Edwin Jackson’s first major league start was on his 20th birthday, Sept. 9, 2003. In that game he pitched six scoreless innings for the Dodgers and beat Randy Johnson 1-0. He pitched in three more games that season, finishing with a 2-2 record and a 2.45 ERA and the Dodgers thought they had an ace […]

Dethroning the defending World Champions is never easy. Defending champions are proven winners with a lot of pride and often loaded with players who have come through under the most intense pressure. Yet, with just a few games left in the 2011 baseball season, the Arizona Diamondbacks are on the verge of doing just that […]

From 2004 to 2009, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim were the West Coast’s answer to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the battle for excellence in the American League. During that period, the Angels won five American League Western Division championships, averaged nearly 95 wins per season, went to the League […]

The NBA has locked out its players, putting the 2011-12 season in jeopardy. Like some NHL players did five years ago, many NBA players are considering taking their talents overseas to play and continue to draw a paycheck until the labor situation is resolved. Kobe Bryant is among some prominent players considering overseas basketball. This […]

The Milwaukee Brewers\’ unexpected run atop the National League Central this season has been powered by the bats of Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, the arms of Zack Greinke and John Axford, and the irrepressible personality of centerfielder Nyjer Morgan and his alter ego, T-Plush. The Brewers are in position to win their first division […]

The latest on Tiger Woods is not encouraging for fans of the erstwhile king of the PGA Men’s Golf Tour. It’s been three years since he won his last major, memorably beating Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole playoff to take the 2008 U.S. Open. He missed the cut at last week’s PGA Championship. He failed […]

The WNBA may have a tremendous opportunity this summer and next: Can it seize the attention of male basketball fans who may be a bit basketball starved in the wake of the ongoing NBA lockout? The irony is inescapable. The WNBA owes its existence and its ongoing viability to the support it receives from the […]

Since the inception of the BCS Championship Game, the SEC has been by far the dominant conference. SEC members have won seven of the 13 title games, including the last five. So the question most pundits are pondering as the 2011 college football season gets ready to start is: Which teams present the greatest challenge […]

Milwaukee Brewers All Star second baseman Rickie Weeks has adapted to the challenges of playing at baseball’s highest level to become a highly productive player. At the same time he is hitting homeruns for the community by remembering his roots. Since hitting his stride on the field in 2008, Rickie Weeks has compiled an impressive […]

The plight of retired NFL players is well documented. They suffer from brain and orthopedic conditions at near epidemic rates. Their pensions and disability coverage are inadequate and the league and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) have done little to help. With the end of the NFL lockout on the horizon, that may change. It […]