Carlos Pena went to camp last spring as an afterthought, made the Rays when Greg Norton got hurt and wound up with 46 homers. Fausto Carmona, a failed closer, was ticketed for Triple-A a year ago; instead won 19 games for the Indians.
Here are five guys no one’s talking about this year – yet.
Francisco Liriano [...]
The New England Patriots are one win away from completing just the second perfect season in the history of the NFL since the merger in 1970.
The Patriots barely squeaked by the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game Sunday afternoon in frigid Foxborough. New England advanced to their fourth Super Bowl in seven years by downing San Diego, [...]
Eli Manning has arrived, just in time to take his New York Giants on an improbable trip to the Super Bowl. A suddenly matured Manning guided the Giants to their 10th straight road win Sunday, a frostbitten 23-20 overtime victory over the Green Bay Packers for the NFC championship.
Now comes Mission Impossible for Manning and [...]
A cold north wind and a tough Chargers defense forced Tom Brady to throw three interceptions but the Patriots defense kept Phillip Rivers and his offense out of the end zone throughout and that was the difference as the Patriots will once again represent the AFC in the Super Bowl with a 21-12 win.
Brady had [...]
For the first time in franchise history, the Milwaukee Brewers have a problem they need to solve before the season opener on April 4th against the San Francisco Giants at home in Miller Park.
With three weeks left until the start of Spring Training in Arizona, the Brewers have an abundance of pitching – starting and relief.
The [...]
The 2007 NFL Championship games take place tomorrow as the San Diego Chargers travel to New England to take on the Patriots in the AFC Championship game while the New York Giants travel to Green Bay to tangle with Packers in the NFC Championship game.
Weather is definitely going to be a factor in both games as the temperature [...]
Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers enjoy one of the best postseason home-field advantages in the NFL. The New York Giants, however, might not be intimidated by the frigid conditions at Lambeau Field because of their outstanding play on the road.
Favre looks to add another chapter to his legendary career and lead the Packers [...]
The New England Patriots handed the San Diego Chargers two devastating losses last year. The magnitude of those wins would pale in comparison to a San Diego victory on Sunday.
Though the AFC championship game matches the NFL’s hottest teams of the past two months, the Patriots enter as huge favorites to knock off the banged-up [...]
Bud Selig, who insisted in the past that he planned to leave his post as baseball commissioner when his current term expired in 2009, was extended for three more years this morning in a unanimous vote of team owners in Phoenix.
Selig, who will be 78 when the new extension expires, will have served as commissioner [...]
The Green Bay Packers host the New York Giants Sunday at Lambeau Field in the NFC Championship Game. At stake for both teams is a trip to Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix in February.
The Packers finished with a 13-3 record as they won the NFC North Division title. Here is a look at some interesting [...]
