TWO MONTHS INTO the whirlwind of being Houston^[1]'s new coach, Willie Fritz paused briefly to reflect.

Fritz had spent most of his career bouncing to different levels of college football, leading five teams before Houston. But after eight seasons at Tulane...

With the July 30 trade deadline quickly approaching, the next week will be interesting for a number of teams -- including some of the clubs at the top of this week's MLB Power Rankings.

A number of baseball's best teams have...