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  • August 2008

    • In Pursuit of Bonds, Feds Put Screws on Trainer's Family

      New York Times  |  Aug 29, 08 4:35 PM CDT

      In Pursuit of Bonds, Feds Put Screws on Trainer's Family

      (Newser) - Federal authorities are still trying to get Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds’ former personal trainer, to testify about the baseball star’s steroid use, the New York Times reports, and may prosecute his wife and mother-in-law on tax charges to coerce him. “I have never heard anything like this,” said a lawyer for Nicole Gestas, Anderson’s wife. “It really is mean-spirited.” More »

    • Baseball Strikes It Rich With Online Content Pitch

      BusinessWeek  |  Aug 29, 08 4:03 PM CDT

      Baseball Strikes It Rich With Online Content Pitch

      (Newser) - Major League Baseball’s full-bore embrace of the internet is paying off for its online service, Jay Yarow writes in BusinessWeek . Most professional sports leagues limit web content for fear of encroaching on TV ratings, but MLB’s Advanced Media allows streaming video of full games, downloadable highlights from every game, and a mountain of stats—nearly all of it accessible on mobile devices. More »

    • Ballgames That Begged for Instant Replay

      USA Today  |  Aug 28, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Ballgames That Begged for Instant Replay

      (Newser) - With instant replay now available to Major League Baseball umpires (at least for some calls), USA Today looks at some famous games where it might have come in handy: Oct. 1, 2007, tiebreaker for National League wild card: Padres’ catcher Michael Barrett maintains that the Rockies’ Matt Holliday didn’t actually touch the plate while scoring the winning run, but the umpire disagreed. More »

    • The Rays Are Winning. So Buy A Ticket, Tampa!

      St. Petersburg Times (Russia)  |  Aug 28, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      The Rays Are Winning. So Buy A Ticket, Tampa!

      (Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, but you wouldn’t know it from the turnout at Tropicana Field, John Romano writes in the St. Petersburg Times . Even a heretofore-hapless franchise contending for the first time ever fills just a third of the seats. “It really takes the wind out of our sails,” the team’s president said. More »

    • Little League's Foul Plays

      Deadspin  |  Aug 26, 08 7:51 PM CDT