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Fore! Woods' split with GM a warning for athletes

When Tiger Woods ended his nine-year relationship with General Motors Corp. on Monday - a mutual decision between a megawatt celebrity who doesn't need the work and a teetering corporation that needs every penny - it offered...

IF PETTITTE SIGNS ELSEWHERE, IN BRONX HE'LL BE A PHONY FOREVER

OVER the past few months, as the economy has tanked, I have received a higher volume of e-mails from fans frustrated at the amounts being offered to players. Yet, good economy or bad, I almost always stand with the players. If...

Seasonlong Baseball Contest: Final Results

(If you’re looking for the latest Daily Fix column, it’s here.) (15 each) AL Tigers 49 Red Sox 38 Indians 17 Yankees 14 Angels 12 Mariners 3 Blue Jays 1 MLB Photos via Getty Images The Mets dismayed their fans, and Fix readers,...

Greed Fuels my Retirement as a Fan!

Where are the professionals who play a sport for the "Love of the Game?" Where are the players who showed their loyalty to fans and management by passing up the ridiculously lucrative contracts for their greed? It started with...

Recent Musings

I admit I am not an economist. The truth is, I have trouble balancing my checkbook. Having said that, I can’t figure out how we can compete in a global economy. When China uses slave labor and other countries pay their workers...

Bell's determination leads to Hall ballot

Gold Glover's career took off with Pittsburgh, Arizona Jay Bell won the NL Gold Glove at shortstop in 1993 with the Pirates. "I made the Indians out of Spring Training in 1988 and I finished with a career high to that point of...

Endorsement deals drying up

Turns out, Tiger Woods really wouldn't rather have a Buick. If his agreement with one of the most active sports sponsors in the world dissolved, some experts wonder if any endorsement or sponsorship deal is really ironclad in...

AMAZIN' SURPRISE STAR TATIS BUILDS CHURCH

By KEVIN KERNAN Earlier this week, Fernando Tatis walked into a church in his Dominican Republic hometown of San Pedro de Macoris and gave thanks. This was not just any church and not just any thanks. This was the Jerusalem...

Celebrity Pop Quiz: Gabrielle Union

Lately, she's been in comedy mode, with Eddie Murphy in "Meet Dave" and Vanessa Williams in "Ugly Betty." What was your inspiration for Geneva in "Cadillac Records," who stays with Muddy Waters even when he's unfaithful?...

Canada at Baseball Classic should be treat

The Corner The Jim Proudfoot Corner, part of the Star Santa Claus Fund, is a great way for sports fans to help out needy children during the Christmas season. If you can help, please send a cheque – payable either to Jim...