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Sleep Loss in America: The Decade That Didn't Sleep and Why It's Complicated

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 12.31.2009 | Living


Qanta Ahmed, MD

We have been on a roller coaster when it comes to how we now sleep and what a ride we have been on.

You Say You Want a Resolution

Nick Benas | Posted 12.30.2009 | Sports


Nick Benas

At a time when many sit down to create their New Year's Resolutions, stories like Adam Greenberg's make us think about what this new resolve should look like.

Christmas Comes Early for Yankees

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York


Eugene Michael Santiago

As of the day before Santa hops into his sleigh to deliver all the treats to the good little boys and girls of the world, the Yankees have been hard at work filling empty space under the tree.

Coco Crisp To Athletics: Free Agent Closing In On Deal With Oakland

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 12.20.2009 | Sports


OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics were closing in on a deal Sunday with free-agent outfielder Coco Crisp on a one-year contract with a clu...

White Sox Deal Pitching Prospects Ely, Link To Dodgers

AP | Posted 12.18.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — The White Sox have sent right-handed pitchers John Ely and Jon Link to the Los Angeles Dodgers, completing this week's acquisition of ...

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Len Berman | Posted 12.16.2009 | New York


Len Berman

College math: the Big 10 is considering expanding from 11 teams to 12.

Cliff Lee To Seattle Done Deal: Mariners Give Up Prospects

Posted 12.16.2009 | Sports


Cliff Lee is indeed headed to the Seattle Mariners in a blockbuster trade involving the Philadelphia Phillies. per the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Rum...

Is Major League Baseball Going Broke? Why American Needle Makes Sports Leagues Nervous

Brian Ross | Posted 12.12.2009 | Sports


Brian Ross

Major League Baseball appears to be hurting financially. The signs were there from the time we landed at the airport in Indianapolis, site of this year's Baseball Winter Meetings.

Milton Bradley Traded To Mariners: Confirms Rumors Of Cubs AL Deal

Posted 12.18.2009 | Chicago


UPDATE (Friday, Dec. 18): Milton Bradley has been traded to the Seattle Mariners. MORE HERE. Milton Bradley trade rumors are all the buzz this morn...

The Good Sheppard of Yankee Stadium

Billy Altman | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


Billy Altman

Working as an occasional official scorer for Major League Baseball at Yankees games, I have been one of the fortunate people who've been allowed to dwell a bit within Bob Sheppard's air space.

John Grabow Gets 2-Year-Deal To Stay In Cubs Bullpen

AP | RICK GANO | Posted 11.20.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contrac...

Moneyball: Dead, Alive, or on Life Support?

Daniel Adler | Posted 11.17.2009 | Sports


Daniel Adler

Considering the past eight seasons, this year was not particularly notable in terms of payroll predicting success.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2009 NL Manager of the Year, Mr. Jim Tracy

Ari Shapiro | Posted 11.16.2009 | Sports


Ari Shapiro

Major League Baseball will announce its 2009 National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday. The only way Jim Tracy doesn't walk away with the award is if Clint Hurdle gets to cast all 32 votes.

Hey Fans! Iiiiiiiit's the Fake Michael Kay On Twitter! Who But!

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports


Tony Sachs

For my money, there was one unsung hero, one key player, that transformed the New York Yankees from a third place team in 2008 to World Series champs in '09.

Franchise Players

Dave Cameron | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports


Dave Cameron

Although the phrase "franchise player" is vague and could mean different things to different people, I was curious to find out how many I thought there were in baseball. So, let's take a look.

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Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


Len Berman

At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.

The World Series and Barry Sanders

Chris Campbell | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Chris Campbell

The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.

Yankees Buy Another World Series Title

Av Sinensky | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy


Av Sinensky

Sources inside the Yankees revealed late last night that they will be holding a press conference to announce that they have acquired the rights to the Florida Marlins' 2003 World Series Championship.

Why the American Genius for Math Vanished

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media


Gerald Sindell

Why can't little Tiffany learn to program? What happened to the American genius for math? I've been wondering about this for a long time, but suddenly...

Mark McGwire Needs to Tell the Truth

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


Graham Bensinger

He retired from the game just before the Steroid Era came to light. While he previously denied illegal performance enhancing drug use, those denials stopped when under penalty of perjury.

A Mets Fan's Lament

Eric Trager | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York


Eric Trager

Mets fans are diametrically opposed to baseball's Goliath. We cannot root for the Yankees any more than Christians can cheer on Satan.

I Want to Be More Like the New York Yankees

Rachel Thebault | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


Rachel Thebault

This isn't easy for me to say. Growing up in Washington, DC, I was born and bred to hate the Yankees, and I've spent the first 98.5% of my life thus ...

Baseball's 'Magic Mud': An MLB Secret (VIDEO)

cnn.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


In 1920, a Major League Baseball player was killed after being hit in the head by a wild pitch. It was the first and only time a player had ever been ...

Change in Yankees Brings World Series Return

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York


Eugene Michael Santiago

Now there are players who are excited to be Yankees, and to play for their first World Series appearance. Sure, they too got big checks in the off season, but they wanted to play for a team.

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Len Berman | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Oakland's Tom Cable will not face charges for allegedly breaking the jaw of one of his assistants. When I saw the headline "No Charge for Cable," I knew the story wasn't about Cablevision.