RCS
The Texas Rangers just spent over $100 million to land pitcher Yu Darvish, first winning a bidding war and then signing him to a six-year contract. They're investing a good chunk of the franchise's future on the Japanese superstar, who will be asked to make up for the loss of former ace C.J. Wilson to divisional rival Angels.
Darvish is just the most hyped recent import in American sports. While the NFL is still completely dominated by U.S. athletes, other American pro leagues have been globetrotting to poach the best players from other countries, beginning as early as the 1970s, when Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff were lured to play in the now defunct-North American Soccer ...
Whenever a professional league or the NCAA considers revamping its postseason structure, a prime goal is to preserve the integrity of the regular season. Major League Baseball recently was caught up in this argument when it... more »
Among the pillars of the agreement that ended the NBA's five-month lockout in December were provisions to promote competitive balance and to end the practice of large-market teams pirating stars from smaller-market clubs.... more »
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted it will be agony on Sunday waiting to hear whether Manchester United can profit from "something stupid" happening to Manchester City. United head to Wearside for their final-day encounter with... more »
The wheel has turned full circle for John W Henry at Liverpool. His game-plan to gain control of the club was formulated at the London offices of the law firm Slaughter and May and, 19 months on, slaughter in May has cleared... more »
After the rain, the sunshine. As the media rolled into Chelsea’s training center Tuesday, an unseasonal, wet and cold day in London and its surrounds gave way to a tentative glimpse of summer. It was the perfect... more »
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