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According to The Boston Globe, the Red Sox designated pitcher John Smoltz for assignment this afternoon. If he is not claimed on waivers, the club has 10 days to release him or send him to the minors.
Smoltz has struggled this season; he allowed nine hits and eight earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of a [...]

I would like to use this post to clarify my purposes and goals in contributing to On the Record Sports as well as address some criticism I have received.  I am here, simply, to provide commentary on sports topics and events as well as pass on interesting articles and information.  Since almost all of the [...]

Some sports material to enjoy with your morning coffee and get you to the weekend.
With sports and sports media focusing on subjects such as performance-enhancing drugs, NFL quarterbacks’ retirement or reinstatements, college recruiting scandals and hotel voyeurism, a lot of the good in sports is often overlooked.  In this excellent article for SI.com, Kevin Armstrong [...]

Down 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh to the Oakland A’s in today’s getaway-day game, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz unleashed some vintage Papi and blasted a three-run homer to centerfield to put the Sox ahead for good.  The Red Sox split the four-game series with the Athletics and head to Baltimore Friday [...]

Some sports musings while we await news of the move that will save the Red Sox’s season.

Theo Epstein will make a significant move before Friday’s 4pm non-waiver trade deadline.  While the team is just behind the Yankees in the AL East and leading the Wild Card standings, the post All-Star break swoon looks more like [...]

While we tend to bother ourselves with the AL East, one of the more intriguing baseball storylines is going on out west.  The San Francisco Giants are nine games behind the Dodgers in the NL West standings but only one game behind the Rockies in the Wild Card standings.  Anchoring the Giants’ rotation are Matt [...]

The Red Sox bats showed life tonight in an 8-3 win over the Oakland A’s, exploding for 14 hits.  Although it was against the A’s, any offensive explosion is a welcome sight for a team that since the All-Star break was in one of those slumps where just nothing is going right.  At least now, [...]

We think we know what’s going on in Sox trade land, but manager Terry Francona said before Monday’s game that we may never really know what’s said behind closed doors.
Francona said that he has been speaking with general manager Theo Epstein regarding trade negotiations before Friday’s deadline but the names that have been discussed aren’t [...]

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on Monday, almost two years after suspending him indefinitely for his involvement in a dogfighting ring.
Goodell first suspended Vick in August of 2007 after he admitted running a dogfighting ring and lying about his involvement in the operations. He was recently released after [...]

This past weekend as well as the impending non-waiver trade deadline at 4pm EST on Friday makes this Monday a bit manic for baseball talk.  For the Red Sox, Jim Rice and Rickey Henderson (he put in a year with the Sox) probably with it were Sunday because that was a fun day…for them.  It [...]

Although not Roy Halladay or Victor Martinez, the Red Sox stirred trade waters this afternoon by raiding the Pittsburgh Pirates vessel and demanding first baseman Adam LaRoche, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Walking the plank back to the Bucs are minor league shortstop Argenis Diaz and pitcher Hunter Strickland.  The word on the web about Diaz [...]

The Tribune Company may force the Chicago Cubs to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to speed up the sale of the team by the media company, according to reports. If they file, the Cubs would become the first team to go under since the Seattle Pilots went bankrupt in 1970.
Tribune Co. spokesman Gary [...]

It’s the first day of the All-Star Break and tonight is the annual State Farm Home Run Derby (8pm, ESPN).  The Red Sox do not have a representative in the Derby this year although All-Star pitcher Josh Beckett has gone deep in interleague games this year and in 2006.  Some quick notes while you wait [...]

The baseball media are buzzing after Toronto Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi said that the team would listen to offers for ace Roy Halladay, one of the best pitchers in the majors.  Naturally, fans, writers and bloggers in Boston and New York are running themselves ragged on what it will take either of the top [...]

Red Sox starting pitcher Tim Wakefield was named to his first All-Star Game on Sunday. At 42 years old, he is the second-oldest pitcher to be named an All-Star; Satchel Paige was chosen at age 46.
Wakefield, a 17-year veteran, is 10-3 so far this season with a 4.30 ERA. His next start is scheduled for [...]

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a gun was discovered near the body of a woman, identified as a “friend” of McNair’s, who was also shot dead in a downtown Nashville condominium.
McNair, a three-time Pro Bowler, led the Titans within a [...]

For people who drive standard or have at least tried to learn, the most difficult part of the learning process is getting moving in first gear without stalling.  Shifting from first to second is also tough but once you can do that, you can do the rest.  David Ortiz’s 2009 season follows a similar start.  [...]

Three members of the Bruins organization took home the jackpot at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas won the Vezina Trophy (top goaltender), defenseman Zdeno Chara was awarded the Norris Trophy (top defenseman), and Bruins coach Claude Julien was honored with the Jack Adams Award (top coach).
“It’s always a great [...]

Red Sox righthanded pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will miss at least his next start in the rotation, manager terry Francona said Saturday. Medical tests including a possible MRI and he will be evaluated throughout the week.
“We need to get him looked at physically,” said Francona. “He’s gonna get looked at by (Red Sox physician) Tom Gill. [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th franchise championship on Sunday night, defeating the Orlando Magic, 99-86, in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
Finals MVP Kobe Bryant, who won his fourth NBA title, had 30 points in Game 5 and averaged 32.4 points in the series.
“It felt so good to be able to have [...]

After falling behind 3-1 on Thursday night, the Red Sox rallied for a 4-3 win against the visiting Yankees. With the win, the Sox swept the series and improved to 8-0 against New York this season.
David Ortiz homered twice during the series and has brought his average back up over the Mendoza Line.
“Man, [...]

43-year-old pitcher Tom Glavine, who was coming back from shoulder and elbow surgery, was released from the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. He is the most winningest active pitcher in the majors with 305 career wins in the big leagues, the majority of which was spent with the Braves.
Glavine threw six scoreless innings in a rehab [...]

Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch near the head of Nelson Cruz during a June 2 game against the Texas Rangers.
Burnett, who was expected to pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, will appeal the suspension. There’s no [...]

He hasn’t played in the majors since 2007, but Sammy Sosa still felt it necessary to announce that he will officially announce his retirement soon.
Here are some excerpts from his ESPN Deportes interview on Wednesday.
“Everything I achieved, I did it thanks to my perseverance, which is why I never had any long, difficult moments [as [...]

The Detroit Red Wings took a 3-1 win on Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions a 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings, who were without stars Pavel Datsyuk and Kris Draper,  hope to capture their fifth title in twelve seasons.
Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin scored on a power [...]

Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz pitched five innings with Low-A Greenville on Sunday. He allowed one run on four hits, walked none and striking out six. He threw 73 pitches, 52 of them strikes.
Smoltz plans to make two more rehab starts, this time with Triple A Pawtucket, before joining the Sox rotation in mid-June. If [...]

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A source tells ESPN that the Bengals and Laveranues Coles have agreed to a four-year, $28 million deal.

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