Expos&#39; Preparations Thrown a Curve
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Washington Mayor Anthony Williams, center, DC Sports Commission Chairman Mark Tuohey, left, and others, look on as the DC City Council debates stadium finance legislation for the return of Major League Baseball returning to Washington, Tuesday.
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Joe Torre had enough to deal with yesterday, what with a rainout and Orlando Hernandez&#39;s tired shoulder forcing him to shuffle his starting rotation.
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It took until his arrival at spring training for Manager Willie Randolph to get past the bitter, nasty feeling of last seasonâs collapse.
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ANAHEIM -- Do the math. That&#39;s what Anaheim spent Saturday morning doing. And with or without No. 2 pencils, it wasn&#39;t looking good.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Amid rumblings a decision was forthcoming, the Montreal Expos aren&#39;t moving to Washington. At least, not yet.
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Trying to get the best possible ballpark deal for the Montreal Expos, major league baseball instructed its lawyers to press ahead with negotiations involving four of the areas bidding for the team.
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The Braves&#39; sense of timing is impeccable. Whenever the Mets are down, along comes their tomahawk-chopping nemesis to show them up.
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The Expos were rechristened the Washington Nationals yesterday with a few glitches and a tussle - but just in time for the Christmas shopping season.
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Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.
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There was a serious chill in the air, the weather more suited for downhill skiing than baseball, but being the Fall Classic and all, preparations were being made to the diamond at Fenway Park yesterday. Bases were 90 feet apart and the mound 60 feet 6 inches from home plate -- surely the recipe for a conformity to make it ...
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MONTREAL -- If this were gymnastics, the Cubs would get low scores from the judges for awkward form at times in Wednesday night&#39;s 2-1 victory in 11 innings over the Montreal Expos.
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The Washington-bound Montreal Expos have found someone to take one of the most tenuous jobs in sports. Jim Bowden, the Reds&#39; general manager in 1992-2003, will be announced as Washington&#39;s GM today, a league
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By Mike Hume As the Washington, DC City Council prepares to vote on the financing package for the proposed baseball stadium for the former Montreal Expos, the teamâs front office is facing the unenviable task of maintaining the daily off-season
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The Montreal Expos appear to be near the end of a long road, mere inches from finally becoming the Washington Nationals. And Mayor Anthony Williams believes the District of Columbia is making similar progress
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For the Oakland Athletics players, reminders of the team's recent postseason failings have become increasingly tiresome.
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Thanks to a variety of unforeseen circumstances over the past few days, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has gone from mere lineup crafter to juggler.
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When Clay Buchholz was asked about coming out of the bullpen in Double A, back before he made his major league debut, back before he threw his no-hitter, he made a face. Not his first choice, clearly.