Did anyone actually expect a relatively unknown or overlooked player like Brian Roberts to draw the first official use of instant replay to decide whether a homer was fair or foul? No! Of COURSE A-Rod would hit a skyward ball...

Alicia Sacramone has become quite the internet sensation for all the wrong reasons, what with failing off the beam and on the floor exercise costing the Americans a shot at a gold medal and all. Still, her ever optimistic...

Yankees manager Joe Girardi claimed his team needed to win two of three games from the Red Sox this week to have a legitimate shot at making the playoffs. Well, they didn't get there, but thanks to Jason Giambi and crew, they...

Everyone knows that Red Sox outings at Yankee Stadium are a bit, how do you say, hyper-litigious? Well, it was full of even more aggressive enforcement on Wedneday night during an 11-3 Boston rout of the Yankees, as this...

When the AP headlines a story "A-Rod folds," you know that a player's inability to come through in the clutch has gone mainstream. Hence the Yankees loss to Boston at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night. Not only did the Red Sox...

How do you know your baseball team is pitiful? When you rely on a fictional female mascot to try and ramp up publicity ... by crashing a weatherman's segment on the nightly news. What's worse for Reds fans is the network...

It was a scary night at Wrigley Field on Monday, complete with blinding wind and rain and, eventually, weather alert sirens. But none of those warnings could keep Elvis out of the building or off the rain-soaked tarp. Sure,...

Haven't we seen this routine before? Last year, the catalyst behind Milwaukee's second-half letdown was a skirmish in the dugout. This season, just when it looked like a revamped Brew Crew was making a serious run, Prince...

So far, so good for both Manny Ramirez and his former team, the Red Sox. Boston swept Oakland after dropping Ramirez and his attitude, and ManRam promptly ignited Los Angeles' stagnant offense, helping it take two of three...

After years of speculation, it finally happened: Manny Ramirez is no longer a Red Sock. The mercurial left fielder finally talked his way out of Boston, forcing his way into a trade to the Dodgers, part of a three-team deal...

For the second year in a row, Mark Teixeira was shipped between leagues just before the trade deadline. For the second year in a row, the move is expected to make a significant impact in the receiving team's fortunes. The...

Carlos Zambrano vs. Ben Sheets? Yes please! Well, the Brewers were plenty pissed when the matchup turned into a one-sided whitewash, paving the way to a Cubs rout that put the Northsiders in control of the NL Central. Now, if...

If you look really closely at the final seconds of this clip, you'll notice legendary corner outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. sending a no-so-subtle throat-slash gesture in the direction of Reds announcer and resident tool Jeff...

Say what you will about Cubs fans, but they do know how to do a couple things very, very well: 1) Drink copious amounts of alcohol and, 2) Sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." Well, evidently they don't like Charlie Weis's...

The advent of viral videos and sites like, well, The Daily Tube have created a competitive market where TV networks like CNN and ESPN are resorting to user-generated content to provide many of their highlights. This Little...