Year: 2008

When you play hearts, there are 26 points for each hand. Each heart is worth a point and the Queen…

For all the build up heading into Las Vegas, the 2008 Winter Meetings has started off with more of a whimper than a bang.

There seems to be more posturing than action at every turn, and maybe that’s to be expected in a market that shows more signs of mirroring the overall economic climate than the continued bonanza that free agents were hoping for.

Take for example Rafael Furcal and Francisco Rodriguez, who both turned their backs on lucrative contract offers because they expected more to be out there this winter.

Folks, it’s that time of year again. Pro Bowl voting ends today and within the next week, we’ll find out…

From Britt Robson/On The Ball: Coach Kevin McHale will be a breath of fresh air after the clenched, constipated tenure…

From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: “It’s been a tough day, no question,” Wittman said by telephone Monday night. “Ultimately, the responsibility…

From Rick Bonnell/Charlotte Observer: That trade rumor of recent vintage – Gerald Wallace to the Minnesota Timberwolves for two expiring…

In a year where a lot of teams that were hanging out near the bottom of the power ranks (like…

After a whirlwind weekend in New York, I’m now unwinding at home, re-watching The Amazing Race finale. I’ll give you…

WEEI.com video update on Varitek and the catcher market from the Winter Meetings in Vegas Fenway West- The Western Home…

Look… you guys know full well how we feel around here.  Now SI is debating the issue of which Eastern…

Add Bulls guard Derrick Rose to the list of athletes who've had some bizarre injuries. Rose claims he accidentally sliced…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5orlL3s161E&e] I get the feeling this video might hurt this guy at his next job interview. (thanks to Skeets for…

It's obvious that there might as well be one game on the schedule for us this month (for us… the…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtksNGmcJuA&e] Yeah… lots o' YouTubery going on today.  That's what happens when the C's have 3 days off, I guess.  …

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iarveOvcNws] You can see it… quickly… at the free throw line. KG crawling on all fours again in the Blazers…

Ray Allen is having a monster start to the season.  An 8 point game in October and 9 point game…

The Boston Red Sox will unveil a new logo and new alternate uniforms at a press conference on Thursday. Fenway…

Greetings Cougies, Is it me, or are there more pumpkins on front porches than Christmas lights? It sure doesn’t seem…

From Steve Aschburner/SI.com: McHale didn’t seem to like coaching very much in his first go-around, although he said Monday that…

The Washington Post’s Baseball insider is citing two sources as saying the Red Sox and Mets are in talks to…

Another one bites the dust…….another coach down. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Timberwolves have fired their head coach,…

Here’s the deal. I’m in grad school. Finals are this week. The game recap will be up later this week,…

Today was the beginning of the winter meetings at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and while there was much hemming…

Earlier it seemed like the Red Sox had no chance of getting Teagarden or Jarrod Saltalamacchia when Laird was traded…

  WCCO has some video from today’s press conference announcing the firing of Randy Wittman and the naming of Kevin…

Last week, I took a look at the Titans’ route to their two main postseason goals: winning the AFC South…

Extra Bases cites Steve Phillips as saying that the Tigers are close to working out a deal for SS Adam…

From Chad Hartman/KFAN: How do we evaluate Kevin McHale as a Head Coach?  He has disdain for certain parts of…

I have a lot to catch up on. Had I had my notebook computer in New York, I would have…