Left-handed pitchers are the Holy Grail in baseball and, unfortunately, the Chicago Cubs lack them. Right now, their projected starting lineup includes no southpaws, but the starting rotation is nonetheless deep. Jeff Samardzija went 9-13 with a 3.81 ERA last
President Obama has violated Rule 7 of Saul Alinsky’s 13 Rules for Radicals: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag. Don’t become old news.” As Obama failed to leverage his reelection position of strength into fiscal cliff and sequester victories,
On Friday, Pentagon officials informed a House committee that the President’s formal budget proposal wouldn’t be delivered to Congress until April 8th, more than two months past the statutory deadline. Under federal law, the President is required to submit his
Joy Behar, one of the original couch members of ABC’s late morning talk show The View, has confirmed that she is leaving the long-running show. Billed as a comedienne when she first hit The View’s couch 16 and 1/2 years ago,
Nobody watches HBO’s “Girls.” Nobody. In a country of over 300 million, 866,000 viewers is statistically zero. And yet: Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO series ‘Girls,’ has quietly shaken up the writing staff for her breakout comedy-drama about a group of
(AP) Thunder hold off Smith, Knicks as Anthony sitsBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK The Kevin Durant-Carmelo Anthony duel was postponed, though J.R. Smith filled in nicely – for three quarters. The Oklahoma City Thunder finally silenced the Knicks’ streaky
Cable companies are likely breathing a sigh of relief from a series of studies that say many consumers threaten to leave their pay cable companies but never do. Deadline.com reports Morgan Stanley’s 3rd Annual Streaming Video Survey shows roughly 17
Fox Sports 1, which will debut on August 17 as an anti-establishment network that will challenge ESPN, has an odd celebrity that will be featured when the network launches. Boxing legend Mike Tyson will be featured in his own reality
In the days leading up to Friday’s sequester deadline, President Obama and Administration officials ratcheted up their dire warnings over the impact of automatic spending cuts. Speaking at a press conference Friday, just hours before he would sign an order
Pollster Scott Rasmussen is questioning the media’s interpretation of polling data that suggest the American public oppose spending cuts and favor spending increases for a variety of programs. In fact, Rasmussen says, Americans favor spending cuts. The misinterpretation, he says,
On Friday, the White House signaled it would sign a continuing resolution to extend government spending beyond a March 27th deadline. Previously, it was assumed the expiration of the current resolution authorizing government spending at the end of the month
Help me, Andrew. I have a problem that only you can solve. I’m supposed to write something for the site and I’m past my deadline. I just can’t figure out how to write it. How many times in the
(AP) Obama nears deadline on gay marriage decisionBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe next phase of President Barack Obama’s evolution on gay marriage may come with the deadline for his administration to weigh in on a landmark Supreme Court case
Organizing for Action, the purported “issues advocacy” social welfare organization established in January, sent out a campaign-style email on Wednesday to an extensive email list of Obama supporters developed by its predecessor organization, the Obama for America presidential campaign committee,
As cringeworthy as it is to admit, Ezra Klein’s opinion that Americans really do love the benefits of federal spending, is very valid. Klein sites a recent report by the Pew Research Center, a report worth reading. The report which
From the doyenne of Hollywood bloggers, Nikki Finke, live-blogging the Oscars: As if Hanoi Jane wasn’t fuel enough. Oh My God – the Academy actually fans the fire by drafting First Lady Michelle Obama to help present Best Picture from
SI.com’s Chris Mannix discusses the winners and losers from a surprisingly quiet NBA trade deadline.
The NBA trade deadline has passed without a major deal. Jordan Crawford (pictured) filled in well for the Washington Wizards while John Wall was injured, and now the Boston Celtics have acquired Crawford to play the same role with Rajon Rondo out for
It did not take long for the Sacramento Kings to give up on their #5 overall pick, Thomas Robinson who was dealt to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. The deal was the first trade of the NBA Trade Deadline. The
A commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned his forces will target Lebanon’s Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents. The threat was issued Wednesday after the outgunned rebel
The team that was built to defeat the Heat, sits six games behind Miami. It is the time of year for teams like the Brooklyn Nets, feeling good but not great about their competitive positioning, to bolster their rosters. Teams
A season that has seen some seismic shifts in the NBA balance of power produces an interesting and unexpected Top 10 teams at the season’s midway point. 10. Brooklyn Nets. All the talent they need, and will make some deadline
(AP) Obama to press GOP on averting sequesterBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONFacing yet another fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama is urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert looming, across-the-board budget cuts due to take
Following the Februrary 15th deadline for states to notify the federal government of their decision regarding who will run the new ObamaCare insurance exchanges, more than half of the states have decided to leave the exchanges to the federal government.
I’ve published this once but I think it’s worth re-emphasizing. This is a bit wonky but it’s really important so please stick with me. In April 2011 President Obama proposed his own deficit reduction plan. In that plan he defined,
