Here is a link to the current list of Major League Baseball players signed up to play in the World Classic of Baseball.

In the wake of another Todd Bertuzzi-induced fiasco (this one stemming from his appointment to the Canadian Olympic Team), I figured it’s time to ask a question I’ve rarely heard discussed. I tuned into the FAN590 this morning (the local Toronto-based talk-radio station), and was amazed, again, to hear the depth of people’s emotional investment [...]

We have about 35 million people in this great country of Canada and the fact that so many of them were glued to their television, radio or the Internet yesterday to see the live announcement (the simple fact that there was a press conference covered by all 3 is something unto itself) of Team Canada’s [...]

Of all the scouting reports, of all the players on the Internet, you had to pop into this one. To me, that’s like going to a psychic to see if the new IPOD’s going to check your heart-rate and blood-pressure. Sure it is. And Delmon, well, how many home runs do you want?
The name that [...]

Yao’s Big Toe, And The Weird (And Maddening) World Of Sports Injuries
Am I advocating amputation? Let’s back up for a second. By now you might have heard that Yao Ming, all 7′6″ of him, is going to be out “several weeks” with an infected toe. He underwent surgery today (20/12/05) in Houston and is going [...]

Kelvim Escobar Scouting Report
Here’s the first in a series of profiles on 2006 fantasy baseball breakout candidates. Who knows how many I’ll cover, but I like the idea of going in-depth on guys you’ll see short blurbs on in your fantasy magazines.
I’m taking a shot at Kelvim Escobar as my first breakout candidate of the [...]

Here are your early Week 16 lines in the NFL.
Click the link below for lines and totals.
NFL Lines and Totals
Or click the link below for Pro Line lines and totals. These will be available Friday.
Pro Line Spreads, Odds, and Totals
Observations:
Dallas’ defense has been awful the last few weeks, but don’t give Carolina those 5.5 points. [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2006 USA Olympic Hockey Team…isn’t Mike Knuble from Toronto?
GOALTENDERS (3)
Rick DiPietro (Winthrop, Mass) - New York Islanders
Robert Esche (Utica, N.Y.) - Philadelphia Flyers
John Grahame (Denver, Colo.) - Tampa Bay Lightning
DEFENSEMEN (7)
Chris Chelios (Chicago, Ill.) - Detroit Red Wings
Derian Hatcher (Sterling Heights, Mich.) - Philadelphia Flyers
Jordan Leopold (Golden Valley, Minn.) - Calgary [...]

Andy Pettitte’s career ERA is 3.78. He cracked the sub-3.00 barrier only once during his 9 years in the AL. That was in 1997 when a 25 year old Pettitte went 18-7, 2.88, 1.24 WHIP, with 166 Ks in 240 innings. His batting average allowed was .256. Fast forward 7 years and look who’s posting [...]

This week was different if you were a Detroit Red Wing. Not because the NHL had decided to loosen up on its new rules or because Steve Yzerman had announced he wouldn’t be playing for Team Canada, but because the players had one of their “Dad, Male Family Member or Mentor” join them for the [...]