August 18, 2008 | Volume 109, Issue 6

WHO'S Hot

Who is the best all-around catcher in baseball?

Second in his first bike race since winning the Tour de France in 2005, . The seven-time Tour winner competed in the Leadville Trail 100, a grueling 100-mile mountain-bike race through the...

GAIL EMMS British badminton player, on how her Chinese opponents reacted to having to face her and partner Nathan Robertson: "They probably looked at the draw and said, 'S---.' Well, maybe 'S---'...

The city of Kannapolis, N.C., took down flags honoring native son Dale Earnhardt because Martha Stewart was coming to town.

GAIL EMMS British badminton player, on how her Chinese opponents reacted to having to face her and partner Nathan Robertson:

The city of Kannapolis, N.C., took down flags honoring native son Dale Earnhardt because Martha Stewart was coming to town.

BRETT FAVRE is now an A-lister in New York (), but a party in L.A. last Thursday to celebrate the release of EA Sports's —with Favre on the cover—drew a decidedly B-list crowd. Tom Arnold, Verne...

$138 Average price on the resale website StubHub of a ticket to a Jets 2008 home game on Aug. 6.

Average price on the resale website StubHub of a ticket to a Jets 2008 home game on Aug. 6.

Hall, a Marist-bound graduate of Cathedral High, is the first woman born in Indiana to sign a Division I lacrosse scholarship. A midfielder, she is a two-time all-state and All-America...

brawl in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff game in March, Quebec Remparts goaltender Jonathan Roy skated the length of the ice—apparently at the urging of his coach and father, former...

RANGERS PRESIDENT

With a judge closely watching her departure time, five-time Olympian Dara Torres—at 41 the oldest swimmer in U.S. history—dived in to anchor the women's 4 × 100 freestyle relay on Sunday. While...

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

BREAKING NEWS, REAL-TIME SCORES AND DAILY ANALYSIS.

Matt Wieters might not only be the Orioles' top rookie next season—he could also be the AL's best catcher • Take heart, Pittsburgh, your losing Bucs may have a Sizemore in the making

While we're at it, here are three more reasons for this year's bottom-feeders to look forward to 2009:

While we're at it, here are three more reasons for this year's bottom-feeders to look forward to 2009:

An insider on a top Cup team dishes on the hottest topics in NASCAR.

An insider on a top Cup team dishes on the hottest topics in NASCAR.

If you need a kicker late, consider these three not-so-obvious choices who should score more in '08.

If you need a kicker late, consider these three not-so-obvious choices who should score more in '08.

TO REMINISCE about the ole gymnastics factories with legendary coach Bela Karolyi is to look into his tank-gray eyes and see an Iron Curtain embroidered with roses. The Soviet bloc wasn't all bomb...

John Daly hooks up with Phil Mickelson's former coach Rick Smith

John Daly hooks up with Phil Mickelson's former coach Rick Smith

The PGA marked the end of qualifying for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. (European qualifying ends on Aug. 31.) The top eight on the points list are automatically in, but because Tiger Woods is injured...

Padraig Harrington

"I don't like the U.S.'s chances at the Ryder Cup. Having Kenny Perry as the team's headliner isn't exactly fear-inducing."

What do you think of the USGA's decision to limit the size and shape of grooves on irons?

locker room chatter? The pinched fairways altered the approach-shot values and created or eliminated angles in ways designer never intended. That, coupled with dry greens and inaccessible pin...

"I don't like the U.S.'s chances at the Ryder Cup. Having Kenny Perry as the team's headliner isn't exactly fear-inducing."

What do you think of the USGA's decision to limit the size and shape of grooves on irons?

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