Baseball
Clayton Kershaw celebrates birthday in style for Dodgers
Reporting from Phoenix -- Celebrating his 21st birthday in style, Clayton Kershaw threw five scoreless innings and hit a solo home run to lead the Dodgers' 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in Cactus League play Thursday.
Boone, a Yankee Hero in 2003, Faces Open-Heart Surgery
The Houston Astros scheduled a news conference for Wednesday morning, but they did not say why. Even the players did not know.
Injured Phillies pitcher Hamels to fly home
Philadelphia pitcher Cole Hamels is to fly home from the team's training camp in Florida to have his sore left elbow examined, the Phillies said on Monday.
Cuba’s Pastime: Beating Foreign Competition
The Cuban national baseball team can be roughly described as the opposite image of the Washington Senators of yesteryear. While the hapless Senators were famously “first in war, first in peace, and last in the American League,” the Cubans have dom...
Venezuela beat U.S. to avenge embarrassing loss
Venezuela avenged a crushing loss to the United States with a gritty 5-3 win on Wednesday, taking top spot in Pool C and grabbing the momentum going into the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Xavier Paul is making a big impression
Young outfielder is batting .406 and has a team-leading 13 hits, prompting Joe Torre to say the club is 'taking a more serious look at him this year' compared to the 2008 spring training.
Yankees' Rodriguez has hip surgery
Slugger Alex Rodriguez had successful hip surgery on Monday and is expected to return to action in six to nine weeks, the New York Yankees said.
U.S. routs Venezuela to reach WBC's 2nd round
Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer, Adam Dunn and Ryan Braun added solo shots and the United States powered its way into the second round of the World Baseball Classic by beating Venezuela 15-6 on Sunday night.
Rodriguez to Play With Hip Injury
Alex Rodriguez will try to play through a labrum tear of his right hip, the Yankees said Thursday, because surgery would require him to miss four months.
Manny Ramirez's lesson in leverage
The Dodgers got their man, and the man got their message. In what can best be described as a win-warn situation, the Dodgers have signed Manny Ramirez to a contract long on money and short on leash.
Yankees slugger Rodriguez to have hip examined
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez will leave the World Baseball Classic's Dominican Republic team in Florida and fly to Colorado and have his hip examined on Wednesday, the New York Yankees said on Tuesday.
Reconciliation at the Citadel, Through Basketball
The Citadel, which like all military colleges has struggled both to find and to keep undergraduates willing to wear uniforms, stand at attention and march in parades, has never been much of a basketball power. The cadets are better known for attac...
Manny Ramirez's agent issues a new counteroffer to Dodgers
Scott Boras' latest proposal -- two years and $45 million, with some of the money deferred, and an opt-out clause -- comes after team owner Frank McCourt declares that negotiations should restart from scratch.
Griffey Jr. is Mariners' homecoming king
PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners pitcher Miguel Batista heard a familiar cackle on the other side of the spring training clubhouse, peaked around the corner and threw his hands high into the air. There was Ken Griffey Jr.
Prosecutors to Appeal Evidence Ruling; Bonds Trial Faces Delay
The perjury trial against Barry Bonds was postponed Friday after federal prosecutors said they would appeal a judge’s decision excluding several pieces of evidence.
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez remains mum about meeting with MLB
If the Kentucky Derby is the most exciting two minutes in all of sports, then I think this had to be the most awkward. In light of a published report that said he will meet this week with Major League Baseball officials about his admitted use of a...
Seattle Mariners love outfielder Endy Chavez's speed and defence
PEORIA, Ariz. — Endy Chavez is still making a living off "The Catch" even though it happened three years ago. How often does Chavez think of his home run-robbing grab for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the 2006 Nati...
Teixeira's Contract Is Not That Big a Deal in New York
TAMPA -- In any of the 29 other Major League Baseball spring training camps, the arrival of a graceful, powerful switch-hitting first baseman who signed an eight-year, $180 million contract in the offseason would mean his every movement, his every...
Baseball Homecomings for Ken Griffey Jr. and Jason Giambi
PEORIA, Ariz. — At baseball’s heart lies one simple goal: to leave home and then return. Straying’s perils are instantly dispelled on contact with the place once left.
Rodriguez Answers Questions About His Drug Use
Eight days after admitting his steroid use in a television interview, Alex Rodriguez offered more details in a news conference after his arrival at Yankees spring training camp on Tuesday. With dozens of teammates standing nearby and roughly 200 r...