Phillies Acquire Hulking 25-Year-Old Russian Slugger After Historic Draft

The Philadelphia Phillies have signed a unique outfield talent who entered affiliated baseball in nearly unprecedented ...
The Washington Post

Baseball -- the Next Russian Revolution?

MOSCOW, Oct. 19 -- No one at the sports bar a few miles from the Kremlin bothered to stand during the national anthem. And no one jumped to their feet when Juan Pierre hit the game-winning two-run ...
Yahoo! Sports

Four in a row: Russia baseball excited to be going back to Akron

Jun. 5—CEDARVILLE — Russia earned its fourth straight trip to the OHSAA baseball state final four with an 11-0 Division VII regional final win over Cedarville in five innings on Thursday. The Raiders ...
Sioux City Journal

Russia, Olympics both hit home for Sioux City coach

As Sochi, Russia, prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics, the first Olympics in Russia since the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union, Protexter reminisces about the time of his life he spent helping ...