Shawn Chacon

A converted starter fills the void at closer, but will he get leads to protect?

Overcome By thick green seaweed (above), the sailing venue for the Beijing Olympics. Last week the waters of the Bay of Qingdao, 200 miles southeast of Beijing, became filled with sludgy algae, which organizers said...

Even for an optimist, it can't get much worse for this up-and-down franchise

Two advance scouts, one from each league, reflect on what they saw and heard last week:

This organization seems to be panic-stricken, always changing what they're doing. The team that went to the playoffs in 1995 banged the ball around, so they I must think that's the way to go again....