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The Jewish Obsession With Jewish Baseball Players

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 05.03.2013 | Religion
Rabbi Jason Miller

The infatuation that Jews have with Jewish baseball players has led to books dedicated to the topic as well as entire sets of baseball trading cards.

Five Questions for the 2013 Baseball Season

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.15.2013 | Sports
Lincoln Mitchell

Baseball is, among other things, a game of questions. As each new year begins there are significant questions facing baseball that address deeper issues facing the game.

'I Have Nothing To Hide'

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 04.07.2013 | Sports

NEW YORK — Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun said he used the person who ran the Florida clinic under investigation by Major League Baseball ...

Have Baseball GMs Wasted $1 Billion in Bad Contracts?

Larry Schwimmer | Posted 02.02.2013 | Sports
Larry Schwimmer

Don't let the fear of losing a great player to another team cause you to sign an expensive, long-term contract at a disadvantageous time. Let the competition waste millions.

Report: Ryan Braun Engaged To Model

The Huffington Post | Kavitha A. Davidson | Posted 02.06.2013 | Sports

What a difference a year makes. After his 50-game suspension for violating MLB's banned substance policy was overturned back in February, Milwauk...

Who Are the Greatest Jewish Baseball Players of All Time?

Peter Dreier | Posted 12.23.2012 | Sports
Peter Dreier

One of American Jews' great traditions -- not found in the Bible or any other sacred book -- is fretting over whether Jewish Major Leaguers will play in the World Series on the high holidays. This year, they won't have to worry.

10 Prediction For Last Month Of MLB Season

Posted 09.03.2012 | Sports

By Joe Lucia, The Outside Corner We're coming up on September, the month of the year where playoff spots are clinched and award winners take a stan...

National Character: NL Stands Up To AL In All-Star Game

AP | JIM LITKE | Posted 07.11.2012 | Sports

-- One league has more money to throw around, better hitters, better pitchers, better teams and a nearly decade-long streak of dominance in interleag...

Matt Kemp: "For Somebody to Say That I'd Just Given Up and Wasn't Trying Is Not True."

Graham Bensinger | Posted 08.31.2012 | Sports
Graham Bensinger

Here the the All-Star centerfielder reflects on his poor performance in 2010 and the criticism he received for his play. He also discusses his $160 million contract extension and being denied the 2011 MVP award.

The Roger Clemens Fiasco

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 08.25.2012 | Sports
Linda Kenney Baden

The Roger Clemens prosecution debacle has ceased to exist. It's as if the near five-year investigation, near two-year-old indictment, one mistrial for prosecutorial misconduct and near several months long trial never happened.

100-Game Suspension Dropped?

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 05.14.2012 | Sports

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball dropped its 100-game suspension of Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for a positive drug test because of the ...

Braun Notches First Career 3-HR Game

AP | BERNIE WILSON | Posted 06.30.2012 | Sports

SAN DIEGO — Petco Park caved in to Ryan Braun. Braun had his first three-homer game and added a two-run triple to tie his career high with six ...

Ryan Braun: "Testing, 1, 2, 3..."

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.10.2012 | Sports
Rick Horowitz

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The Reputation Assassination of Ryan Braun

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 05.06.2012 | Sports
Linda Kenney Baden

There is not one legitimate shred of valid forensic evidence to prove Braun is guilty -- yet he stands accused by both baseball and public opinion with an axe over his head.

MLB Players' Union Talk Braun's Test Leak

AP | Posted 03.04.2012 | Sports

PHOENIX -- The players' association believes the leak of NL MVP Ryan Braun's drug test was an isolated occurrence. ESPN reported in December that Bra...

Ryan Braun's Lawyer Lashes Out At Drug Collector

AP | By RONALD BLUM | Posted 03.01.2012 | Sports

NEW YORK -- Ryan Braun's lawyer criticized the lengthy statement from the person who collected the slugger's drug sample, saying Thursday the NL MVP "...

Aftermath of the Ryan Braun Saga

Stanley H. Teitelbaum | Posted 04.30.2012 | Sports
Stanley H. Teitelbaum

In describing the ordeal of the process Ryan Braun is really making a plea for our sensitivity and compassion. That much he deserves.

Baseball, Values, and Justice

Jess Coleman | Posted 04.30.2012 | Teen
Jess Coleman

Sports is about putting all sorts of people in the spotlight. It's about proving that you don't need a fancy degree or rich father to catapult yourself to fame -- you just need talent and a good attitude.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 04.30.2012 | New York
Len Berman

Dino Laurenzi, Jr. isn't going away quietly. He's the test collector who handled Ryan Braun's urine sample. Even though Braun got off on a "chain of command" technicality, Laurenzi says he followed protocol.

Did Someone Tamper With Braun's Samples?

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 02.28.2012 | Sports

Shortly after National League MVP Ryan Braun won his appeal of the 50-game suspension he received from MLB for testing positive for elevated testoster...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 04.28.2012 | New York
Len Berman

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has banned alcohol in the clubhouse. Some players were accused of drinking beer during games down the stretch when the Red Sox were collapsing last season.

Questions Remain For Braun

ESPN.com | Posted 02.24.2012 | Sports

The cloud over Ryan Braun's acquittal has only gotten thicker as his case has turned into a cold war between Major League Baseball and its reigning Na...

Weakest Link? 'Chain Of Custody' Key To Braun Case

AP | By RONALD BLUM | Posted 02.24.2012 | Sports

NEW YORK -- Baseball and its players' union defended their drug testing program Friday and promised to tighten collection procedures following critici...

Ryan Braun's Appeal Is Upheld -- So Why Am I Not Happier?

Ron Kaplan | Posted 04.25.2012 | Sports
Ron Kaplan

I'm glad we'll be able to see Braun take the field on Opening Day, but I'm still not 100 percent satisfied. Nor should he be. A person's good name might be his only possession and Braun should want it cleared beyond a shadow of a doubt.

UNJUST AND UNFAIR

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 04.25.2012 | Sports

PHOENIX — His voice self-assured, Ryan Braun stood a few feet from the batter's box and hit back at those who he feels tarnished his name and im...