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Overpaid Athletes Who Do Jack Watching your team lose because of players who underperform or miss games due to injury is hard enough. It becomes even harder when you realize they're being paid millions to put up these bad numbers or sit out games.   |
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Steve Seepersaud |
7 Overlooked Draft Picks Today, we present draft history's lucky seven: players who were picked out of the bottom of the draft barrel, but went on to excel, make a significant impact and collect the big bucks. All figures are in U.S. dollars. |
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March 30, 2004
Eric Poole |
Comeback Kids (Or Maybe Not?) With only a short break last fall for the playoffs and World Series, talk about baseball for almost a year has been about everything but the game itself. |
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Steve Seepersaud |
Sports Gossip: Lakers Choke, Ty Law Blows Smoke Lakers falter in NBA Finals... Malone not charged in poking incident... NHL lockout coming?... etc. |
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Steve Seepersaud |
5 Failed Gretzky Heirs A few players emerged as successors because of their success at a young age, but we mustn't forget that, in addition to a solid skill set, the true heir must have Gretzky's humble personality as well. Here are the 5 players that came closest. |
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Steve Seepersaud |
5 Insanely Bad Sports Deals Some team owners, eager to win games and, consequently, make a profit, make decisions so outrageous that fans are left scratching their heads. Here's a look at some of the craziest sports deals ever made. |
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February 9, 2010
Jeff Kallman |
Fleeting Glories Here are how some other postseason MVPs have fared since they came up biggest when their teams needed them the most. |
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January 8, 2001
Jimmy Shapiro |
Top 50 Sports Stories Of 2000 Here's one man's opinion of the top 50 stories of 2000, in order of importance. Let's hope this year is as eventful... |
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December 24, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
2012: Mime and Reason A look back at some of the odd occurrences during the 2012 baseball season, and players that passed away this year. |
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Steve Seepersaud |
Rookie Salaries: Now & Then Sports stars have always enjoyed comfortable lifestyles. But today's stars are making out far better than those of the past. In fact, the highest draft picks today are instant millionaires. |
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Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: Eye-Popping Contracts Here's a list of 10 sports contracts that involve double-digit length or triple-digit figures. |
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March 31, 2001
King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"! |
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September 22, 2004
Daniel Collins |
Howe Atrocious: The Fall of the Mets The Mets' blatant refusal to stop competing with the Yankees has hindered their progress as a club for the last three years, and it will undoubtedly continue for years to come. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Salon.com
October 21, 2000
Allen Barra |
The traffic jam Series Thanks to a bloated playoff format and declining TV viewership, this year's World Series doesn't have quite the resonance of those from the "Golden Age"... |
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Steve Seepersaud |
Sports Gossip: Griffey Down & Stewart Repeats Griffey injured, again!... Garnett wins NBA MVP... Trivial Matter... Feds have baseball drug test results... etc. |
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March 2, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
Sorting out some trade rumors NHL questions |
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April 7, 2000 |
Chat Reel: SI's Michael Farber NHL Chat: Blues are a threat to Cup, but playoff questions linger |
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July 2, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
All the Answers In the game of prognostication you use every available tool. We've gazed into our Magic 8 Ball to see how the remainder of the baseball season will play out |
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June 19, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Angels are flying Anaheim could provide a big surprise in the AL West. |
Sports Central
July 10, 2009
Diane M. Grassi |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 4) It is the age-old argument that will never go away amongst baseball aficionados. And that is the comparison of individual players from different eras in which they played. |
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Andrew Segal |
Top 10 Winningest Sports Cities Cities are ranked by the total number of titles won by all their teams in the four major professional sports. While it's fairly obvious that New York would be No. 1, some of the other cities on the list are a bit surprising. |
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February 20, 2011
Jess Coleman |
How Pitchers Can Prevent Injuries Every year, over 25% of the money spent on Major League Baseball pitchers is spent on pitchers on the disabled list. |
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February 16, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
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Steve Seepersaud |
Top 20: Baseball Players Of All Time This season, Barry Bonds continues his assault on the Major League Baseball record books, closing in on the career home run title. He's easily one of the best players the game has ever seen. |
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May 28, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
So, What's in a Retired Number? Haven't the Yankees retired way too many numbers? |
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December 27, 2000
Mark Simmons |
A-Rod Hits The Jackpot, Super Mario Returns Texas Rangers announced signing former Seattle Mariners shortstop Alex Rodriguez to a 10-year $252 million contract... Hockey world erupted when it was announced that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and current Pittsburgh Penguins owner would be returning and paying himself the league average salary of $1.4 million... |
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November 29, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Pro Sports Salaries How can we explain the meteoric rise of players' salaries? |
Sports Central
December 28, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
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September 1, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
Macho Meatheads It's one thing for a team to nudge a key wounded warrior back to the field as soon as reasonably possible. It's something else again for a team whose season has (or should be) blown up to push it. |
Sports Central
January 6, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
From Cy-VP to Sayonara? Some speculation commences that precedent argues against Justin Verlander, the American League's Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player Award winner for 2011, facing other than sobering after-effects. |
Sports Central
March 22, 2012
Jeff Kallman |
Great Players Becoming Great Managers At this writing, Don Mattingly could become a genuinely great manager in time or the next Mel Ott, a genuinely great player who went genuinely into the tank as a manager. Robin Ventura could go either way, too. |
Sports Illustrated
June 21, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Offseason will be a busy one You can anticipate a busy offseason. With so many high-quality free agents and big-name players on the trading block, we could see some seismic roster shifts beginning as early as this week at the entry draft. Whither Jaromir Jagr? Eric Lindros? Dominik Hasek? |
Sports Central
August 9, 2004
Hank Waddles |
Dodgers Aiming For Playoff Success Thanks to the new GM's guidance, Dodger fans can look forward to watching their team win games in October for the first time in 16 years. And this time, it won't take a miracle. |
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May 17, 2005
Adam Russell |
Baseball's Five Biggest Surprises As it is nearly every year, the early part of the Major League Baseball season includes a number of surprises. |
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April 5, 2000
Pierre McGuire |
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November 13, 2009
Matt Thomas |
The MLB Anti-Team of the Decade The team in question must be bad -- not just run-of-the-mill wins/losses bad, but terrible on a more philosophical level. |
Sports Central
February 24, 2005
Diane M. Grassi |
Reds on Comeback Trail The Cincinnati Reds have invited 54 players to their spring training camp this year in Sarasota, Florida at the Sarasota Sports Complex, and 27 of them are pitchers hoping to earn one of the 12 spots. |
Sports Illustrated
February 1, 2001
Kostya Kennedy |
Bean counters may rule Beantown The Bruins will never be an odds-on favorite to sign any free agent, and the betting man would have to guess that Bill Guerin will be gone. They'll take a shot at him, though, and I think they have at least a fair chance of signing him... |
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May 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
Hoops heaven! As two entertaining playoff series climax, the Celtics and Lakers are doomed and the Nets will go from brief glory to cannon fodder... |
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May 16, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Return of the Mac? Don't count on it -- McGwire is done with baseball... |
Sports Central
March 14, 2006
Mike Chen |
NHL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers This year's NHL trade deadline featured plenty of movement, but not a lot of substance. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2002
King Kaufman |
Red-letter day The Red Wings' championship may have been a foregone conclusion, but unlike the Lakers, they at least had the decency to act happy about it. |
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December 31, 2014
Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2014: The Year in Review Baseball did a lot of blinking during 2014. Not to mention winking, nodding, prodding, clodding, and thrilling. |
Sports Central
July 13, 2009
Bill Hazell |
SC's All-Time MLB Draft (Pt. 5) Here's the last of a 5-part series in which sports columnists draft an all-time MLB team. |
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Mark Simmons |
The Financial Gains Of Free Agents Few can come up with bottom-line explanations to justify the figures that are being thrown at athletes. It is nice to see that at least hockey management is looking at sports in terms of dollars and sense... |
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July 2, 2002
Michael Farber |
Winning Wings The NHL free agent floodgates have opened, and the Stanley Cup champs have scores in free agency. |
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Sheldon Souray |
Sheldon Souray's NHL Playoff Blog The 2008 NHL playoffs are here, and we're excited to bring you hockey insight from one of the league's best defensemen, the Edmonton Oilers' Sheldon Souray. |
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Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: 2008 Baseball Games To Watch You can't watch every game, so you should at least try to catch some of these must-see games. |
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June 7, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Anyone's award Mateo's injury leaves no clear-cut leader for AL ROY |
