Joe Mauer, Victor Martinez top fantasy baseball catcher list

By: Willie Bee | 2/23/2010 12:00 AM

If you are in a keeper league then chances are you have no shot at either of the two top catchers for your team, unless you happen to be the keeper yourself.

Fantasy baseball season drawing near

By: Willie Bee | 2/22/2010 12:00 AM

Millions of fantasy baseball players are preparing for another season following boxscores and the stats. And I'm among the millions.

Masters of NL Central, Cards want more

By: Willie Bee | 2/19/2010 12:00 AM

St. Louis owned the division in the last decade and now wants to start the two-thousand-teens with an 18th National League pennant and 11th World Series title.

Phillies go for rare NL three-peat

By: Willie Bee | 2/17/2010 12:00 AM

Armed with an ace like Roy Halladay and having the National League's most devastating offense, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready to go for a third consecutive pennant.

Northern Iowa Panthers can wrap up MVC title at home vs. Creighton

By: Willie Bee | 2/16/2010 8:00 PM

The Panthers blew a chance to have the Missouri Valley regular season title sewn up in their last game. Just as well as Northern Iowa can now clinch at home in Cedar Falls.

Yankees looking at wild card season ahead

By: Willie Bee | 2/14/2010 12:00 AM

If I waited until the end of this 10-part series to talk about the New York Yankees, some of their fans would moan and cry, and we sure don't want that to happen now, do we?

Pitt, West Virginia a real Friday night treat

By: Willie Bee | 2/12/2010 9:00 PM

Rivalry Weekend gets off to a big start tonight when the Panthers host the Mountaineers in the hardwood version of the Backyard Brawl. Pitt's Jamie Dixon and West Virginia's Bob Huggins know how crucial this game is for their clubs with the winner taking temporary control of the third wheel behind 'Nova and 'Cuse in the Big East. West Virginia goes for the season-series sweep at 9 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.

Minnesota Twins banking on Mauer power

By: Willie Bee | 2/11/2010 12:00 AM

The Twins needed 163 games to take down the AL Central last season before bowing out of the playoffs quickly. Armed with the reigning AL MVP Joe Mauer, Minnesota looks to do more.

New Mexico Lobos in Las Vegas for crucial battle with Rebels

By: Willie Bee | 2/10/2010 11:00 PM

The Mountain West looked be BYU's to own just a couple of weeks ago. But tonight in Las Vegas, the Rebels host the Lobos with the temporary conference lead going to the winner.

Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz still available

By: Willie Bee | 2/7/2010 12:00 AM

A slow, somewhat boring offseason in the majors is about to come to an end with spring camps opening in a few days, and for some of the remaining free agents that's not a very good sign.

Cornell Big Red streaking through Ivy League with Yale up next

By: Willie Bee | 2/5/2010 7:00 PM

Cornell is finally getting some recognition for a fine season with the coaches easing the Big Red into the Top 25 just in time for the Yale Bulldogs to arrive in Ithaca.

Mountaineers look to add to Pitt's slump

By: Willie Bee | 2/3/2010 7:00 PM

Slowly but surely the Mountaineers have been climbing out of the slump that greeted them with the new year. Da'Sean Butler and West Virginia now look to add to Pittsburgh's recent hard times.

Atlanta Braves retool on way back to playoffs

By: Willie Bee | 2/2/2010 12:00 AM

Jair Jurrjens is one of the young stars the Atlanta Braves need to come through in 2010. The Braves are also counting on a lot of veterans to put it together just one more time.

White Sox have reason to smile in 2010

By: Willie Bee | 1/29/2010 12:00 AM

Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox are all smiles entering the 2010 season, and why not? The rotation shapes up very nicely in what should be a wide-open AL Central Division.

Gonzaga Bulldogs start quick road trip at Santa Clara

By: Willie Bee | 1/28/2010 11:00 PM

Gonzaga takes a perfect five-&-oh mark in the West Coast Conference into Santa Clara on Thursday in a late ESPN2 tip-off slated for 11 p.m. (ET).

Texas Longhorns host Red Raiders in Big 12 duel

By: Willie Bee | 1/27/2010 9:00 PM

Coming off two losses last week just as they ascended to the college hoops throne should have the Longhorns ready to redeem themselves at home on Wednesday.

McCourt's divorce tops Dodgers winter news

By: Willie Bee | 1/25/2010 12:00 AM

If you are into juicy gossip and all the sordid details that come with high-profile divorces, the McCourt split in tabloids is just for you. And if you just like baseball stuff, read this.

Giants, Rangers look to play in October

By: Willie Bee | 1/21/2010 12:00 AM

How can you not like Tim Lincecum? Maybe if you're an opposing batter. And how can you not like the Rangers in the AL West this season? Maybe if you hate Dallas like me.

MLB Spring Training a month away

By: Willie Bee | 1/19/2010 12:00 AM

Believe it or not, pitchers and catchers report in about a month. No time like the present, as they say, as we begin a pre-preseason march through Major League Baseball.

Northwestern on road, Texas A&M at home accent Letdown Tuesday

By: Willie Bee | 1/19/2010 7:00 PM

Didn't get enough college hoops action on Big Monday? A couple of key contests just off the public's radar might interest you then on Letdown Tuesday.

Texas Longhorns hit the road to face Kansas State

By: Willie Bee | 1/18/2010 9:00 PM

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns are on the hot seat this week starting Monday at Kansas State in a key Big 12 match before heading to face Connecticut on Saturday.

Connecticut Huskies in key Sunday game at Michigan Wolverines

By: Willie Bee | 1/15/2010 12:00 AM

Football, smootball! The college hardwood is where the real action is this weekend with the North Carolina Tar Heels and Connecticut Huskies hoping to end their losing ways.

Vols on Rocky Top high with Auburn on deck

By: Willie Bee | 1/14/2010 7:00 PM

It's been a big week in Knoxville with the Volunteers upsetting the Kansas Jayhawks on the hardwood Sunday and Lane Kiffin bolting from the football program two days later. But life gets right back to normal for Tennessee and Bruce Pearl tonight with the start of SEC play. First on the slate will be the Auburn Tigers at Thompson-Boling Arena. ESPN2 has the broadcast of this one starting at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

Pitt Panthers travel to face UConn in Big East swing game

By: Willie Bee | 1/13/2010 7:00 PM

Pittsburgh can move to 4-0 in the conference with a win at the Connecticut Huskies who would drop to 2-3 in the Big East in Wednesday's key college contest.

Texas A&M Aggies in bad scheduling spot on road at Kansas State

By: Willie Bee | 1/11/2010 12:00 AM

This is a get-even game in the Big 12, and I don't mean Texas A&M winning at Bramlage Coliseum when the Aggies travel to face the Kansas State Wildcats

Butler Bulldogs put unbeaten Horizon mark on line at Wright State

By: Willie Bee | 1/7/2010 12:00 AM

The lead in the Horizon League is at stake Friday night inside Dayton's Nutter Center when the Wright State Raiders host Gordon Hayward and the Butler Bulldogs.

Purdue boiling along with Minnesota next on the schedule

By: Willie Bee | 1/5/2010 7:00 PM

With much of the nation in a deep freeze this week, it's nice that college hoops are heating up with Tuesday's Big Ten match in West Lafayette a prime example.

Ohio St Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks set up interesting Rose Bowl battle

By: Willie Bee | 1/1/2010 4:30 PM

This Friday's Rose Bowl brings back some very fond memories for yours truly, specifically the 1969 Rose Bowl and, no, not because O.J. Simpson played in that game.

Texas Tech Red Raiders try their luck at The Pit vs. New Mexico

By: Willie Bee | 12/29/2009 9:00 PM

The 10-1 Red Raiders head to a tough venue in Albuquerque on Tuesday to take on the 12-1 Lobos of New Mexico. But first, a brief Texas history lesson.

New York Yankees end year paying the piper

By: Willie Bee | 12/27/2009 12:00 AM

The final tally is in on just how much the 2009 World Series Championship cost the Yankees when MLB sent the Steinbrenners a bill for over $25 million in luxury tax.

Michigan State pays No. 2 Texas a visit

By: Willie Bee | 12/22/2009 7:00 PM

Damion James and the Longhorns have had very little time to wallow in their dominating win over North Carolina on Saturday as they prepare for a quick turnaround game against another tough foe in Michigan State. The No. 2 Longhorns will be facing their second straight Top 10 opponent in the No. 9 Spartans in what promises to be an electric atmosphere at the Erwin Center with an ESPN2 audience looking on.

Texas Longhorns host Long Beach St. 49ers on hardwood

By: Willie Bee | 12/6/2009 12:00 AM

With the Texas football team taking the spotlight with its game vs. Alabama for the BCS Championship, it's easy to forget about the Longhorns on the basketball court.

Texas Longhorns also play pretty good basketball

By: Willie Bee | 12/7/2009 9:00 PM

With the Texas football team taking a lot of the spotlight right now with its scheduled trip to meet Alabama for the BCS Championship, it's easy to forget about the Longhorns on the basketball court. UT is No. 2 in the nation as well in the latest college hoops rankings, and being paced on the scoreboard by Damion James and has opened the season with six consecutive double-digit wins.

MLB Winter Meetings set for Indianapolis

By: Willie Bee | 12/2/2009 12:00 AM

If anything happens at the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis, you can bet the spin will somehow involve the Theo Epstein and the Red Sox. Boston is going to be a player in the offseason no question, with decisions to make about Josh Beckett and Jason Bay and rumors about either going after Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez or moving Dustin Pedroia to short. Let the Hot Stove League begin.

Portland Pilots fly into 76 Classic title game vs. Mountaineers

By: Willie Bee | 11/28/2009 12:00 AM

Eric Reveno and the Portland Pilots will try to make it a clean sweep as underdogs in the 76 Classic on Sunday when they meet No. 8 West Virginia.

Villanova in finals of Puerto Rico Tip-Off against Ole Miss

By: Willie Bee | 11/22/2009 8:00 PM

Big East meets SEC on Sunday night when the No. 5 Villanova Wildcats take on the Mississippi Rebels in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship on ESPN2.

2009 Cy Young's mark big shift in voting

By: Willie Bee | 12/1/2009 12:00 AM

Kansas City's Zach Greinke and Tim Lincecum of the Giants took home the Cy Young hardware this week and with the awards came a major shift in voting for future end of season accolades.

Matt Holliday, Jason Bay top free agent list

By: Willie Bee | 11/21/2009 12:00 AM

Scott Boras and Joe Urbon are just two guys trying to do their jobs which just happen to be squeezing millions of dollars out of MLB owners for their clients, Matt Holliday and Jason Bay.

Kansas Jayhawks get a slice of my college hoops futures

By: Willie Bee | 11/16/2009 12:00 AM

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks are big favorites to win the NCAA, and I was more than happy to fork over some of my hard-earned money to see them do it.

Tim Lincecum gets busted, Bobby Abreu gets his wings

By: Willie Bee | 11/15/2009 12:00 AM

You only thought the baseball season was over with the Yankees' 7-3 win over the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series. Next year starts right now.

World Series Game 6: Pedro vs. Pettitte

By: Willie Bee | 11/4/2009 7:57 PM

The Phillies live to fight another day, thanks to Cliff Lee and Chase Utley. Monday night’s 8-6 win over the Yanks in Philly sends the World Series back to New York for an intriguing Game 6 matchup of mound veterans.

New York Yankees on brink of World Series title #27

By: Willie Bee | 11/2/2009 7:57 PM

A three-run outburts in the ninth on Sunday gave the Yankees a 7-4 win in Game 4 and 3-1 lead over the Phillies in the 2009 World Series. With their backs to the wall and needing three straight wins now to defend their 2008 title, Philadelphia will turn to their postseason hero in Game 5 to bail them out and extend the MLB season at least one more game when they send Cliff Lee to the mound against A.J. Burnett.

Phillies turn to Hamels with Series tied one win apiece

By: Willie Bee | 10/31/2009 7:57 PM

The World Series has now become a best of five with the Philadelphia Phillies owning home field advantage over the New York Yankees beginning Saturday night in Game 3 at Citizen’s Bank Park.

Phillies seek 2-0 lead with Pedro Martinez on Yankee Stadium mound

By: Willie Bee | 10/29/2009 12:00 AM

Cliff Lee is certainly going to be a tough act to follow in this World Series, but Pedro Martinez will have that task on Thursday for the Phillies in Game 2 against the Yankees.

Lee, Sabathia bring Indians connection to Phillies, Yankees World Series

By: Willie Bee | 10/27/2009 12:00 AM

After three weeks of LDS and LCS games, the World Series is finally upon us. Or is it? Rain is once again in the New York forecast just in time for the opener.

Pettitte and Yankees back home for Game 6

By: Willie Bee | 10/24/2009 7:57 PM

The Angels have new life after winning Game 5 to pull within a game of the Yanks in the ALCS. But if they're going to pull off the upset, they will have to beat two lefthanders back in the Bronx, starting with Andy Pettitte.

Angels face elimination in Game 5 vs. Yankees

By: Willie Bee | 10/22/2009 7:57 PM

Down 3-1 in the ALCS, the Angels will their season on the line with John Lackey in Game 5 on Wednesday against A.J. Burnett and the Yankees. More than Lackey's right arm, the Anaheim crowd on Thursday will be watching their hitters like Bobby Abreu with just 10 runs scored in this series. The Yankees will counter with A.J. Burnett and an offense that is currently being fueled by a red-hot Alex Rodriguez.

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