Anyone who wants a peek inside Gov. Rod Blagojevich's head should look back to last year, when the Illinois House voted on his plan for the biggest tax increase in state history.
Francisco Rodriguez has a message for the Philadelphia Phillies and the rest of the NL East. "Of course, we're going to try to win the division. Of course, we're going to be the front-runner. Of course, we're going to be the team to beat," he said Saturday.
A-Rod and Madonna were together — in the same city, anyway.
It's over for A-Rod and his wife of more than five years. With a prenuptial agreement in place, lawyers for the couple confirmed Friday that a settlement was reached less than three months after Cynthia Rodriguez first filed for divorce from New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Terms were not disclosed, but attorneys for both sides said the paramount concern was the welfare of the couple's two daughters — 3-year-old Natasha and 5-month-old Ella.
Maybe Alex Rodriguez wants an Oscar or an Emmy to go with his three MVP awards.
Even Donald Trump has strong feelings about New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.
Alex Rodriguez grew up in Miami, still makes his offseason home in South Florida, even is a member of the University of Miami's board of trustees. He is a beloved native son.
Joe Torre thinks there's a chance Alex Rodriguez could join him in Los Angeles, and the new Dodgers manager sure sounded hopeful. "It's possible," Torre said Friday, repeating that phrase twice as a small grin crept across his face.
The baseball players' union is worried commissioner Bud Selig is trying to hold down the price of Alex Rodriguez's next contract and that teams might be sharing information about their free-agent plans.
Alex Rodriguez will still be on the Texas Rangers' books for quite a while.
San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean plans to "kick the tires" to determine the feasibility of signing free agent Alex Rodriguez, but characterized the team's chances of acquiring the slugger as "a reach."
Alex Rodriguez a Mud Hen?
With fans buzzing over whether Alex Rodriguez broke baseball's unwritten code by making a remark that distracted a Toronto infielder and allowed a ninth-inning popup to fall for a run-scoring single, Toronto's Troy Glaus said the last time he saw that move was in the baseball comedy "Major League 2."
A private jet, carrying Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and six others, overran a runway at Bob Hope Airport on Friday and was brought to a halt by an arresting system. "I spoke to Alex. He's fine," agent Scott Boras said.