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For Sammy Sosa 1998 was a leap year. He leaped 66 times from home plate to run the bases freely, untouched and with a radiant smile that captivated America.

Sammy Sosa, one of the golden boys of the Steroid Era, recently surpassed the 600 home run mark, prompting debate over his status for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Many believe that Sammy Sosa took Steroids or Human Growth Hormone. Even if Sosa Did Take Steroids, he still deserves a chance to play it clean.

Omar Sosa, jazz player? Too constricting and passive. Omar Sosa, jazz musician? More like it. This Cuban-born artist uses jazz as a philosophy to include global music.

An all too rare appearance of the Grammy Award-nominated pianist Omar Sosa gave his audience plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, California.

As Barry Bonds nears the all-time home run mark, another controversial but legendary hitter approaches a pretty impressive milestone of his own: 600 home runs.

Bonds set the single season home run record. Sosa hit more than 60 home runs in three different seasons. But Ruth was clearly the best hitter of them all.

Not long after Sammy Sosa became just the fifth member of the 600 home run club, everybody turned their eyes to the next man up: Ken Griffey, who now needs just 16 more.

Insight can be gained when reading books written in baseball's "steroids era" a second time. A two-part series begins with a look at Tim McCarver's "The Perfect Season."

Bonds is The Greatest Hitter of His Time, Ali Couldn't Punch, and Other Great Sports Myths

Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, Sammy Sosa and Texas Rangers, Roger Clemens undecided, Mike Matheny injury and other updates.

Barry Bonds needs but 23 homers to tie Hank Aaron's all-time records- yet the game, the times and his body are all telling him his day is past.

Who will win the American Legaue Central Division title? Which heavy hitters will play? Who will move to a new team? ...and other interesting questions.

T he Texas Rangers and Sammy Sosa, Nelson Cruz, and Michael Young, The New York Yankees and Don Mattingly, Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants, and other MLB News

A 2003 positive steroid test may cause legal trouble for Sammy Sosa given his March 17, 2005 testimony before Congress. He is not the only one with perjury problems.

April is the cruelest month, or so wrote T.S. Eliot. For an embattled New York Yankee, however, April has been the most forgiving 30 days on the entire calendar.

The last 24 hours in baseball have been exciting: the Yankees did not extend A-Rod's huge contract, Brian McCann gets big bucks, and La Russa falls asleep at the wheel.

Sammy Sosa was just another superstar who was headed to Cooperstown until someone leaked a 2003 anonymous drug testing report which cited a failed test by Sosa.

Here are the best hitters to play for that team which currently spends it's summers in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field.

Changes could be coming for German powers Bayern Munich in the coming months as Breno, Luca Toni and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk are all possible transfers.

Cobb, Lajoie, Sisler, Williams, McCovey, Banks, Yastrzemski, Killebrew, Sosa, Bonds, Rodriguez were never on a World Champion. It takes nothing away from their greatness

Will nothing stop Barry Bonds? Fans, players and managers alike want Bonds out of the game, but commissioner Selig might be too late to stop him from breaking the record

Once thought to be limited to just a handful of Major League players, baseball's steroid scandal has proven to be a big, widespread problem that just won't go away.

From the Congressional Hearings to the recent arrest of a Mets' employee who claims to have dealt steroids to players, the MLB's biggest headache just won't go away.

Though 50 home runs is still a magical number, much of its luster has been rubbed off with the cloud of performance-enhancing drugs.

Barry Bonds is a free agent, and wants to keep playing. Will he and Sammy Sosa form an historic combo in Texas?

It is a golden age for Philippine boxing, as Marvin Sonsona, Rodel Mayol, and Sonny Boy Jaro all fought for world titles last Saturday-- with mixed results.

A piece on the best American League players at the midpoint of this 2007 MLB season.

With so many great seasons by some of the best MLB hitters to choose from, it's hard to narrow the best seasons ever down to just five. Here's a shot, though.

With so many records shattered and so many tight pennant races that came down to the wire, the 2007 baseball season may have been among the best ever.

Any of four teams -- the Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Oakland A's or Seattle Mariners -- could win Major League Baseball's American League West division.

Now that Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader for Major League Baseball, no one seems to know if the record should count.

With one quarter of the season already gone, here is a baseball fantasy update on the best players, the biggest surprises and the major disappointments for 2007.

Home runs and strikeouts are exciting. They keep casual fans interested because both are dramatic. They are fun.

Since 1991, the Atlanta Braves under Bobby Cox have been the winningest team in baseball. This year, however, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are favored

The Home Run is Baseball's Ultimate Moment. Here are the all of the numbers and records that you need to know about the long ball.

Since 1995, baseball attendance has soared thanks to Arena Baseball, the game fans love to go to see because it's so offensive.

With so many great seasons by so many great MLB players to choose from, it's hard to narrow the best seasons ever down to just ten. Here's a shot, though.

Five players have an opportunity to reach 500 home runs this season.

While Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn celebrate at Cooperstown, two other baseball stars are watching their Hall of Fame hopes fade.

Bayern Munich coach Jürgen Klinsmann needs all the time he can to get the reigning champions back on target in time to challenge for the Bundesliga title.

This article outlines the airlines that fly in and around Central America from major international carriers to small regional jets with just a few seats.

Steroids and human growth hormones threaten to break the continuity of baseball history.

The recent burst of HGH and steroid links to Major League baseball suggest that the game's performance-enhancing drug problem is as bad as Jose Canseco claimed.

A family co-operative in the rug making town of Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, is using a sustainable living model in its efforts to preserve its traditions & livelihood.

In addition to the headline-grabbing heroes that have saved the lives of their owners, there are day-to-day cat heroes that act as seeing-eye cats and therapy animals.

The 2003 steroid list is the list of confirmed steroid users that thought they were being tested anonymously back in 2003, but which got out to several groups of lawyers.

A common treatment for preterm labor is to recommend bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. Recent findings question whether or not bed rest stops labor.

From deportation to the American cultural phenomenon of shopping, these documentaries show the struggles and transformations that Latino immigrants face in the US.

Former Boston Red Sox Manny Ramirez will be suspended from baseball for 50 games after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.