‘K’Von’ Huerter will be key to Atlanta’s potential

Cool take: Four hours is too much baseball

Ryan Butcher started the 10th inning for the Diamondbacks in their game against the Angels on Friday night, with Jared Walsh serving as the courtesy runner at second base. But it was another of baseball’s unnecessary and irritating new rules that really wound up causing trouble for Arizona. Read more…

Adam Silver set the precedent with Donald Sterling — he must continue it with Robert Sarver and Neil Olshey

Mark Cuban saw it coming. Adam Silver did not. Read more…

A new HR king declines possible crown, for now

Is this like when LeBron James opted out of the dunk contest early on in his career? Maybe. Read more…