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10/25/07--14:17: Baseball close to catching NFL as top $ sport (chan 1443813)

When it comes to sales, the National Football League used to dwarf Major League Baseball the way a defensive lineman towers over a batboy.


10/29/07--09:48: Red Sox not the only Fenway champ (chan 1443813)

Even with a World Series sweep in hand, the offseason has yet to begin at Fenway Park. There's still money to be made by the owners of the Boston Red Sox, and much of it has nothing to do with baseball.


11/06/07--10:37: Blind-siding college football stars (chan 1443813)

Michael Oher likely has only 120 minutes left in his college football career.


11/22/07--05:18: Fans lose in football-cable clash (chan 1443813)

Michigan-Ohio State. Yankees-Red Sox. Duke-North Carolina. When bitter sports rivals backed by massive resources face off against one another, fans are typically the winners.


11/29/07--08:59: Tonight's big NFL game most can't see (chan 1443813)

Michigan-Ohio State. Yankees-Red Sox. Duke-North Carolina. Cowboys-Packers. When bitter sports rivals backed by massive resources face off against one another, fans are typically the winners.


11/30/07--13:23: Miller's time? Don't count on it (chan 1443813)

Imagine a runner rounding third and heading for home, only to have a last minute rule change move the location of the plate. That's roughly what happened to Marvin Miller's chances of getting his long overdue recognition in baseball's Hall of Fame.


12/07/07--12:28: College bowls: Too rich to die (chan 1443813)

There are many great myths in college sports, including the inherent contradictions found in the terms "athletic scholarship" and "amateur athletics," and what they have come to mean on most Division I campuses.


12/13/07--10:51: Cuban: Quieter and moving closer to Cubs (chan 1443813)

How do you get famous NBA bad-boy owner Mark Cuban to shut up and play nice? Simple: Dangle in front of him the chance to buy one of the most attractive franchises in sports.


12/29/07--09:07: StubHub's winning ticket (chan 1443813)

When the Patriots try to finish off an undefeated season tonight, thousands of Pats fans will come out to Giants Stadium and thousands of Giants season ticket holders will be counting the money they collected by selling them the tickets.


01/04/08--10:46: Ohio State beats LSU... (chan 1443813)

There has never been a better year for upsets in college football than 2007. But there's one place where the traditional powerhouses still dominate - in the rankings of revenue and profits.


01/28/08--16:36: Get ready Peyton, Eli's coming (chan 1443813)

Those rare sports fans who think there aren't enough Mannings in commercials can take heart. Peyton's little brother Eli could soon be Madison Avenue's new go-to guy.


02/04/08--08:53: Get ready Peyton, Eli's coming (chan 1443813)

Those rare sports fans who think there aren't enough Mannings in commercials can take heart. Peyton's little brother Eli is likely about to be Madison Avenue's new go-to guy.


02/08/08--09:44: Baseball's real steroids problem (chan 1443813)

This is typically the most hopeful time of the year for baseball fans.


02/15/08--12:07: Dale Jr.: The next Tiger...or A-Rod on wheels? (chan 1443813)

Expectations have never been higher for a driver with a 62-race winless streak than they are for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Sunday's Daytona 500.


02/17/08--16:18: Dale Jr.: The next Tiger...or A-Rod on wheels? (chan 1443813)

Expectations were never higher for a driver with a 62-race winless streak than they were for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Sunday's Daytona 500.


03/21/08--10:46: Big dollars score in NCAA tourney (chan 1443813)

You might think that Mount St. Mary's doesn't belong on the same basketball court with North Carolina in Friday night's NCAA match-up. But the small school from rural Maryland is a lot closer to the Tar Heels in talent than they are in earning power off the court.


04/05/08--06:48: Big dollars score in NCAA tourney (chan 1443813)

This might seem like the year of the evil stepsisters in the NCAA tournament. All four No. 1 seeds got a spot in the Final Four.


04/11/08--11:51: Take me out to the recession (chan 1443813)

The continual flood of bad news about the economy has you looking for an escape.


06/07/08--12:30: Why Big Brown can't save horse racing (chan 1443813)

Horse racing fans are likely to flock to Belmont Park in record numbers Saturday to see Big Brown take a shot at history.


06/18/08--05:00: The Boston Celtics' biggest comeback (chan 1443813)

What's the greatest comeback by this year's Boston Celtics, who won their first championship in 22 years with their victory Tuesday in Game 6 of the NBA Finals?