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On May 26, 1973, Louis “Chicken” Hawks died in California. Hawks had a limited career, so he did not make the cut for Richard’s All-Bird Team. Read on to find out who did.

On March 18, 2010, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will begin. In honor of this event, Richard looks back on the handful of players who saw time in the big leagues of both baseball and basketball.

Toronto is choosing among three relievers with ties to the North Siders

Geoff chats with the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander and author of The Bullpen Gospels.

With all the focus on the big free agents and trades this offseason, here’s a look at what teams in the bottom half of baseball’s payroll structure are up to.

TUCK! toons every Thursday. (Except next Thursday.)

Not a surprise. Even if he had made the Jays more competitive with the Sox and Yankees, his utter inability to communicate with people, including the press and his underlings should have doomed him. When J.P. started, he had a good team of people around him, including our buddy Keith Law. Slowly but surely he […]

Five starters have had outstanding seasons in the American League. But only one can win the Cy Young Award.

Reviewing his stellar 2009 and looking forward to 2010.