Q&A With Kane County Mgr. Steve Scarsone, P1

In 2009, the Kane County Cougars welcomed a new manager, former major league infielder Steve Scarsone. Scarsone, who was also in his first season as part of the Oakland A’s organization, led the Cougars into the Midwest League playoffs. He then served as the manager of the A’s Instructional League squad. We spoke to Scarsone last week for an extended Q&A.   Full Story

LB Michael Boley on why the Giants may be down, but not out...who's making Saints QB Drew Brees even more dangerous...the players who are consistently harassing quarterbacks...a huge blow to the Texans offense, Edgerrin James' future, big-play running backs and more in Ed Thompson's 7 Points.   Full Story

Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green underwent knee surgery last week according to a published report. He could miss the next month of games.   Full Story

The Texans evened their record at 3-3 as they traveled to Cincinnati and defeated the first-place Bengals, 28-17. Let's see how our keys to the game played out.   Full Story

With the 2009 minor league season finally in the books, it is time for us to bestow our awards on the best individual performances for 2009. In the second of our series, we hand out the awards for the top players and pitchers for the Oakland A's A-ball affiliates.   Full Story

The Chicago Bears just couldn't wait for Trumaine McBride to recover from his sprained knee, so the ballclub waived/injured him and replaced him with DeAngelo Smith on the active roster. Take a listen to what Smith said to Bear Report before practice Wednesday in this exclusive audio feature.   Full Story

As part of our continuing review of the 2009 season for the Oakland A's organization, we take a look at this year's draft. In Part One, we review the A's picks in rounds one through 15.   Full Story

Infielder Josh Harrison was acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the trade that sent pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the windy city. The 22-year old hit .270 at Lynchburg in 34 games, with one home run and 13 RBI. PiratesDugout.com’s George Von Benko caught up with Harrison as Lynchburg entered the playoffs.   Full Story

Oakland A's 2009 11th round pick Michael Spina came to the A's organization with a reputation of being a power hitter, and he hasn't disappointed in his first professional season. The third baseman hit seven homers in 190 at-bats and posted a .432 SLG. David Malamut spoke with Spina over the weekend...   Full Story

The Arizona Cardinals is now armed with their 53-man roster. The team has released 21 players in order to reach the roster limit that was due by Saturday at 3 p.m.    Full Story

The Arizona Cardinals face their last preseason test on Thursday against the Denver Broncos. Here are how the preseason battles are shaping up.   Full Story

West Virginia's preaseason basketball workouts, which are limited to groups of four players for an hour at a time, aren't aimed at teaching the entire Mountaineer system to the newcomers.   Full Story

Sometimes you just have to give the superstar his due. That's what two NFL head coaches did last Thursday night when they had no choice but to talk about Chad Ochocinco's kicking.   Full Story

Quarterbacks in Kansas City and New Orleans have already had close encounters with rookie DE Connor Barwin. And this week, he hopes to have the chance to chase down Vikings QB Brett Favre. Find out how Barwin's adjusting to the NFL so far in this exclusive Scout.com interview.   Full Story

The most high profile competition at summer camp is for the starting quarterback position. After the Spartans latest practice, quarterbacks coach Dave Warner spoke to the media and talked about what both quarterbacks bring to the table for the Spartans. GET INSIDE to see what Coach Warner had to say about the quarterback battle.   Full Story

It’s been a long offseason and Houston Texans football is finally back. The Texans will travel to Arrowhead Stadium for their preseason opener, and Battle Red Nation has you covered as we give you what you need to know while you’re perusing the game.   Full Story

Before any team starts a season, there are always a handful of questions to answer. How will the quarterback play be? Will your top players stay injury free? Does your team have enough depth to overcome injuries?   Full Story

The Kane County Cougars are continuing to struggle to find their form from the first half of the season, when they won the division title. David Malamut brings us a report about the week that was with the Cougars...   Full Story

Before any team starts a season, there is always a handful of questions to answer. How will the quarterback play be? Will your top players stay injury free? Does your team have enough depth to overcome injuries?   Full Story

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Nothing has stopped Kane County third baseman Michael Spina from doing what he wants to on the baseball diamond.   Full Story

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today acquired left-handed pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-handed pitchers Kevin Hart and Jose Ascanio and Single-A Daytona infielder Josh Harrison.   Full Story

With training camp approaching quickly, Scout.com dishes out up-to-date information about each of the Cardinals positions. Will Brian St. Pierre pounce on the No. 2 quarterback role? Will Beanie Wells take over at running back? What will happen to the cursed tight end position?   Full Story

Connor Barwin had no idea what his mother was doing when she had him face the wall before she walked away. The talkative, 18-month-old simply stood there waiting.   Full Story

Josh Harrison was promoted to Class High-A Daytona on June 7, one night after surpassing the 100-hit mark of the season at Class-A Peoria and one day shy of his 22nd birthday.   Full Story

Reggie Wells is set at left guard for 2009, but questions surround fourth-year veteran Deuce Lutui. The Cardinals currently possess several backups at guard, most of whom have the ability to play different positions along the line. Andy Bishop evaluates the battle that will ensue for roster spots.   Full Story