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Dodgers slugger had not obtained a therapeutic-use exemption for HGC, so he dropped his appeal of the 50-game ban. Manny Ramirez abruptly dropped an appeal of his drug suspension within hours of a scheduled hearing last week, cornered not by test results, but by a prescription for a banned substance that appeared in his medical records, sources told The Times. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier homer and Dodgers improve to 11-0 at Chavez Ravine with easy win over Diamondbacks.  What part of this wasn’t expected?   Continue reading on L.A. Times

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They sweep the Padres and set a franchise record by starting 10-0 at Dodger Stadium. Outfielder Manny Ramirez sang to himself and juggled a couple of baseballs as he walked out of the Dodgers‘ clubhouse, his spirits visibly lifted by what transpired on the field Sunday.   Continue reading on L.A. Times

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“I hope there are no hard feelings between Arte and myself,” Teixeira says before facing his ex-team for the first time.  Negotiations between the Angels and Mark Teixeira did not end well last December.    Continue reading on L.A. Times

So your team just came off of one of the worst seasons in franchise history.  Ticket sales are projected at an all time low for the upcoming season.  The team’s superstars are grumbling and upper management is enforcing strict parking space rules at the practice field.  What can the franchise do? How do they erase the sting of a horrible season in the player’s and fan’s eyes alike?  Simple…You change your logo.
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, the Detroit Lions unveiled their super amazing stimulus plan for their …

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Clayton Kershaw is roughed up again, giving up six runs in 4 1/3 innings.  Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw was roughed up for the second time in a week Sunday when the Colorado Rockies trounced the Dodgers, 10-4, ending the Dodgers’ three-game winning streak.   Continue reading on L.A. Times

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San Diego State pitcher throws more than 100 mph and is expected to be the first player taken in the draft. Tony Gwynn, Hall of Famer, maestro hitter, astute observer of balls and strikes and the potential existing within those who throw them, didn’t skip a beat when the question came. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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He has two home runs, including a grand slam, and five RBIs while Andre Ethier and Orlando Hudson drive in three runs each.  The Dodgers are playing so well these days that they gave Manny Ramirez half the game off, without a care in the world.   Continue reading on L.A. Times

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On a cold, wet opening day at Wrigley, the faithful show up early to drink and will their team to succeed. ‘This just might be the year’ is said without a trace of humor.  There’s a lot to like about this year’s version of the Chicago Cubs, last spotted curdling like milk against the looser, more-confident Dodgers (last fall). To counter right-handed pitching, the Cubs have added the leftist Milton Bradley, a stabilizing influence to any organization.   Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Autopsy results show that Harry Kalas, the voice of NFL Films and a longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster, died from heart disease.   Continue reading on NFL.com

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The Red Sox outfielder hits a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and then adds a solo shot in the ninth inning that proves to be the difference.  Jason Bay hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and his solo shot in the ninth provided a key insurance run in the Boston Red Sox‘s 5-4 victory over the Angels at Angel Stadium today. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Rodriguez and Broxton look just fine in their closer roles, but starters Peavy, Sabathia and Webb struggle.  The Angels would not start their season for another five hours, but the time had come for K-Rod. Scot Shields sat at his new locker, the one Francisco Rodriguez had occupied for the last six years, and watched on television.  Continue reading on L.A. Times

We’ve all played sports video games before.  From the original sports games like RBI Baseball, where you could bunt for a homerun, to Tecmo Bowl where you could literally kill a quarter with a single running play.  The question still remains…Will they ever be able to create a sports video game that gets everything right?  Let’s face it, no matter how advanced the computer’s AI gets, it’s still a computer with a finite amount of movements and reactions to your input on the controller.  Don’t get me wrong, video games …

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Bobby Abreu has driven in at least 100 runs in each of the last six years and scored 100 runs or more in eight of the last 10 seasons. And he will bring plate discipline to a free-swinging lineup.
It’s not only Bobby Abreu’s ability to take borderline pitches for balls that impresses pitcher Joe Saunders about the Angels’ new left fielder. It’s also the disdain Abreu shows for a pitcher’s best offerings.   Continue reading on L.A. Times

Every year or so, a sports movie comes out that is supposed to make you feel good, tell a captivating tale, break your heart, or keep you on the edge of your seat.  Unfortunately, I always walk away disappointed which is why from this day forward – with the exception of The Sandlot – I will never watch another sports movie. 
I hesitate to even put The Sandlot in the “sports movie” category because it is really more of a story about growing up, getting into trouble, facing your adversity, and …