The Morning Bark Newsletter

Zidane took a centering pass away from the goalie, proceeded to make him hit the ground twice in a row, and finished it off with a lob goal over the broken goalkeeper’s body. He has still got it...

Not only has he made a comeback thanks to the Anaheim Ducks taking a chance, he is a player whose last NHL game was on Feb. 1, 2010. But by the way he has played, you wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t told you...

The comic will be available on March 23, and is being published in conjunction with the NFL and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and is intended to educate readers about the dangers of underage drinking...

Charlotte Cross may very well be the oldest Lakers fan alive. Now, even though living to see the age of 106 is something for all of us to marvel at, there is another quality that Charlotte has that is more newsworthy, to me at least. That quality is that she doesn’t like Lamar Odom...

Most sabermetric analyses of batting order find that the most optimal batting order is worth between five and 15 runs over a typical batting order. From this, it is often concluded that batting order isn’t very important. Is that the correct conclusion?

Buck Showalter took many by surprise with his recent comments about Theo Epstein and the Boston Red Sox, but it will definitely add an interesting twist to the multiple series played between the two AL East teams this season...

According to the Smithsonian’s press release, Martinez’s portrait will be the first painting exhibited at the Gallery to feature a Major League baseball player. The portrait, painted in 2000 by Susan Miller-Havens with oil and beeswax on Baltic Birch, is most certainly a finely crafted piece of art, but am I the only one who finds it a tad bizarre that they elected to go with Pedro?

I won’t hold a grudge against Siva, Smith, and Dieng, but let this be a lesson learned fellas. The rest of the team should have told these three how ridiculous they looked...

He is the leader of this team, both on paper and in our eyes. He has the swagger, the stats and the highlights. The numbers are there, too. Rose doesn’t lead the league in a single stat. In fact, he doesn’t even make the top five by any metric...

While they have a ton of holes to fill and it will take more than one draft to turn the franchise around, the Panthers could put a dent in their rebuilding effort by having a solid showing this year...