tells the San Francisco Chronicle . “When 2008...

Grady Sizemore
Wants Nudie Pics
Off Web ... Now

caught stealing?

Nov 30, 2009 1:18 PM CST

Grady Sizemore Wants Nudie Pics Off Web ... Now

Suddenly modest Indians outfielder sent risqué photos to girlfriend

(Newser) - Clearly unfamiliar with the saying about closing the barn door after the naked pictures are out, Cleveland Indian Grady Sizemore wants his racy cellphone photos back. The All-Star outfielder shared the steamy self-portraits with his girlfriend; how they wound up all over the Web is now a matter for investigators...

Sammy Sosa:
Skin Cream
Did This

OH, SO THAT WAS IT

Nov 11, 2009 9:48 AM CST

Sammy Sosa: Skin Cream Did This

Sosa says he's not purposely bleaching his skin

(Newser) - Sammy Sosa attributes his newly lightened skin to three things: facial cream, all those baseball games he played out in the sun, and, of course, those pesky camera flashes, which “made my skin look lighter” at an event last week, he tells Univision. He wouldn’t divulge the name...

Blame Sosa's New Look on 'Cleansing': Pal

Nov 8, 2009 10:34 PM CST

Blame Sosa's New Look on 'Cleansing': Pal

Despite lightened skin, 'he's not trying to be Michael Jackson'

(Newser) - Retired slugger Sammy Sosa comes off as a bit vain, but he isn't bleaching his skin or "trying to be Michael Jackson," a friend says of the photos that took the sports blogosphere by storm last week. "He can't believe it is such a big deal."...

Yankees' Bank Finally Defeats the System

JOE POSNANSKI

Nov 5, 2009 10:12 PM CST

Yankees' Bank Finally Defeats the System

We're all tired of talking about NY payroll, but it stifles baseball hope

(Newser) - Yes, writing about the New York Yankees’ ginormous payroll is “like writing about the heat in Phoenix. We all know it’s there, and we don’t really want to talk about it anymore,” Joe Ponanski says in what he admits is a “screed.” And though...

Matsui Leaves New York In Style

Nov 5, 2009 8:00 AM CST

Matsui Leaves New York In Style

World Series hero probably done with pinstripes

(Newser) - In New York he was anonymous. In Japan they resented him for twice skipping the World Baseball Classic. But last night Hideki Matsui made fans take notice and cheer, capping a World Series performance that compares favorably to Reggie Jackson’s storied 1977 Series—Jackson hit .450 with 1.250...

Want a Yankees
Ticket? Shell
Out $1,000

Nov 4, 2009 1:19 PM CST

Want a Yankees Ticket? Shell Out $1,000

Sky high prices at Yankee Stadium are record for resellers

(Newser) - The average fan might need a loan to snap up one of the thousands of tickets available for tonight’s Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The cheapest seats are going for $550 online, the Daily News reports, but the online average is above $1,000. Resale...

Lawmakers Get Sweet Deal on World Series Tix

Nov 4, 2009 6:59 AM CST

Lawmakers Get Sweet Deal on World Series Tix

Critics say face-value tickets should count as a gift

(Newser) - Federal lawmakers have been getting tickets to sold-out World Series through a perk that has some ethicists crying foul. Some 75 tickets for this series have been sold to 15 lawmakers and their aides at face value by Major League Baseball and the teams. No ethics rules are being broken...

If Yanks Win, Thank
Kate, Blame Macy's

world series

Nov 2, 2009 5:10 PM CST

If Yanks Win, Thank Kate, Blame Macy's

Omens abound in countdown to Game 5

(Newser) - With the Yankees sitting on a 3-1 lead heading into tonight's World Series Game 5, there's already plenty of credit and blame to go around. Should New York defeat the Phillies, give a cheer for actress and Alex Rodriguez galpal Kate Hudson, David Wells writes for the New York Post....

A-Rod Sheds
Choke-Artist
Rep

world series

Nov 2, 2009 1:42 PM CST

A-Rod Sheds Choke-Artist Rep

Onetime postseason washout comes through in, yes, the clutch

(Newser) - For years, the rap on Alex Rodriguez has been that despite his gaudy regular-season stats, he folded in the playoffs. His October performance nearly dispelled that rep, and his ninth-inning homer in last night's World Series Game 4 took him to a new level, Will Leitch writes: "He has...

For Female Umps,
No Field of Dreams

MLB'S GLASS CEILING

Nov 2, 2009 11:38 AM CST

For Female Umps, No Field of Dreams

Female umpire speaks out against baseball's 'stained-grass ceiling'

(Newser) - Forget blown calls. The real problem with umpires in the MLB, says Perry Barber: A complete lack of females. Barber, who has been in the business since 1981, works high school, college, spring training, and Independent League games—and tells DoubleX , “ We’re just going to have to storm...

A-Rod's Clutch Double
Sparks 7-4 Game 4 Win

world series

Nov 1, 2009 11:07 PM CST

A-Rod's Clutch Double Sparks 7-4 Game 4 Win

Damon's heads-up play drives Phillies to brink of elimination

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the Yankees beat the Phillies, 7-4, tonight in Philadelphia to claim a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Joba Chamberlain opened the door for the Phillies, yielding a homer to Pedro Feliz with two out...

Foul-Mouthed Ticket Scalper Talks Crime, Punishment

HUMOR ALERT

Oct 30, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

Foul-Mouthed Ticket Scalper Talks Crime, Punishment

Time-wasting cops 'should be fired'

(Newser) - Adrian Chen found the ticket scalper with possibly the dirtiest mouth on the New York circuit and convinced him to do an interview for Gawker . He expounds on would-be sex-trading ticket buyer Susan Finkelstein, New York sports fans, and more:

On Finkelstein: "Every one of those cops should be

...

Cops Bust Phillies Fan in Sex-for-Tix Bid

Oct 28, 2009 4:52 AM CDT

Cops Bust Phillies Fan in Sex-for-Tix Bid

Woman nailed after seeking World Series seats on Craigslist

(Newser) - A Phillies fan willing to go the extra mile for World Series tickets is facing misdemeanor prostitution charges after a police sting operation. A pair of undercover cops responded to the woman's Craigslist ad describing herself as a "gorgeous tall buxom blond" desperate for tickets, reports the New York ...

November Baseball's a Farce

Jay Mariotti

Oct 27, 2009 3:06 PM CDT

November Baseball's a Farce

Selig needs to get the boys of summer off the field

(Newser) - Isn’t the Fall Classic supposed to happen in the fall? Not this year. The World Series begins tomorrow night and, in case Bud Selig hasn’t noticed, it’s “never seemed more irrelevant,” writes Jay Mariotti. It’s simply too late in the year for baseball. “...