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Lawrence Baldassaro, professor emeritus of Italian at the University of Wisconcin-Milwaukee offers with his latest book, Beyond DiMaggio, a profound analysis on how baseball links to the Italian-American experience. Publishers Weekly, the international news website of book publishing and bookselling writes about Beyond DiMaggio: Lawrence Baldassaro explores the role Italian-Americans have played in America’s pastime. [...]

Before Cam Newton faced the cameras, microphones, recorders and notebooks, it was Ryan Mallett’s turn, and he had the added burden of dealing with drug use allegations that have been raised recently. He chose to sidestep the issue and let it stay between him and the teams interviewing him, other than to say he has [...]

Several NFL players have lashed out at the owners for proposing an 18-game schedule during the collective bargaining agreement negotiations. It turns out that Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka is also opposed to the two-game increase. During ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” on Monday, Ditka ripped the proposal and said it was all about money. [...]

The University of Iowa confirmed Wednesday that 13 football players were hospitalized this week with an unusual muscle disorder following grueling offseason workouts. The players have rhabdomyolysis, a stress-induced syndrome that can damage cells and cause kidney failure in severe cases, school spokesman Tom Moore said at a news conference two days after the players [...]

Seven weeks after the NFL’s crackdown on illegal hits, players remain confused about what they can and can’t do. The league says there should be no such uncertainty. Many players questioned by The Associated Press over the past week believe there’s a lack of consistency in calls; don’t understand the disciplinary process through which fines [...]

Tonight, the MLB World Series 2010 begins as the Rangers take on the Giants at home in San Francisco. Earlier this summer, in honor of the Major League Baseball All Star game, The Huffington Post brought you “16 Of The Greatest Books About Baseball.” When it comes to baseball, though, it seems Americans can never [...]

The modern World Series started last week for the 75th time since 1903. While watching the American and National League playoffs, I was struck by how many Tai Chi principles were used by the elite athletes on the field. Tai Chi, the Chinese martial art renowned for its health and relaxation benefits, is based on [...]

Lately, there has been a sharp debate in the United States between cable companies, online distributors and mainstream content providers over the cost of content. This intensified most recently when Fox went so far as to black out New York City from the first game of the National League Championship Series and was threatening to [...]

Fresh off a fourth straight sellout at Wembley Stadium, the NFL vice president of international business is optimistic the league will be playing multiple regular-season games in Britain. The San Francisco 49ers rallied to beat the Denver Broncos 24-16 Sunday in the NFL’s fourth regular-season game in London. And with a more than 84,000 fans [...]

With all the excitement of the playoffs and the World Series (which, thanks to the success of the San Francisco Giants, we got to experience directly here in the Bay Area), I’ve been thinking about, watching, and appreciating the great game baseball a lot these past few weeks. As someone who spent 18 years of [...]