The Los Angeles Times got it wrong, and Roger Clemens is fighting back. But is it too late? The court of public opinion hasn’t been kind to Clemens since the ... Read More

Teams are now giving $11 million-per-year deals to pitchers with losing records the last two seasons, who have given up 1,122 hits in 945 career innings. That's what the Seattle Mariners ... Read More

So far, a handful of players have verified the information about them in the Mitchell Report and their use of performance-enhancing substances. "As far as the report is concerned to me, ... Read More

Without a dirty drug test, it's been easy for baseball players to deny all accusations that they took performance-enhancing drugs. But Roger Clemens can't spin the Mitchell Report, and Andy Pettitte's ... Read More

I thought the George Mitchell report would be easy to dismiss. Too many conflicts of interest, not enough subpoena power. It looked like a cover-up and smelled like a cover-up, ... Read More

What some are saying about the Mitchell Report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball: "When the steroid chapter is viewed by history decades from now, I hope Mitchell is seen for what ... Read More

Pity the poor broadcaster who doesn't do his homework on the pronunciation of the Chicago Cubs' new outfielder, Kosuke Fukudome. (For the record, it's foo-koo-DOUGH-may – if you find your ... Read More

Because Minnesota has been reluctant to part with ace Johan Santana – at least for now – the most interesting trade talks going on now involve the Oakland A's. A's general ... Read More

Relief pitching is costing quite a premium this offseason. It's almost ridiculous to see what closers – and even situational relievers - are getting. The most preposterous involve the Milwaukee Brewers. ... Read More

I asked a sports columnist I work with whether he thinks that Marvin Miller deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. He summed it up succinctly. "I ask, would the ... Read More

In the NBA, the Kevin Garnett deal to Boston did a great deal toward balancing the conferences. Basketball's Eastern Division finally seems to be catching up with the Western Division. Baseball ... Read More

If a blockbuster trade happens this offseason, look for it to happen this week at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. Break it into three areas: The Johan Santana group, the ... Read More

The National Baseball Hall of Fame Veterans Committee elected five to be inducted next summer in Cooperstown, N.Y. The headliner is former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who died earlier this year. Also ... Read More