Credit the Atlanta Braves for knowing how to manage a news cycle. They flipped three prospects to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Nate McLouth to answer the need for outfield help (which they failed to answer correctly the first time by not signing Adam Dunn in the offseason), and called up Tommy Hanson (pitching phenom) and [...]

Somehow LeBron James ended another game against the Orlando Magic in their Eastern Conference Finals with the ball in his hand and a chance to win the game. But unlike Game 2, he couldn’t find the miracle the Cavaliers needed, as his desperation heave from 35 feet was off the mark, wrapping up the Magic’s [...]

If you don’t know about Orioles catching prospect Matt Wieters, you might want to check him out. The AAA catcher is top prospect in the coutry, period. He hits for power, he hits for average, and he’s already showing flashes of developing into a really solid catcher, too. All things considered, he’s pretty much the [...]

• A-Rod may have been taking steroids since his high school playing days.

• The Baltimore Sun tells two of their writers that they’ve been fired – as they’re working in press row in the middle of an Orioles game.
• It seems that Derek Jeter is the only one these days who can afford those new [...]

There are rough ways to get fired, and then there are truly heartless ones. According to the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (via THE BIG LEAD), the BALTIMORE SUN made a pair of moves on Wednesday that falls safely under the latter category, as the newspaper axed two of their writers in the latest round of layoffs [...]

• As Dan Patrick would say, you cannot stop Tiger Woods, you can only hope to contain him (or hope he hurts his knee again).

Thanks, Gatorade Lady! (Unfortunately, it’s not Maria Sharapova.)
• Oklahoma b-ball star Blake Griffin shows the world that he’s number 1.
• The Buffalo Bills use Twitter to tell everyone that Ralph Wilson [...]

OK, so it hasn’t been easy being a Baltimore Orioles fan. Stuck in an AL East with the Yankees, Red Sox & Rays leaves no room for enjoyment. And it’s not like the O’s have given fans any recent reasons to remain positive.

Of course, what can you expect from a club whose own radio announcers [...]

• The lone survivor of the NFL Florida boat wreck says Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper took off their life jackets & let the sea sweep them away.

• Former New Orleans Saints RB Deuce McAllister is having a hell of a time with his car dealership in Mississippi.
• Good news: The Baltimore Orioles want to [...]

While the New York Yankees have shown how to artificially prop up the value of their product, two famous franchises have shown how to turn their product into a party favor. For example, the Baltimore Orioles are giving away a free ticket to anyone that asks for their birthday month (as long as the Red [...]

Is it spring already? It must be, since Tony La Russa is already talking crazy. And no, he’s not going to start batting his pitcher 3rd in the lineup (at least not yet), but he’s cooked up another wacky idea — borrowing another team’s players.

(Would you trust your pitchers with this man?)
Seems that Tony [...]