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Milder weather helps fire crews in upper Rockies
Firefighters took advantage of a lull in searing heat and shifting winds in Wyoming and Montana on Thursday to attack wildfires that have charred ...
Desmond, Nationals pound Lincecum, top Giants 9-3
All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond hit his 14th home run, and the Washington Nationals became the latest team to beat up on Tim Lincecum, pounding the ...
Rangers, Yanks and Giants get 3 All-Star starters
Josh Hamilton is set to lead a Texas parade to the All-Star game. Now, fans will decide if Chipper Jones gets one final appearance or whether it's ...
D-backs' Hill hits for second cycle of season
Aaron Hill has hit for his second cycle of the season Friday night against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the second major league player since 1900 ...
Aspire: Magic Johnson's channel for black families
As the crowd counted down, Magic Johnson pulled a large silver lever jutting from a box labeled "ASPiRE." With that, his new cable network went live.
Tim Lincecum beats Dodgers to end long drought
Tim Lincecum threw his 167-pound body in front of the plate to save a run. He pounded the strike zone like the Lincecum of old. More than anything, ...
Matt Kemp all but ruled out of All-Star game
The Los Angeles Dodgers have all but ruled out injured slugger Matt Kemp for next month's All-Star game in Kansas City. "It's a long shot at this ...
Lincecum working every angle to figure out funk
Tim Lincecum looks back at his extreme, 30-pound weight loss before this season and wishes he had approached it all differently. He insists he dropped ...
Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer
Rookie sensation Mike Trout has given the Los Angeles Angels everything they could have asked from a 20-year-old phenom — and more. Trout hit a ...
Kemp hopes to be healthy for All-Star game
Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp still is optimistic about playing in the All-Star game next month in Kansas City — as long as he's sure he will be healthy ...
Scherzer Ks 12, Tigers blank slumping Rockies 5-0
Max Scherzer struck out 12 in eight dominant innings, rookie Quintin Berry had a career-high five hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the staggering ...
Santana deals 1-hitter in Angels' 2-0 win
Ervin Santana had his parents in the stands for the first time all season, and he took the mound with confidence after a pep talk from an old teammate
Huff bruises knee during perfect game celebration
Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff has become the second big leaguer to get injured this month while celebrating a no-hitter. Huff sprained his right ...
Matt Cain gem gives Giants a perfect game at last
Matt Cain tossed and turned and managed all of about four hours of sleep following his history-making gem for the Giants. Perfectly understandable.
Tulowitzki to undergo precautionary MRI on groin
The Colorado Rockies say All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will undergo a precautionary MRI after aggravating a groin injury in a rehab assignment.
Cain pitches first perfecto for Giants
Matt Cain and his wife, Chelsea, returned to the field an hour and a half later for a few more perfect memories. They snapped photos on the mound, ...