If last week Vladimir Putin was 99 percent sure that the West was out to get him, he now knows it with complete certainty. Over the weekend, Western leaders at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, did their utmost to criticize and ostracize the Russian p …

Ken Rosenthal reports that the Indians are considering training Nick Swisher “for another player with an inflated contract.” I like challenge trades like that, but I think there are some larger implications here. Last year the Indians selected a “Governor …