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Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups – Week 8 Pitchers
To stay ahead of other teams in your fantasy baseball leagues, it is important to scour the waiver wire and free agent pool to pick up pitchers that will help your team succeed in the present and future. Here's a look at five pitchers owned in less than 50% of Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball leagues* who are worth adding for Week 8.

Fantasy Baseball Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups, Week 8 Batters
In deeper fantasy baseball leagues, finding useful batters on the waiver wire can be a very difficult task. With most popular free agent choices already owned, owners in deeper or AL/NL-only leagues often have to dig at even less popular batters for fantasy production. Here's a look at five batters owned in less than 10% of Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball leagues* who are worth adding for Week 8.

A Fan's Fantasy Baseball First Quarter Recap - Catchers
We are more than 40 games into the 2012 fantasy baseball season, so its time to take a peek at the noteworthy catcher performances to date.

SLU baseball is fulfilling promise
When Jerry Mancuso came in from Kansas City to make his recruiting visit with the SLU baseball team four years ago, there wasn't a whole lot for him to see. Chaifetz Arena, which houses the team's locker room facilities, still was under construction and the Billiken Sports Center, where the team plays, is pretty bare bones.

Sports Q&A: Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White
Dana White, head of the leading mixed-martial-arts enterprise, is (no surprise here) combative in responding to suggestions that slippage in TV ratings is a possible indicator of a sport in trouble. LAS VEGAS — Dana White was upset and wanted to make something clear.

Summer Olympics Boxing: 10 Boxing Terms to Know
Summer Olympics boxing is always fun to watch -- that is if you can find it buried down somewhere deep on the television schedule. Whether you're an occasional fan or you're entirely new to the sport of Olympic boxing, use the guide below to become familiar with some of what you'll be seeing and hearing during the competition.

Ryan Giggs reiterates Olympic desire despite Welsh FA concerns
• Giggs wants to renew partnership with David Beckham • Manchester United have given veteran permission to play Ryan Giggs has confirmed he wants to play for Team GB at the London Olympics even though his presence would disturb the Welsh Football Association. The association, in common with the governing bodies of Scotland and Northern Ireland, fears that a Great Britain side will undermine the ...

The Olympic torch sale: taking the magic out of sport | Mihir Bose
I have a replica torch, but I wouldn't dream of putting it on eBay. The buying and selling of Olympic products demeans the Games A few years ago a dear friend of mine celebrated his 50th birthday. For weeks I could not think of what to get him. Then I remembered that he had played for his school cricket team and his performances had featured in Wisden , the game's bible. My problem was solved. I ...

Organizers: Don't Mess With the Olympic Brand
Don't touch those rings: Organizers warn guerrilla marketers not to mess with Olympic brand