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More bad news from Pirates-Sox match up

As if Tabata leaving the game wasn’t enough, now Boston is down a player. The Red Sox right-fielder J.D. Drew left Sunday’s game against the Pirates in the second inning. Drew, who is batting .233 with four homers and 18 […]

Nationals hire Davey Johnson as manager

As expected, the Washington Nationals inked Davey Johnson as manager, three days after Jim Riggleman stunned the team by resigning. Johnson’s hiring was officially announced Sunday but rumors of the move had been swirling for days. His first game in […]

… Slow news day

This is where ESPN might be the best. On the inevitable slow news day. This is when you hear the four-letter-network lead with some non-story, twist it around, get a few experts to wrangle a bit and by the end […]

Winnipeg names its new hockey team

The Jets have officially returned to Winnipeg. Hockey fans in Winnipeg have been waiting for a team for the past 15 years and they now finally know what their new team will be called. Winnipeg announced they will be called […]