LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Does Mark Teixeira even want to come back? What about Francisco Rodriguez? BOSTON -- The Angels had walked off the field for the final time this season. All but one of them.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Right-handed pitcher Mike Mussina, who collected his first 20-victory season last year in his 18th major-league season, has retired. Mussina, 39, amassed a 270-153 record over a career that began with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991. He pitched for the Orioles for 10 seasons and the last eight for the New York Yankees before announcing Thursday...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
With Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees ready to announce his retirement, the obvious question to ask is ‘has done enough to merit a plaque in Cooperstown'’ 270 career victories. A 3.68 career ERA. A .638 winning percentage. Seventeen consecutive seasons of at least 10 wins. A 20 victory season at the age of 39. Mussina was never the dominant [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Races to WatchRusty Jarrett/Getty ImagesOf course, seasons can be made or broken on any given lap of every race, but even before the first engines fire for the new season, a handful of races loom as key moments. Mark your calendars for these five.1. Daytona, February 15: While winning the Great American Race hasn't been predictive of seasonlong success recently (neither...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
This baseball winter was supposed to be a feast for Yankees-haters, Exhibit A of How to Buy Friends and Irritate People. Embarrassed by their inexcusable 89-victory season, the Yankees were going to come out like Rambo with a checkbook, blowing off caution and blowing up the plan that Brian Cashman instituted in the past three years.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Class 5A -- Gainesville Buchholz (4-4) at Daytona Beach Mainland (9-0)*Class 1A -- Jacksonville University Christian (8-2) at First Academy (8-1)*There is also a regular-season rivalry rematch in 6A. DeLand (5-4), which lost 21-6 at home to Seminole (7-2) on Sept. 12, has to go to Sanford to face this time.Basketball bonanzaWinter Park's Rotary Tip-Off Classic Dec. 3-6 may be as good as ever...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Pairings are set for the first round of the FHSAA football playoffs, Nov. 21, and there are four rematches from the opening round in 2007 involving area teams.Timber Creek (7-2)draws Apopka (8-2)for the third consecutive season.The good news for the Wolves is that Apopka has to make the bus ride from the northwest corner of Orange County to the southeast side this time. The Blue Darters hosted...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
Two years removed from a trip to the NBA Finals, one year removed from a 67-victory season, the Mavericks are nobody's darlings. They showed why in the final 12 minutes of their pre-season schedule Thursday at American Airlines Center. With the starters playing heavy minutes in the second half, the Mavericks turned a one-point halftime lead into a 23-point loss to the Indiana Pacers,...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
Font ResizesportsKickin'itwithKiz Readers talk and columnist Mark Kiszla respondsArticle Last Updated: 10/19/2008 12:19:25 AM MDTLook out, son And today's parting shot examines the $50,000 bonus that the CU athletic department will pay football coach Dan Hawkins for future seven-victory seasons, then poses the age-old question: Money before love? "Do you suppose Hawk is checking out the...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
"Stan learned to text message," Howard said. "He's pretty good at it."Howard and teammates were happy to hear from Van Gundy because, well, they didn't have to hear him.Players literally have gotten a better read on him as they enter their second season of the Van Gundy Experience.Last season, guard , who played for Van Gundy in Miami with the Heat, tried to warn his teammates about their...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
First exhibition likely to be sloppy yet informative Exhibition openers are typically foul- and turnover-filled affairs, which doesn't exactly inspire visions of greatness for a Bulls team coming off a disastrous 33-victory season.
