Every four years, America is charged with selecting the leader of the free world. Once a year, baseball fans are asked to select the starting lineup of MLB's Mid-Summer Classic. And more often than not, the ability for people to pick who patrols left field is questioned more than people's ability to pick who patrols the White House.
And this year's no different. As of Friday night, Manny Ramirez ranks as the fourth outfielder in the latest voting totals....
Remember Tecmo Bowl? You could simply mash some buttons and watch Roger Craig dismantle defenses.
Tecmo has since fell to the wayside as the Madden franchise rose to the top of the sports-gaming heap.
But the announcement of Madden 10's top player rankings has even a Madden-junkie like me thinking that the hype has gotten out of hand...
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While most major moves in the NFL off-season are the related to the actual game, there have been a few major changes in the booth.
Danny Nicklin looks at what's happened so far and an initial take on the move's impact....
May
I'm sure there was at least a handful of confused onlookers in the Philadelphia crowd today during the unveiling of their new MLS team's name and logo: The new Philadelphia "Union" logo features stars, a crest and... a coiled snake?
Anthony May breaks down the historical themes and visual appeal of the latest MLS logo....
May
I didn't even need to pause from my work to get the scoop; Thanks to my handy desktop Twitter client, I saw the tweets streaming in -- it started with this gem from @docksquad33, "Omg la times reporting manny wil b suspended fifty games!" That was it.
The story blazed across the internet, instantly making Manny the most discussed name in sports. And this all happened, literally, in minutes...
May
Steve Turney hates prima donnas with a passion.
And he's placing the blame on NBA commissioner David Stern, the man who has allowed the NBA to spiral out of control into a glorified chest-beating spectacle with an abundance of expletive-laced trash-talking with little to no consequences for unsportsmanlike acts....
May
Well, at least it's official. Brett Favre is going to meet with Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress later this week to discuss coming out of retirement for the second consecutive year, for the second consecutive team.
The usual suspects in the sports media world have been speculating on such a move, smelling blood in water after Favre was unconditionally released by the New York Jets over a week ago....
May
So, Zack Greinke is good.
His 6-0 record, 0.50 ERA and 44 Ks have the baseball world buzzing. But there's something about this scenario that says it isn't built to last.
The Royals have a nasty history of dealing great players in horrible trades. Is Greinke next?...
May
"A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez"
"Many lives." That's where Selena Roberts, Sports Illustrated reporter and author, lost me. Outside of baseball, I don't particularly care what Alex Rodriguez's relationship with Madonna was/is all about. I don't care how extravagant his requests are (toothpaste on his toothbrush)...
May
Everybody's doing it.
While this logic never seemed to work with your mother, it's been the go-to mantra of college coaches on the recruiting trail. Despite their age (in most cases) and their relative lack of tech savvy, these coaches have promptly hopped on the Twitter bandwagon, leveraging the micro-blogging platform to engage recruits....
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