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The major-league worst Baltimore Orioles already look like a different club under new manager Buck Showalter, as the O’s have shown some life and have won five of six games under Showalter. They go for what would be a surprising series win against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox on Monday night. However, Chicago is [read more]

Coach Jim Harbaugh clearly has the Stanford program moving in the right direction. Last year, for one two-week stretch, Stanford was arguably the most impressive team in the country, piling up more than 50 points each in routs of Oregon and USC to move up to No. 14 in the rankings. A loss to Cal [read more]

With Southern Cal rebuilding a bit and hit with some scholarship losses – plus not eligible for a bowl – and with Oregon losing starting QB Jeremiah Masoli, the Pac-10 seems there to be win for the Oregon State Beavers, who for the past several years have been competitive in the conference but unable to [read more]

Following last season’s Rose Bowl, a loss to Ohio State, many expected Oregon to be a national title contender this season and to have a Heisman favorite in QB Jeremiah Masoli. But off-the-field problems seemed to plague the Ducks all offseason, including the dismissal of Masoli. So now expectations aren’t quite as high for the [read more]

The Cincinnati Reds start the biggest series the franchise has had for several years tonight at home against the St. Louis Cardinals, whom the Reds lead by two games in the NL Central. And Cincy might have a new addition on the bench in former Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds. The Reds have traded Chris Dickerson [read more]

Big loss for the Florida State Seminoles, who are the WagerWeb.com favorites to win the ACC Atlantic Division: Junior receiver Jarmon Fortson, an expected starter, was dismissed from the football team. “He has been dismissed for a violation of team rules,” Coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We wish him the best in everything he does. We [read more]

The Houston Texans have a pretty tough opening four games this season — vs. Indianapolis, at Washington, vs. Dallas, at Oakland – so they are pulling out all the stops to try and get the four-game suspension of linebacker Brian Cushing reduced by the NFL as the franchise tries for its first playoff berth. Texans [read more]

Former NBA scoring champ Tracy McGrady has worked out for the Clippers and Bulls so far as he attempts to find a  job for next season, with T-Mac saying he preferred to sign with Chicago. However, the Bulls reportedly aren’t interested and already likely filled their backup shooting guard spot with Keith Bogans. So now [read more]