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MLB

2009 MLB Midsummer Classic Preview

2009 MLB All-Star Game Preview – Midsummer Classic

You can’t tell the players without a program – even when they’re All-Stars.

The rosters for Tuesday’s MLB Midsummer Classic keep changing at the 11th hour. The latest move over the weekend had Boston Red Sox 2B and reigning American League MVP Dustin Pedroia deciding to stay in Boston to be with his pregnant wife Kelli, who was hospitalized last week after showing signs of labor earlier than expected. Pedroia is being replaced by Tampa Bay Rays 1B Carlos Pena, the AL leader in home runs with 24.

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NHL

2009 NHL All-Star Game Preview

2009 NHL All-Star Game: Halfway Home

It’s no accident that the NHL All-Star Game is this Sunday – our first Sunday in a long time without football. The league’s annual showcase marks the unofficial halfway point of the hockey season, and it’s been a banner year for the league despite the economic downturn.