It's customary, during Black History Month, to honor the memory of Jackie Robinson for crossing baseball's color line in 1947 and beginning the slow integration of what, until then, was our segregated national pastime. But it's also a good time to remember the two legends of Negro League baseball that were passed over when Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to a Brooklyn Dodger contract.
The last Philadelphia (and baseball) saw of Roy Oswalt was the infamous “squirrel gate” game. Oswalt struggled against the St. Louis Cardinals , getting tagged for five runs in six innings in Game Four of the National League Division Series. It was the end of a very strange, but disappointing season for Oswalt. He dealt with everything, from success to failure, from potential retirement to ...
There are rumors going around -- literally going around, on the infinite loop of the ticker -- that Magic center Dwight Howard will be traded to Chicago or Dallas or possibly the Lakers. Rumor likewise has it that Knicks' forward Amare Stoudemire could be traded, as well as Blue Jackets' right wing Rick Nash, though sadly not for each other, no matter how up for it Knicks' management would be.
Bryce Harper is one of the best prospects in baseball and certainly seems to have a bright future in front of him. In about two or three seasons he is likely to become one of the best hitters in the game, unless the hype surrounding him has been completely overblown.
José Mourinho, who is under contract with Real Madrid but has been linked to jobs with nearly every top soccer club in England, is doing nothing to stop those rumors.
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