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Astros strong in AL debut, top Texas in MLB opener
The Houston Astros and their spiffy new uniforms looked like a perfect fit in the American League. Rick Ankiel and the Astros made an impressive debut ...
MLB openers feature Strasburg, rivalries, AL vs NL
The Kansas City Royals have been absent from the playoffs since the day Billy Butler was born. They've barely had a winning season in the last two ...
Forbes values Yankees at $2.3 billion
Forbes estimated the New York Yankees have the highest value in Major League Baseball for the 16th straight year at $2.3 billion, and the average for ...
MLB sues Fla. clinic over banned player drugs
Major League Baseball on Friday sued a now-shuttered South Florida clinic and its operators, accusing them of scheming to provide banned ...
Unbeaten Dominicans win World Baseball Classic 3-0
Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game — the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stuck with the ...
MLB pitchers lost in translation no more
There were times in the low minors when Mariano Rivera felt totally lost on the mound. That was, before he got a good grasp of his cut fastball — and ...
Pitchers: Lost in translation no more
Major League Baseball has a new rule that allows interpreters to join managers and coaches on the mound when pitchers aren't fluent in English.
Manny Ramirez signs contract with Taiwan team
Manny Ramirez said Tuesday he is "starting a new beginning" after signing a short-term contract to play with the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan's professional ...
Torre: MLB examining expanded replay for 2014
Major League Baseball intends to expand the use of instant replay for the 2014 season and will be studying over the course of this year which calls ...
Bud Selig calls for tougher drug penalties
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for major leaguers who violate the sport's drug agreement, a move the union is willing ...
Christie says NJ will appeal sports betting ruling
Gov. Chris Christie indicated Friday he would appeal a judge's decision upholding a ban on sports gambling in New Jersey, a ruling that dealt a ...
Weiner says media shouldn't jump to conclusions
Baseball union head Michael Weiner says reporters should refrain from jumping to conclusions about media reports linking players to a Florida ...
AP study: Posey earns steepest rise in arbitration
Reserved for the better part of February for the contentious process of salary arbitration, the Ellis East Room on the second floor of the Hyatt ...
AP Source: Miami tests baseball team for HGH
Every University of Miami baseball player underwent testing recently for performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, a person with ...
Hurricanes: No athletes positive for steroids
None of the past 10,000 drug tests performed on student-athletes at Miami has shown a positive result for anabolic steroids, university officials said ...
Union head says premature to make drug judgments
Baseball union head Michael Weiner said it would be unfair to make judgments about players and agents before evidence is sorted out in the sport's ...
Stern sees HGH testing coming to NBA next year
The NBA for the most part has managed to avoid the major performance-enhancing drug scandals that have plagued the NFL and Major League Baseball over ...
Braun says he used Fla clinic owner as consultant
Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun said the person who ran the Florida clinic being investigated by Major League Baseball was used only as a ...
MLB asks Florida paper for records in drug probe
Major League Baseball officials have asked the Miami New Times for records the alternative newspaper obtained for a story on alleged use of banned ...
SUPER BOWL WATCH: Katrina, Coin flip bets, Modell
Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: ...
A-Rod implicated in PED use again as MLB probes
Alex Rodriguez is in the middle of Major League Baseball's latest doping investigation after an alternative weekly newspaper reported baseball's ...
Dodgers secure $7B TV rights deal with TW Cable
The Los Angeles Dodgers formally announced a deal with Time Warner Cable on Monday to create a new TV channel that people familiar with the situation ...
AP Source: Reds will host 2015 All-Star game
The Reds will host the 2015 All-Star game at Great American Ball Park, the city's first since 1988, a person familiar with the decision told The ...
Cardinals Hall of Famer Stan Musial dies at age 92
No last name necessary. A slew of batting titles. Corkscrew stance. Humble. A gentleman. All-around good guy. Stan the Man. Stanley Frank Musial, the ...
MLB to expand blood testing for HGH
Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone, ...