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For the better part of his life, Joe Morgan has spent his summer Sundays at the ballpark.For two decades, starting when he was out of high school, it was as a player. Since 1990, it's been as a broadcaster.
Now that's over. With ESPN declining to offer Morgan and his longtime compatriot in the "Sunday Night Baseball" broadcast booth, Jon Miller, contracts for 2011, Morgan is entering a new phase of his life.
He's accepted the offer of Walt Jocketty to join the Cincinnati Reds as a front office adviser. Morgan, whose Hall of Fame career was launched when he helped form Cincinnati's Big Red Machine in the 1970s, has long had a locker in Cincinnati even after his retirement.
ESPN anchor Stuart Scott will undergo chemotherapy treatments after his doctors discovered cancerous tissue, the channel reported Friday.
For over a year, dating back to the BCS title game last January, television-audience levels for football games have spiraled upward -- and Sunday's NFL conference championship games continued the trend.
CALGARY -- 
It's all-too easy to get caught up in the post-World Cup hangover. When the words "four-year cycle" are thrown around, the slow climb toward Brazil 2014 can feel like an eternity.
For the second straight year, 
The Mountain West Conference is content with its current membership.
Javaris Crittenton has had a pretty interesting career since being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft.
Members of the New York Cosmos' office staff -- the only people currently employed by the soccer club without a team -- began arriving at their Manhattan headquarters at 4 a.m. Wednesday.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Six hours before game time Monday -- while his teammates were eating lunch, watching movies, or already catching their afternoon nap -- 
As the NFL and NFLPA stare each other down regarding a potential work stoppage this offseason, Roger Goodell has advised owners of a goodwill gesture he's planning in case the sides can't come to an agreement.
DETROIT (AP) -- The 
Texas Tech University announced Tuesday that it was granting football coach Tommy Tuberville a one-year extension to his contract, which includes a pay increase. He is now signed by the school through the 2015 season. 
Just when it seemed like his career was finished, Peter Forsberg appears ready for another comeback attempt as he will begin practicing with the 
USC athletic director Pat Haden is on his way to Indianapolis to see if he can get the Trojans back in a bowl game in time for next winter.
If there's a surefire cure for a lack of playing time, it's cup competition. Just ask Jonathan Spector.
Just when it looked like upheaval of the 
David Stewart, PGA Tour professional at Florida's Kissimmee Golf Club and rules expert, helps break down the ever-complicated golf rulebook in "Inside the Rulebook" for FanHouse.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) -- The Tournament of Champions lost another star player Friday when 
For the second time in two national team appearances, teen sensation Juan Agudelo entered as a substitute and made the difference for the Americans.
The 
Aaron Rodgers is clearly the hottest quarterback left in the playoffs. His 31-for-36, 366-yard, three-touchdown dissection of the Falcons' defense was nearly perfect. Rodgers' 136.8 quarterback rating against the Falcons is the 10th best in the playoffs since 2000. 
Few things draw the ire of network announcers more than allegations that they favor one team or player over another or that they pull punches. That, and cutting off their clothing and hair-care allowances.
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