Warm up with homemade soupNashville Tennessean - We’ve had a mostly mild winter this season but felt that sooner or later, the cold would strike from the north. One of the most comforting winter foods of all is soup, so we asked readers of The Tennessean to send in their favorite soup recipes. It […]

Pakistan may hire US baseball player as fielding coachKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 41 minutes agoISLAMABAD The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering the possibilities of hiring a former US baseball player as the fielding coach for the national …
Baseball Loses Slugfest to Aggies, 17-11uncbears.com, Colorado - 4 hours agoLAS CRUCES, NM - Junior Grady […]

World Baseball fails to excite (Pioneer Press) E-RANT Let’s put the World Baseball Classic in prospective and equate it to the NFL’s wild-card playoff process, which is absolutely unnecessary now that we have an equal number of teams in each division of each league. It’s all about money! Greed has infested the player ranks as […]

Consumer’s Edge Good thing you didn’t break her heart on Valentine’s Day. Too bad you broke your budget. Here are some money-saving tips to help heal your wallet, courtesy “Everyday Cheapskate’s Greatest Tips” (Running Press, $12.95).
‘Legends of the Game’ Everybody likes to meet a celebrity, and Mike Riccio says he’s been fortunate to meet many professional ballplayers.
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Grilled salmon fillets, onions top salad The tender cumin-coated salmon and crisp onion rings take about the same amount of time to grill, and they complement each other nicely in this entree salad.
The early pitcher gets warm PEORIA, ARIZ., Feb. 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE): On a day when the Padres officially opened spring training but did little on the […]

NFL, players seem to be waiting on CBA (Fox Sports) Could the inabilty of the NFL and the players’ union to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement really put the 2007 season in jeopardy? Our NFL Czar has more on this as well as news from Indianapolis on Marcus Vick, Daunte Culpepper and more. […]

On the rebound Back from the brink of financial ruin, McKeesport is experiencing a rebirth.
Community Briefs The local A.A. and Al-Anon Family groups are sponsoring an auction and BBQ, open to the public, at 1 p.m. March 5 at Petrack Park/the Bob Ruud Community Center, Highway 160 at Basin.
Only the classics Step into the auto memorabilia museum at […]

College Baseball Preview (Sports Illustrated) No matter what side of the scouts vs. stats debate you fall on, it’s impossible to think of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft in June without recalling huge mistakes. Chad Mottola ahead of Derek Jeter? Matt Bush at No. 1? These gaffes are infamous in baseball circles, leaving many to […]

NFL Combine hits airwaves (Sun-Sentinel) The NFL runs 12 months. The Pro Bowl ended the old season two weeks ago, and the NFL Scouting Combine started the new season Thursday in Indianapolis.
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Kids ask the darnedest things (Pioneer Press) Of all the TV markets in the country, only one loves the Winter Olympics more than the Twin Cities, and that’s Salt Lake City which has no NFL, major league baseball or NHL, and, frankly, barely has the NBA anymore.
World Baseball fails to […]