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At least one of you enter a work Oscar pool, right? Either way, here are my predictions for Sunday night: Best Picture – NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Actor in a Leading Role – Daniel Day-Lewis Actor in a Supporting Role – Javier Bardem Actress in a Leading Role – Julie Christie Actress in a…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer With fantasy football season finished and baseball still a couple of months away, it’s as good a time as any to put sports on the backburner for a day or two. After last year’s debut of RotoScoop’s best and worst column ended up being a smashing success, it’s…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Tonight, I have Mayweather over Hatton in a unanimous decision. Something like 116-112. I’d like to see Hatton win, and his style (body puncher) is actually a perfect fit against Pretty Boy. However, Mayweather is just so much faster and possibly the best defensive boxer ever. Hatton is…

Dave Duncan has done this before: Kip Wells deserves consideration in deep leagues after surrendering just one hit over seven innings Sunday. Healthy after two lost seasons to injuries and playing behind the NL’s best infield defense, Wells could post an ERA under 4.0 and approach 15 wins. The Indians find themselves in quite a…

“World cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell was arrested over the weekend after a sparring partner claimed he heaved a hatchet at him during a training run through the woods.” LEEDS, Maine – A high school coach who told his players at halftime to reach into their pants to “check their manhood” before returning to the basketball…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer More or less eliminated from the Fantasy Football Playoffs and not participating in basketball this season, I really have nothing to offer the fantasy world for a couple of months until baseball season arrives, and that’s only assuming that I overcome my battle with what has been an acute…

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer Yes, this is primarily a sports site, but everyone else is doing a best/worst list, and I’m starting to feel left out. MOVIES – Overall, I think this was a pretty weak year in film. That said, let it be noted that I have been pretty slow and…

In the ninth inning last week, Julio Franco played third base for the first time since Oct. 2, 1982. Give it up for the Nationals: 27 runs scored and still swept in a four-game series by the Rockies earlier this week. By throwing out Orlando Hudson at second base Monday night, Alfonso Soriano became the…

The Minnesota Twins are 69-0 this season when ahead after eight innings. For the first time in more than three decades, there were seven shutouts in Tuesday’s schedule. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the most shutouts on one day since there were a record eight on June 4, 1972, when 16 games…

The Elias Sports Bureau reports that Dan Uggla is just the fourth player in the last 50 years to record 20 home runs and 75 RBI in his debut season in the majors. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are 2-20 on the road since the All-Star break. Chris Young still hasn’t lost a road game…

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, last week Dan Haren became the first pitcher in American League history and just the second overall to win a game after allowing eight runs in the opening two frames. Manny Ramirez reached on 22 of 23 plate appearances in the New York Yankee series last week: eight hits,…

The Pirates are 7-32 when a left-hander starts against them this year. When David Bush singled to center on Monday night, it snapped an 0-for-43 streak by Milwaukee pitchers. Greg Maddux threw 64 warm-up pitches against the Giants last week. He threw 68 real ones during his eight shutout innings. The Los Angeles Times noted…

Best. Deal. Ever. Since 1998, no team with the best regular season record in baseball has won the World Series. Fantasy Nation rejoices. This Maurice Clarett situation just keeps getting more and more bizarre. We have all heard the gist of his latest problems, which include a hatchet, but did you also know that he…

It’s the first time in major league history that rookies lead both leagues in ERA when entering August. Coors Field had its third 1-0 game last week. There had been just one such game in 11 seasons of play entering this year. The stadium also has a major league leading 11 shutouts this season. Byung-Hyun…

Francisco Liriano generates missed swings with 34 percent of his pitches, which is by far the most in the majors; Aaron Harang of the Reds is second, at 26 percent. Jeff Francis last week became the third Rockies pitcher to toss a two-hitter this year, joining Jason Jennings and Josh Fogg. In their first 13…

The Tigers became the first team in 115 years to score at least five runs in the opening inning of three straight games. The Astros were recently shut out for the 11th time in Roger Clemens’ 38 starts since the beginning of 2005. ESPN is convinced that pent-up demand for the Aug. 22 release of…

The Twins have won 37 of their first 48 home games. It’s the best start at home by a team since the 1998 Yankees went 40-8. Jose Canseco had another run-in with police this week after winning the home run derby at the Golden Baseball League’s inaugural All-Star game. Several hours after Canseco won a…

The Braves became the first team since the 1930 Yankees to score 10 or more runs in five straight games. Do not count them out of the wild card race just yet. The Braves’ Jorge Sosa and the Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano are the first pair of pitchers with three or more homers since 1984. When…

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Note: Don’t worry, this article contains no spoilers. Last night I spent two delightful hours glued to ESPN’s “The Contender.” For those who missed Season One, the show takes 16 fairly talented and accomplished boxers who live and train together. At the end of each episode, two boxers are…

The All-Star game matters. Home field has been fairly significant in determining the World Series champion recently. Since 1985, the team with HFA has won 17 of the last 20 World Series. Also, the last eight times the World Series has gone to a Game 7, the home team has won each game. For the…