Few years from 50, Moyer mows 'em down with slow stuff
He was born during the Kennedy Administration. You could time his fastball with a sundial. Yet Jamie Moyer, who shares his secrets with Lesley Visser, is still pitching for a contender.

Winters knows about toughness, plenty about Favre
It's no surprise Brett Favre will induct Frank 'Bag O' Donuts' Winters into the Packers Hall of Fame. If there's anyone out there who knows about toughness, it's Favre's former center and longtime friend, Lesley Visser says.

Face value: Feeling here is Torres terrific, not tainted
Because we've been disappointed so often, 41-year-old mom Dara Torres' amazing swim into another Olympics has some questioning whether she got any 'help' to get there. Lesley Visser prefers to believe the oft-tested Torres is amazing us completely on her own.

Inevitability of Federer-Nadal final only adds to drama
Rafael Nadal, flopping hair and bulging muscles, seems destined to take on Roger Federer -- Mr. Cardigan Sweater, grace under pressure -- for the third straight year in the Wimbledon final. And it will be their best clash yet, Lesley Visser says.

DH debate: Should they stay or should they go now?
The debate is as old as time, or at least as old as the DH: Should pitchers hit? Of course the opinions differ in each league, but Lesley Visser says one thing is sure, a pitcher that can hit can't hurt.

When crazy pitch is working, batters simply knuckle under
Tim Wakefield was in trouble in the third inning Saturday -- and then masterful the rest of the way in an 11-3 victory over Seattle. Lesley Visser says it was a typical day in the confounding life of a knuckleballer.

All eyes on Big Brown's run for glory at Belmont
Big Brown is just a horse, of course, but it's receiving star-like attention. And for good reason. Saturday's Belmont will determine if Big Brown becomes historic or merely a footnote. All signs are pointing to a dominating win, Lesley Visser says.