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50 Most Influential People In Sports Business

Sports Business Journal | Posted 12.14.2009 | Sports

Read More: Sean McManus, Chase Carey, David Hill, George Bodenheimer, Bud Selig, Jerry Jones, Sports Business, Roger Goodell, David Stern, Dick Ebersol, DeMaurice Smith, Steve Burke, Jacques Rogge, Brian Roberts, Sports Business Journal, Most Influential Sports Business, Sports News

Much like the industry itself, our ranking of the 50 most influential people in sports business evolves constantly. It's the nature of such lists, wha...

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Bud Selig To Resign After 2012, Report Says

Chicago Tribune | Phil Rogers | Posted 11.29.2009 | Sports

Read More: MLB Commissioner, Mlb, Bud Selig Resign, Bud Selig Resignation, Bud Selig MLB, Bud Selig, Bud Selig Commissioner, Sports News

According to sources, a group of five owners approached the 75-year-old Selig about remaining on the job beyond the end of his contract, which expires...

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MLB Playoff Schedule Changes: Selig Promises Fewer Off Days

RICK GANO | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports

Read More: MLB Playoff Schedule, Baseball Playoff Schedule Changes, Baseball Playoff Schedule, Mlb, Bud Selig, MLB Playoffs, Sports News

(AP) CHICAGO -- Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tight...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: 2009 World Series, New York Yankees, AJ Burnett, World Series, Bud Selig, New York Jets, Brett Favre, Alex Rodriguez, Philadelphia Phillies, Andre Agassi, Mark Sanchez, New York News
Len Berman

Human nature being what it is, Yankee fans know that A-Rod has 3 strikeouts in each World Series game, but they couldn't tell you how many A.J. Burnett recorded last night -- 9.

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Bud Selig Talks Steroids With David Letterman (VIDEO)

Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, MLB Steroids, Bud Selig Steroids, The Late Show, Mlb, Bud Selig, Bud Selig Late Show, David Letterman, Bud Selig David Letterman, Comedy News

MLB commissioner Bud Selig stopped by the "Late Show" last night and discussed steroids with David Letterman. Selig defended the league's efforts to p...

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Breaking News: Barack Obama Wins AL and NL MVP, Other Awards

David Parker | Posted 10.09.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Politics, Takeru Kobayashi, Nobel Prize, Baseball, Competitive Eating, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Joe Mauer, Greg Maddux, Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Pujols, Barack Obama, Comedy, Comedy News
David Parker

In a stunning turn of events, Obama has swept baseball's postseason honors in both leagues, a feat never before accomplished and long considered impossible.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Copenhagen, New Jersey Nyets, Eddy Curry, New York Mets, New York Knicks, America's Team, Bud Selig, Khloe Kardashian, New York News
Len Berman

The Rockies clinch a playoff spot. The Governor of Colorado declares that in honor of the team October will now be known as "Rocktober." Not to be outdone New York declares the Mets season "Rockbottom."

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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Should Resign After Making Mockery of MLB Anti-Doping

Brian Ross | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Los Angeles Dodgers, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Manny Ramirez, Bud Selig, Mlb, Mitchell Report, Steroids, Philadelphia Phillies, Mike Cameron, Sergio Mitre, J.C. Romero, Milwaukee Brewers, Performance Enhancing Substances, Baseball, Sports, Entertainment News
Brian Ross

Selig is making a mockery of the rule book used for more than a century, in my opinion. The tug of war between the union and ownership is the primary concern for him. The game is getting lost.

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Baseball's Big Black Eye: Black Sox, Blackouts and the Banning of Buck Weaver

Devra Maza | Posted 09.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jerome Holtzman, Bud Selig, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Baseball Hall of Fame, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Buck Weaver, 1919 World Series, Black Sox Scandal, Barack Obama, Baseball, Entertainment News
Devra Maza

In the notorious Black Sox scandal of 1919, eight players were banned from baseball for life. George "Buck" Weaver never should have been one of them.

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"I'm Mad as Hell, and I won't Take It Anymore"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Yogi Berra, Steroids, Mike Weiner, Manny Ramirez, John Yoo Torture, Baseball, Bud Selig, David Ortiz, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

I've had it with the steroid controversy in baseball. It's time to take control. MLB and MLBPA can agree to end this dripping mess by disclosing the entire list of the players who tested positive.

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Baseball Strikes Out (Again)

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lee Smith, Ken Griffey Jr., David Ortiz, Josh Gibson, Manny Ramirez, Bud Selig, Yankee Stadium, Entertainment News
Ferentz LaFargue

In spite of all of its problems, it wasn't until today when I heard the news about David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez, that for the first time in my life, I am ready to turn my back on baseball.

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The Return of the Prodigal Third Baseman

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids, Manny Ramirez, Bud Selig, Alex Rodriquez, Babe Ruth, Billy Martin, A-Rod, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Even when we are finally back to thinking about baseball and not A-Rod's hip surgery or Manny's fertility drugs, the public scrutiny will continue.

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Cubs Won't Be Sold By Opening Day: Bud Selig

Chicago Tribune | Dave van Dyck | Posted 04.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sports, Ricketts Family, Cubs, Bud Selig, Ricketts Cubs, Cubs Sale, Cubs Opening Day, Chicago News

The sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family may drag on past Opening Day, according to Commissioner Bud Selig....

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Clubhouse Chorale: "Steroids, The Breakfast of (Cheating) Champions"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

Read More: New York Yankees, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Barry Bonds, Madonna, Mlb, Mitchell Report, Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Baseball and Performance Enhancing Drugs, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Miguel Tejada, Living News
Rick Horowitz

Steroids...will make you so strong,/ Steroids...will help you last long,/ Steroids...they'll do you no wrong,/ And as easy to swallow as to sing this song.

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Alex Rodriguez's Admission

Chris Campbell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mark McGwire, New York Yankees, Steroids, Cheaters, Baseball, Roger Clemens, Bud Selig, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro, Media, Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Texas Rangers, Entertainment News
Chris Campbell

Unlike the media, I didn't pounce at the opportunity to finally put an end to supporting A-Rod. I've never considered individual players to be the primary deviants throughout the steroid era.

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Mark Cuban's Cubs Pitch Hammered By SEC

Robert Reed | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Bud Selig, Cuban SEC Charges, Mark Cuban Insider Trading, Mark Cuban, Cuban Insider Trading, Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale, Chicago Cubs, Mark Cuban Cubs Bid, Cubs Sale Cuban, Sam Zell, Chicago News
Robert Reed

If Cuban weren't already out of the running to purchase the Cubs before, he sure is now. The SEC action will overshadow any Cuban-charged effort to buy the team.

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Open Letter to Bud Selig

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Gibson, Baseball, Carlton Fisk, Bud Selig, World Series, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Bill Mazeroski, Fox, Tampa Bay Rays, Game 7, Lou Brock, Willie McCovey, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

This isn't baseball. This isn't fun. It's not fun to watch guys freezing their asses off in the most important games of the year.

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World Series Canceled for Lack of Interest

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Andy Borowitz, Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, Bud Selig, Entertainment News
Andy Borowitz

This year's World Series, featuring the Phillies and some other team, will be the first-ever to be yanked before completion, but in the words of one baseball executive, "We're fairly sure no one will notice."

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Cuban Seeks Chicagoans To Help Cubs Bid

Crain's Chicago Business | Ann Saphir | Posted 09.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Mark Cuban Buying Cubs, Mark Cuban Chicago, Bud Selig, Mark Cuban, Chicago Cubs Sale, Mark Cuban Bud Selig, Cubs Sale, Mark Cuban Cubs, Bud Selig Cubs, Chicago Cubs, Mark Cuban Cubs Bid, Chicago News

Mark Cuban is trying to woo deep-pocketed Chicagoans to help bolster his bid for the Cubs. The billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner used intermediaries...

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Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Caught Digging For Gold

Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Baseball and Steroids, Bud Selig Nose Picking, Bud Selig, Mitchell Report, Baseball and Congress, Mitchell Report List, Home News

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell told Congress on Tuesday that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together "in a well-p...

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Congress Begins Baseball Investigation: Wants Manuel Tejada Probed

AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Mark McGwire, Doping, Mitchell Report List, Bud Selig, PHD, Anti-Doping, Mitchell Report, Donal Fehr, MVP Baseball Player and Steroids, Baseball and Congress, Home News

Congress began its public examination of the Mitchell Report into baseball's steroids era by calling Tuesday for the Justice Department to look into w...

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