The ESPN Sunday Night Curse: Angels 6, Tigers 2
blessyouboys.com 4/28/2008 — Dear ESPN, Hey, how's it going?  Busy weekend with all that NFL Draft coverage, eh?  Boy, you guys sure are thorough with that stuff. I know you're busy, so I'll try to get right to the point.  Here in Detroit, we're thrilled ...

Orestes Destrade is mesmerized by Jayson Werth's mother
sports.yahoo.com 4/28/2008 — Without a doubt, this mom-ogling clip from ESPN's Orestes Destrade was by far my favorite YouTube du jour over the weekend ...  Oh, what I wouldn't give to be in the Phillies clubhouse next time Destrade has to make his rounds for ...

The New Mandatory: Integrating Sponsors Into the Game
bizofbaseball.com 4/29/2008 — Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven! In October 2006, when the c-store retailer announced a new, 3-year sponsorship with the Chicago White Sox, sports sponsors began singing 7-Eleven’s familiar slogan…and for good reason. By integrating its name into the very fabric of the game of baseball (by changing the White Sox’s night game start times to 7:11pm), 7-Eleven changed ...

Clemens denies reported 10-year affair, but singer doesn't | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
chron.com 4/29/2008 — On a day when his attorney disputed allegations Roger Clemens had a lengthy affair with country music singer Mindy McCready, McCready offered no such denial. "I cannot refute anything in the story," McCready told the New York Daily News on Monday from ...

ESPN.com - Hosmer's asking price steep
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Burke, Qualls still root for Astros — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
Chris Burke and Chad Qualls, who went from the Astros to the D-backs in an offseason deal for Jose Valverde, say they harbor no ill will toward their former team, In fact, they tune in when they can to watch the Astros on TV and root for their former ...

Rodriguez, Wigginton make progress — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
Astros left-hander Wandy Rodriguez and third baseman Ty Wigginton each made progress on Monday as they work their way back from injuries. Rodriguez threw 60 pitches in a simulated game, and Wigginton played in a game on a Minor League rehab.

Haren uses arm, bat to beat Astros — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
Righty Dan Haren allowed three runs on five hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings and added an RBI double, as the D-backs topped the Astros, 5-3, on Monday night. Mark Reynolds added a two-run double and Chris Snyder and Conor Jackson added RBI singles.

Haren pitches Diamondbacks by Astros 5-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 4/29/2008
Dan Haren pitched into the eighth inning and hit an RBI double, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday night. Haren (4-1) scattered five hits over a season-high 7 2-3 innings and Mark Reynolds hit a two-run double ...

Diamondbacks 5, Astros 3 — NYT > Baseball 4/29/2008
PHOENIX (AP) -- Dan Haren pitched into the eighth inning and hit an RBI double, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday night.