Baseball

Nov 17, 2008 | 1 comment

Can Phils slugger Ryan Howard make it three straight Philly MVPs? In the MVP race, history is on Howard's side but the numbers fall with someone else.

Nov 16, 2008

Jim Leyritz, his eyes red and watery as he recalled the moments following the fatal accident, remembered feeling lost. "I know I'm going to jail, but I just don't know how long I'm going to be there.....

Nov 20, 2008

Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina -- who has spent 18 years in the majors -- intends to retire and will make the move official this week.

Nov 19, 2008

The Phillies will be rolling out the Red Carpet on Monday but not for a big free agent -- instead Phils brass and players will be strolling past the paparazzi at the premiere of the "2008 World Series...

Nov 19, 2008

The center fielder was traded for reliever Ramon Ramirez, who had a 2.64 ERA in 71 2-3 innings last season.

Nov 19, 2008 | 8 comments

Alex Rodriguez finished 8th in the AL MVP race. Is Madonna to blame? Will she abandon A-Rod and find new love in Boston's middle infield?

Nov 18, 2008

Performer Kelly Frank, the woman who perfected Raymond's trademark butt shimmy, said she does not know why she was fired Monday after five seasons.

Nov 18, 2008 | 1 comment

The top four finishers all came from the Red Sox and Twins, as Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis finished third, and Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer came in fourth.

Nov 18, 2008

Mindy McCready - who says she was Roger Clemens' longtime mistress - insists she's sorry. And by the way, she's attempting a comeback with a new album...

Nov 18, 2008 | 1 comment

The news came Monday that the former Tampa Bay “Devil” Rays assistant GM will complete a now full rotation in the Phillies front office.

Nov 17, 2008

High school student Eri Yoshida was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise, a professional team in a new independent Japanese league that starts its first season in April.

Nov 17, 2008 | 2 comments

Pujols won by a comfortable margin over Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun was third and Los Angeles outfielder Manny Ramirez came in fourth after playing just two months with the...

Nov 15, 2008

SCP Auctions bought a full Babe Ruth 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform for $310,500 at auction at the Louisville Slugger Museum. SCP Auctions said Saturday that the uniform, the last professional uniform...

Nov 17, 2008

Ryan Howard makes the gossip pages with his reported trip to a Delco strip club.

Nov 17, 2008 | 8 comments

The big news of the day, at least in the domestic-NBA-owners-charged-with-federal-crimes niche, is that Mark Cuban, billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner and man about internet, is being charged with insider...

Nov 15, 2008 | 2 comments

The Yankees contract offer would exceed the record $137.5 million, six-year contract given to New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana ahead of the 2008 season, a baseball official familiar with the negotiations...

Nov 14, 2008

The winner of the 2008 National League Manager of the year -- the man who turned his team around -- who bounded the troops and brought his city together is... Lou Piniella?

Nov 13, 2008 | 3 comments

Chase Utley can add Silver Slugger Award winner to his 2008 achievements alongside World Series champ and phrase creating championship parade speaker. The Phils second baseman was named for the third...

Nov 13, 2008

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2009.As you could probably tell from the parade down Broad Street, everything came together...

Nov 17, 2008

Great, now we're getting to that point in the offseason where every news update is about how the Yankees are "interested in" the big free agents and how some guy from some network interviewed them and...

Nov 14, 2008

The Bombers have offered free agent C.C. Sabathia a contract that would be the richest ever for a pitcher. The deal is said to be for 6 years and in excess of the $137.5 million the Mets gave Johan Santana...

Nov 14, 2008 | 1 comment

The International Baseball Federation is pushing hard to get baseball back in the Olympics for the 2016 Games, but one big hurdle remains unsolved in their quest.

Nov 12, 2008 | 1 comment

Things didn't end the way he would've hoped, but Lou Piniella's guidance during the regular season earned him kudos from the BBWAA.

Nov 14, 2008

The Phillies were a hot ticket in 2008 but could be even hotter in 2009.