We’ve all made jokes about the Angels’ name, but I didn’t realize that someone was suing over it: The legal fight over the Angels’ name went into overtime on Tuesday, when a state appellate court said it would delay a scheduled ruling for as long as three weeks . . . . . . By […]

Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned […]

Wherein we examine the relative claims to second-best Red Sox left fielder ever, taking into account hitting, baserunning, catching the ball and throwing the same.

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The Merc’s Andrew Baggarly is reporting — well, he’s not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor — that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees’ offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture: It’s been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC Sabathia’s camp last night, and […]

At least that’s what KTVU’s Lloyd LaCuesta believes he has discovered: KTVU’s Lloyd La Cuesta came up with a letter from Bud Selig to Lew Wolff stating: “I have decided that in the event you are not able to promptly assure the implementation of the desired park in Fremont, you may begin to discuss a […]

If this happens, I will dance the dance of joy: According to one National League executive, the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves have had serious discussions about a trade that would send outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Royals for pitcher Zack Greinke. The same source said he believed the teams were close to executing […]

The fun news today is that Illinois has kept its governors-in-jail streak alive. But this isn’t just your average, everyday corruption story. This one has some baseball! Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of Blagojevich in exchange for state help with the sale […]

We knew it was going to happen, but details are now emerging: Considered by many the top reliever on the free-agent market, Rodriguez saved 62 games for Anaheim last season. The Angels offered just more than $30 million over three years to retain the 26-year-old right-hander . . . . . . The three-time All-Star […]

You’re not going to believe this, but the Yankees and Mets need — and are going to get — more money from the taxpayers of New York: With opening day for the city’s two newest baseball stadiums only four months away, the price tag for taxpayers continues to rise. The Bloomberg administration has issued fresh […]