Eager to bolster an inexperienced pitching staff during their first playoff run since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles obtained left-hander Joe Saunders on Sunday in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
There's a pool of roughly 50 players from which every owner will select in the first four rounds of every draft. Therefore, with the exception of the occasional rube who wastes an early pick on the likes of Robert Griffin III, everyone will have a strong team by the time Round 5 rolls around, making the next few rounds crucial.
Organizers had good reason to worry that the field for the Atlanta Open would suffer if top players took this week off to prepare for the Olympics.
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Monday's game with a jammed right thumb. Pedroia apparently was injured while diving for Danny Worth's grounder at the end of the fifth inning against the Detroit Tigers. He was replaced by Nick Punto. Pedroia was batting .294 with five homers and 20 RBI.
Boise State standout Kellen Moore agreed to a free agent deal with Detroit, giving the Lions someone to develop behind starter Matthew Stafford and backup Shaun Hill.
Members of the ascendant rock band Alabama Shakes can tell you all about buzz in the 21st century.
Members of the ascendant rock band Alabama Shakes can tell you all about buzz in the 21st century.
Darrelle Revis is not invincible after all.
One down for the New York Jets — barely. Five more to go in their desperate playoff push.
