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A-Rod committed to 'hard road back' after surgery
Alex Rodriguez went to see doctors with hopes of finding something wrong. When they actually located a problem, only then did he start feeling a bit ...
Mitch Unrein helps Broncos beat Bucs 31-23
What Mitch Unrein lacks in dance moves he more than makes up for in shock value. The second-year defensive lineman out of Wyoming helped the Denver ...
San Francisco goes orange, black for Giants parade
Ecstatic baseball fans crammed the streets of San Francisco on Wednesday for a confetti-drenched parade and rally honoring the World Series champion ...
Giants complete sweep, World Series champions
Sergio Romo closes it out by throwing a called third strike past Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera. The final score is Giants 4, Tigers 3 in 10 ...
Manager's toughest call: sitting a slumping star
Pete Rose sat in the World Series. So did Reggie Jackson, Barry Zito and Paul O'Neill. Tim Lincecum lost his spot in the San Francisco Giants' ...
World Series: Cabrera, Tigers vs Posey, Giants
Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched ...
A-Rod's struggles at plate hurting Yankees in ALDS
For all of his home runs, All-Star accolades and huge salaries, Alex Rodriguez finds himself in a most familiar spot this season. A-Rod is an October ...
Schmidt: Autographs getting way too hard to read
Since when did the signatures of today's celebrity athletes become worse than your local physician's scrawl on a prescription slip? Yes, I know, some ...
Zito delivers as Giants extend lead over Dodgers
Barry Zito delivered on one of the biggest stages yet during six up-and-down years in San Francisco. Zito pitched the NL West-leading Giants past the ...
Hall of Famer Murray settles insider-trading case
Eddie Murray made big money in baseball with his powerful swing from both sides of the plate. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, he ...
Giants' Cabrera suspended for positive drug test
Melky Cabrera's 50-game suspension comes just as reliever Guillermo Mota is nearing his return to the Giants from a 100-game performance-enhancing ...
Harper and Trout go from farmhands to fame
Bryce Harper remembered back to Oct. 27, when just 414 fans were at Scottsdale Stadium to watch his Scorpions play the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona ...
Negro Leagues Museum getting All-Star game boost
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sat back in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium earlier this season, his feet propped up on the desk, and spoke ...
Sports world artist LeRoy Neiman dies in NY at 91
Painter and sketch artist LeRoy Neiman, best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world's biggest sporting and leisure events with bright quick ...