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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. “...

ESPN Axes Phillips' Galpal, Too

TODAY AT THE WORLDWIDE LEADER

Oct 26, 2009 7:34 PM CDT

ESPN Axes Phillips' Galpal, Too

Meanwhile, former baseball analyst enters sex-addiction rehab

(Newser) - A day after ESPN fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips in the wake of his affair with a production assistant, the channel has cut Brooke Hundley loose, too. And that’s not all, Phillips agent tells the New York Post: Phillips, 46, is seeking treatment for sex addiction, and it’s...

McGwire Back in Baseball,
as Cardinals Hitting Coach

A SHOT FOR THE OFFENSE

Oct 26, 2009 6:42 PM CDT

McGwire Back in Baseball, as Cardinals Hitting Coach

La Russa brings former star aboard, says steroids questions fair game

(Newser) - Mark McGwire is back in baseball, hired by old pal Tony La Russa to be the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach. La Russa managed McGwire with the Oakland Athletics, then with St. Louis. McGwire was not at today's news conference, but La Russa and general manager John Mozeliak said there...

ESPN to
Steve Phillips:
You're Out!

Oct 25, 2009 9:43 PM CDT

ESPN to Steve Phillips: You're Out!

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network...

Umps Under Fire
After Rash of
Botched Calls

mlb playoffs

Oct 23, 2009 5:10 PM CDT

Umps Under Fire After Rash of Botched Calls

Postseason miscues have MLB considering drastic changes

(Newser) - This year’s postseason has featured the usual thrills—pitchers' duels, come-from-behind victories—and an outbreak of something unusual: botched calls by umpires. The threat of more gaffes in next week’s World Series has the tradition-bound sport considering expanding the use of instant replay beyond the verification of home...

Chuck Todd Chickens Out
on Goatee Bet

Oct 23, 2009 1:29 PM CDT

Chuck Todd Chickens Out on Goatee Bet

Dodger-loving reporter donates to charity rather than shaving

(Newser) - Chuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they...

ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips

foul balls

Oct 22, 2009 2:47 PM CDT

ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips

Network knew what it was getting in scandal-plagued analyst

(Newser) - ESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World...

Lee Leads
Phillies to 11-0
Game 3 Win

NL PLAYOFFS

Oct 19, 2009 3:03 AM CDT

Lee Leads Phillies to 11-0 Game 3 Win

Defending World Series champs now up 2-1 over Dodgers

(Newser) - Cliff Lee dominated the Dodgers and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth provided the big swings early as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised past Los Angeles 11-0 last night for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series. Lee provided another brilliant playoff start, striking out 10 and allowing only three hits...

Yankees Top
Sloppy Angels 4-1

ALCS OPENER

Oct 17, 2009 2:00 AM CDT

Yankees Top Sloppy Angels 4-1

(Newser) - On a blustery night more suited to bobsleds than baseballs, CC Sabathia pitched eight superb innings of four-hit ball to win his second straight postseason start, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a rare sloppy game by the Angels to win the AL championship series opener 4-1.

Time to Ditch Umps?
(Or at Least
Some of Them)

Oct 13, 2009 12:35 PM CDT

Time to Ditch Umps? (Or at Least Some of Them)

Machines might be able to do this job better

(Newser) - Joe Mauer smashed a ball to left field in the 11th inning Friday, and it landed fair, a foot inside the line. But it won’t show up on any box score, because umpire Phil Cuzzi, standing just 10 feet away, ruled it foul. It’s just one of several...

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

mlb playoffs

Oct 11, 2009 5:23 PM CDT

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

With Dodgers in NLCS, only Philly-Colorado remains up in the air

(Newser) - The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...

Lay Off A-Rod:
'Clutch' Is Just Luck

Oct 7, 2009 11:55 AM CDT

Lay Off A-Rod: 'Clutch' Is Just Luck

Or, more accurately, maybe there's no such thing

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may be one of the greatest hitters of all time, but fans have always derided him for not being “clutch” enough, for not winning it all, for not being a “real Yankee” like DiMaggio or Berra or Mantle or Jackson. But stat geeks have long argued...

Red Sox Fan Sprung From Jail—for Game

Sep 25, 2009 8:48 AM CDT

Red Sox Fan Sprung From Jail—for Game

Judge calls furlough 'compassionate' act for man with few joys in life

(Newser) - Red Sox fandom turned out to be a get out of jail free card for one Iowa man. Randy Barker was serving a 20-day jail sentence for violating a protective order, but his lawyer argued that he should be released long enough to attend a Sox game with his dad...

Sotomayor
to Throw Out
First Pitch
for Yankees

Sep 22, 2009 12:30 PM CDT

Sotomayor to Throw Out First Pitch for Yankees

(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor is preparing for more than her first term on the Supreme Court—she's working on her pitching, too. The Bronx native will toss out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium before Saturday's game against the Red Sox, USA Today reports. The team picked her to celebrate Hispanic Heritage...

MLB Honchos
Drop Ball on
Vid Sensation

OPINION

Sep 17, 2009 7:46 AM CDT

MLB Honchos Drop Ball on Vid Sensation

Refusing to share video of little girl's ball toss makes league look petty

(Newser) - It was a great baseball moment when a stunned Phillies fan watched his 3-year-old daughter toss back a foul ball he had just caught. But Major League Baseball isn't playing ball with the video, Jennifer Van Grove writes at Mashable. MLB has made a copyright claim on the video, making...

3-Year-Old Creates Viral
Buzz With Foul Ball Toss

Sep 16, 2009 1:29 PM CDT

3-Year-Old Creates Viral Buzz With Foul Ball Toss

Toss-back earns young girl offers to close for Phillies

(Newser) - A happy Phillies fan made a sensational catch to snag a foul ball at last night’s game against the Nationals. Then he gave the ball to his 3-year-old daughter, and the result is turning into a YouTube sensation: She chucked it back over the railing. “When she first...

World's Top Shoe Misusers

Sep 16, 2009 10:26 AM CDT

World's Top Shoe Misusers

Footwear-throwing journalist al-Zaidi ranks no. 5

(Newser) - Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who threw a shoe at George W. Bush, was released from jail yesterday, leading the Christian Science Monitor to reflect on other top “footwear misusers” through the years:

Richard Reid: The would-be shoe bomber brought homemade explosives onto a flight from Paris to Miami

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