Manager Eric Wedge and his coaching staff will finish out the season on the Cleveland Indians bench. But don’t worry—he’s still totally fired. [ Plain Dealer ]

The old saying goes, “first impressions are lasting impressions.” So naturally, falling out of love with a player who had such an immediate impact as Raul Ibanez is extremely difficult, since he excelled instantly after becoming a Phillie. But, all fondness and “homerism” aside, the time has come to realize that Ibanez is neither “Pujols-ian” nor “Bruntlett-ish,” but somewhere in between. On June 13, after playing sixty games as a Phillie, Ibanez was hitting .322/.380/.678, with a 1.058 OPS,

Each day, we’ll take a quick look at five of the most important stories going on in the NBA.

Slowish chip, put handwriting recognition and DRM included.

Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of his side’s La Liga clash with Sevilla on Sunday with an ankle injury.

A tragic story of the loss of a child, is also a cautionary warning of the dangers blogging and social media disconnect.

Does the problem lie in bad communication, or an overabundance of government agencies?

The Vatican’s newspaper chooses important anniversary to commemorate The Beatles

Maria Kirilenko stunned favored fellow Russian Maria Sharapova in early action, as the Australian Open began play on Monday.

The Ukrainian Klitschko brothers, Vitali (above) and Wladimir, will flip a coin to see who fights Briton David Haye in an attempt to unify the world heavyweight titles.

This cat has apparently learned to stand on two legs for a disturbingly long period of time.