Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.
A first-time Hall of Fame voter faces challenges in determining worthiness of steroid-era greats like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens
There are times when baseball is so grand, so worthy of awe.
Major League Baseball found itself embroiled in another postseason maelstrom over umpires — and renewed calls for increased use of instant replay — after a disputed infield fly call led to mayhem in the stands in the one-game, winner-take-all playoff in Atlanta.
The NFL replacement refs are not there to kick around anymore.
There were 6s everywhere at Turner Field as the Braves honored Bobby Cox on Friday night.
The Atlanta Braves are making Bobby Cox the first manager in franchise history to have his number retired.
Pharmaceutical companies no longer court doctors with tickets to sporting events and lavish trips, but one of the nation's largest drug manufacturers deployed a squad of sports figures to get physicians to play ball.
Bobby Cox reached behind his sunglasses to dab his eyes a few times on Saturday as the Atlanta Braves paid tribute to their longtime manager.
"I'll never forget this one," the Braves' Dale Murphy said after the game.
"Oh my," Murphy wrote. "Not believing this. Calls an infield fly when the ball is almost on the ground?"
