Like Walter Johnson a century before him, Stephen Strasburg surrendered only two runs in his first game. But Strasburg piled up nearly five times as many strikeouts as the Big Train.
Obama's First Pitch Will Mark 100-Year Tradition
A look back at a century-old tradition of presidents making first pitches in Washington, including anecdotes from Taft, FDR, Truman, Eisenhower and JFK.
Obama throws high and wide in historic first pitch
Gov't Fitness Efforts Haven't Stemmed Kid Obesity
My reporting shows that a half-century ago, government leaders from Nixon to JFK were alarmed with the inactivity of American youth, but were not successful in reversing the trend.
NFL players lobby Congress in battles with league
My story about NFL players lobbying Capitol Hill is the basis of an ESPN on air report.
APNewsBreak: Federal gov’t weighing action on BCS
I broke the news that the Obama administration is considering actions, such as an antitrust investigation, on college football's BCS.
Act of Congress paved way for Saints, Super Bowl
A historical look at 1966 legislation that approved the merger of the AFL and NFL, and a quid pro quo for two powerful Louisiana members of Congress that led to the birth of the New Orleans Saints.
Justice Dept. won't support Jack Johnson pardon
This was the most e-mailed, most recommended and most viewed sports story on Yahoo! News.
Can baseball help bring US and Cuba together?
I explored how "baseball diplomacy" can do for U.S.-Cuba relations what "pingpong diplomacy" did for the United States and China.
Goodell defends NFL's handling of head injuries
The commissioner faces tough questioning from lawmakers, who press him to acknowledge a link between head injuries and later brain diseases.
Allen Stanford lobbied for Cubans to play in tournament
The billionaire financier, now awaiting trial, sought to get U.S. permission to include Cuba in an international cricket tournament.
Efforts to reform BCS face tall order in Congress
Despite thundering from lawmakers, Congress is unlikely to pass legislation to overhaul the controversial system for determing college football's championship.
Supreme Court takes case over licensing of NFL apparel
Legal scholars say the high court could give football sweeping protections from antitrust laws.
Baseball, State Dept. Pitch Diplomats
The International Baseball Federation and State Department are joining forces in an attempt to bring baseball back to the Olympics.
NFL union chief, player meet with lawmakers
The union takes its case to Washington, hoping to head off an owners' lockout.
Champion Phillies visit fellow underdog Obama
The president compares his own campaign with the Phillies' championship season during White House visit.
Online Poker bets $3 million it can reverse Web gambling ban
But the group faces a tough defense: the National Football League.
APNewsBreak: Group says poker winnings are frozen
McCain seeks pardon for first black champ
My story on efforts to get a pardon for the late Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, was the most e-mailed article on Yahoo. AP Video Interview
McCain presses Obama to pardon black boxer
Congress tackles college football
Lawmakers take a look at the BCS, with one congressman suggesting a name change: BS.
NFL blitzes Washington with lobbyist, PAC
The NFL establishes a Washington office, hires a full-time lobbyist and creates political action committee to make federal campaign donations.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Lobbying to land the Olympics
While the lobbying effort this year is focused on the International Olympic Committee, last year Chicago 2016 spent money lobbying the U.S. government to get behind the effort.
U.S. extends visits of foreign athletes
The next big Dominican baseball prospect will not face a limit on his playing career in the United States, now that U.S. immigration officials have agreed to let foreign athletes keep playing here as long as they leave the country after 10 years and apply for a new visa.
Federal regulation worries Ultimate Fighting
UFC wants to ensure it's not included in legislation aimed at regulating boxing.
Congress took aim at baseball's first commissioner
Baseball's first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, faced an impeachment effort in Congress, because he was essentially moonlighting from his day job: federal judge. Amazingly, no law back then prevented this, and the impeachment effort fizzled. But Landis continued to face criticism.
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re: baseball & smokeless tobacco
As a former prevention specialist, I had attended many workshops about various addiction & health issues.
A particular story that I recall was the young many (in his 20's I think) who refused to quit using dip/chew, and refusing a disfiguring surgery that could have saved his life. The doctor wanted to cut away part of his jaw bone and one side of his face. Because of vanity, he refused the surgery. He died. The photos from this particular case were enough to turn one away from using.
Aren't some of the stadiums tobacco free?
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