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Sony thinks its new Michael Jackson documentary could be a contender for best picture.
Oscar De La Hoya is keeping busy in retirement with the upcoming launch of a monthly boxing TV series featuring his top prospects.
Geron Corp. will enter uncharted territory when it begins the first federally approved human studies on an embryonic stem cell therapy, marking what some consider a major milestone in a field that's still a long way from commercialization.
The Indy Racing League is pulling out of the economic pits as it battles for sponsorship.
The ailing economy has left a big question mark hanging over the U.S. coal industry: will last year's high-priced contracts and today's declining costs be enough to offset rapidly falling world demand this year?
Contrary to Gov. Sarah Palin's campaign promises to "build a pipeline quickly," the massive project to send natural gas south is still no sure thing.
Like spring flowers, the "For Sale" signs are sprouting in front yards all over the country. But anxious sellers are facing the most brutal environment in decades, with a slumping economy, falling home prices and rising mortgage foreclosures.
Cotton producer Doug Hlavaty looks across his South Plains fields and sees the potential for trouble.
Continued robust expansion in developing countries will help offset a slowdown in the United States this year amid concerns of a possible recession in the world's largest economy, the World Bank said Wednesday.
The current housing slump, which began in late 2005, probably has another year to go before things turn around. Before it is over, home prices — which had soared during the boom years — will probably have fallen by the largest amount of any downturn in the post World War II period.
Israel keeps building settlements, Islamic militants are in control in Gaza and both the Israelis and the Palestinians have politically vulnerable leaders. All that will make it difficult to implement an agreement even if the two sides agree on a path to peace at a summit next month.
Top NFL prospects Calvin Johnson, Gaines Adams and Amobi Okoye reportedly admitted to marijuana use during interviews with teams in February.
Israel's public security minister, a former intelligence chief with a reputation for toughness, offered a surprisingly optimistic view Monday of prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, despite what he called a big push by Iran to sow discord in the region.
Italy has been diagnosed as the sick man of Europe, with zero growth and a ballooning deficit.
Q. My boss consistently gives me more work than another employee. Should I say something about it?
When the Rockies pulled top prospect Jhoulys Chacin from his start at Double-A last night "as a precaution for possible, future organizational moves" there was speculation that a major trade was coming, but instead they're promoting him to the big leagues to work out of the bullp …
One intriguing aspect of the Rangers ending Chris Davis' pursuit of the single-season strikeout record with a demotion is that they sent him to Triple-A, where top prospect and fellow first baseman Justin Smoak had just arrived following a promotion from Double-A.
General manager Jon Daniels announced this morning that top prospect Neftali Feliz is moving from the rotation to the bullpen at Triple-A, signaling that the Rangers have him in their plans as a reliever for the second half.
Homer Bailey has yet to experience any success in the majors, posting a 7.01 ERA over 18 starts in various stints with the Reds during the past three seasons, and his stock and raw stuff have both declined since he was considered one of the elite pitching prospects in baseball ju …
John Manuel of Baseball America reports that the Padres are on the verge of calling up Kyle Blanks from Triple-A, which is interesting given that the massive first-base prospect appeared to be blocked by Adrian Gonzalez as recently as last month.
Earlier this week Matt Holliday talked about whether or not the A's will end up trading him during the next two months, but in the meantime the Rockies are calling up the centerpiece of the deal that sent Holliday to Oakland.
As we approach the draft, USA Today's Bob Nightengale has an excellent story this morning about the last Stephen Strasburg: Ben McDonald, the LSU pitcher who was the first overall pick of the 1989 draft. Taken by the Orioles, McDonald, like Strasburg, had ungodly stuff.
Strasburg led SDSU to its first postseason since 1991
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, on whether or not there's a pitcher in next month's draft (read: Stephen Strasburg) who could make it to the majors this season:
Matt Wieters naturally gets all the attention, but the Orioles have another good hitting prospect in Nolan Reimold and they called up the 25-year-old outfielder yesterday to help fill in for the injured Luke Scott and Adam Jones.
Air Force didn't stand a chance Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo and scouting director Dana Brown were on hand for Stephen Strasburg's latest start Friday night, so naturally the soon-to-be No. 1 pick racked up 17 strikeouts while no-hitting Air Force.
Brandon Wood was called up from Triple-A on April 21, received a grand total of nine at-bats in 15 days with the Angels, and has now been optioned back to the minors.
One of my pet peeves is MLB teams signing the same known mediocrities over and over again instead of giving chances to minor-league veterans with lengthy resumes full of solid play.
"I'm a big man, give this man room. I'd a hit everything from Cancun to Grant's Tomb." - Mase Emphasis on the big.
Don't expect to see Wieters before June Matt Wieters beginning this season at Triple-A has always been more about delaying the start of his service-time clock than furthering his development, so Orioles manager Dave Trembley's comments yesterday should come as no surprise.
Acquired from the Brewers as the centerpiece of the CC Sabathia trade, Matt LaPorta's season ended prematurely when he was beaned in the head while playing for Team USA in the Olympics.
Gordon Beckham has done nothing but hit since the White Sox made him the eighth overall pick in last year's draft.
Prospect or suspect? With their offense ranked 12th or 13th among the league's 14 teams in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and runs, the Angels have decided to call up Brandon Wood from Triple-A.
Who is No. 1? If you don't count guys currently pitching at San Diego State, then the two best prospects in all of baseball faced off over the weekend at Triple-A Durham.
San Diego State phenom Stephen Strasburg's legend grew last season as he posted a 1.57 ERA and 133/16 K/BB ratio in 97.1 innings, but those numbers are downright pedestrian compared to what he's done so far this year.
Atlanta's rebuilt starting rotation looks plenty strong already with Derek Lowe, Javier Vazquez, Jair Jurrjens, and Kenshin Kawakami filling out the first four slots, but the Braves also have one of the best pitching prospects in baseball waiting in the wings at Triple-A.
2009 Top 5 Prospects: Atlanta BravesAfter the run of championships came to an end a few seasons ago for the Atlanta Braves, one of the main reasons was due to a once rich farm system full of prospects suddenly drying up.
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