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U.S. Mint To Hold Baseball Coin Competition

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics

Soon one baseball lover will be able to turn his hobby into some coin. No, really. The United States Mint is holding an open competition for the de...

6 Baseball Attractions Worthy of a Road Trip

MiniTime | Posted 05.25.2013 | Travel
MiniTime

As the boys of summer prepare to hit the road for the start of another season, baseball-loving families around the country are plotting road trips that celebrate America's favorite pastime.

Pete Rose, Kiana Kim Get Comfy In New Furniture Ad?

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.15.2013 | Sports

Pete Rose certainly doesn't knock it out of the park in a local spot for Muenchen's Furniture, outlets seem to agree. AdWeek calls the new commerci...

Do Winners Really Live Longer Than Those They Beat?

Posted 03.12.2013 | Fifty

Research has long linked socioeconomic factors such as income and education with better health and longevity. But no one has been sure whether this co...

A New Voting System for the Hall of Fame

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.02.2013 | Sports
Lincoln Mitchell

This year the Baseball Writer's Association of America failed to elect anybody to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This was partially because some all time greats were linked to steroid use. The steroid issue, however, only partially explains why nobody was elected to the Hall of Fame.

Retired MLB Slugger On Steroid Users: 'They Chose This'

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 01.26.2013 | Sports

CHICAGO -- Retired Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas feels even better about his career after watching steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Sammy ...

Lies, Hoaxes and Greed: America's Dopey Obsession With Sports

Steven Kurlander | Posted 03.19.2013 | Sports
Steven Kurlander

Columnist George Will, who has written a number of excellent books on baseball, once stated that, "Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence." These days, it seems just the opposite.

Are We Really Outraged By Steroid Use in Athletics?

Dan Treadway | Posted 03.13.2013 | Sports
Dan Treadway

If we as a nation are truly upset and outraged by steroid use, why is our concern so targeted? NFL players frequently turn in positive drug tests and the sports media doesn't so much as flinch.

'The Daily Show' Talks Hall Of Fame

Posted 01.11.2013 | Sports

For the first time in seventeen years, the Baseball Writers' Association of America failed to elect a single Hall of Fame candidate from the 2013 ball...

Pete Rose: 'If I Had Taken Steroids, I Would Have Had 5,000 Hits'

HuffPost Live | Posted 01.11.2013 | HuffPost Live 321

Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hit king with 4,256 career hits, came by HuffPost Live Thursday to talk about baseball's Hall of Fame vote, his new rea...

Larry King: Let Bonds, Rose Into Hall Of Fame

Posted 01.10.2013 | Sports

"How did you play the game?" As far as Larry King is concerned this is the only question that should determine whether a player deserves election i...

Baseball Hall of Fame 2013: Why the Baseball Writers Struck Out on This Year's Ballot

Ben Shapiro | Posted 03.12.2013 | Sports
Ben Shapiro

Baseball fans now know the answer to the question about whether or not the very brightest stars of an era forever linked with performance enhancing drugs will pay the price in the form of Hall of Fame entry, or lack thereof.

LOOK: New York Times Gets Creative With Hall Of Fame Coverage

Posted 01.10.2013 | Sports

There will be no "Class of 2013" inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame, but there still needed to be coverage of the controversial group of supersta...

LIVE DEBATE: How Should HOF Voters Handle Steroids Era?

HuffPost Live | Posted 01.10.2013 | Sports

"Thanks, but no thanks." This was the message sent from the Baseball Writers' Association of America to players eligible for induction into the Hal...

Clemens Responds To Hall Snub

Posted 01.09.2013 | Sports

Count Roger Clemens among those not surprised that Roger Clemens was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. The seven-time Cy Young A...

Denied

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 03.11.2013 | Sports

NEW YORK -- Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect...

'Steroid Era' Gets Shut Out

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.09.2013 | Sports

No one got the Hall call in 2013. The Baseball Writers' Association of America shut out Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and the rest of the can...

RESULTS: Baseball Hall Of Fame Voting

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.11.2013 | Sports

569 votes cast, 427 needed Craig Biggio 388 (68.2, Jack Morris 385 (67.7%), Jeff Bagwell 339 (59.6%), Mike Piazza 329 (...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 03.11.2013 | New York
Len Berman

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is undergoing surgery today for a torn knee ligament.

Will Bonds, Clemens Or Sosa Get Hall Call?

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 03.10.2013 | Sports

NEW YORK -- There's a chance the podium under the chandeliers in the gold-and-ivory-colored Vanderbilt Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel will go unuse...

Baseball Hall of Fame 2013: For Mercy's Sake, Put Barry Bonds In

Eric Marmon | Posted 03.06.2013 | Sports
Eric Marmon

Baseball made this bed a long time ago. The sooner they get in between the itchy sheets, the sooner the morning sun will rise again.

ESPN Writer: Why I Stopped Voting On Baseball Hall Of Fame

ESPN.com | Posted 12.28.2012 | Sports

It struck me over the past couple of years that I was down to one reason I should continue voting for baseball's Hall of Fame: It's cool. I loved r...

The Hall of Fame and the Jack Clark Test

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 02.10.2013 | Sports
Lincoln Mitchell

A good test for whether a player should be elected to the Hall of Fame is whether or not he was clearly better than Jack Clark.

Should Hall Of Fame Just Say 'YES' To Steroid Era?

Posted 12.11.2012 | Sports

The Baseball Writers Association Of America has chosen to just say "no" to the Steroid Era when it comes time to vote for the Hall of Fame. At least o...

Larkin: Hall Of Fame Is No Place For Cheaters

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 12.06.2012 | Sports

NEW YORK -- Barry Larkin wants to keep baseball's most exclusive club clean. Inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer after a 19-year career with t...