
Victorino, Red Sox agree to $39 million, 3-yr deal
The fast-moving Boston Red Sox made their second splashy move of the winter meetings, agreeing Tuesday to a $39 million, three-year contract with ...

AP source: Napoli, Boston strike $39M, 3-year deal
Adding offense following a disappointing season, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract with catcher Mike Napoli, a ...

World Series gets awfully hairy with wild beards
This is going to be a very hairy World Series. Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is looking seriously scraggly. Same goes for teammate Sergio Romo, whose ...

Athletics sweep Rangers to win AL West on last day
The Oakland Athletics had been down and doubted so many times during this remarkable year that a four-run deficit against the two-time reigning AL ...

A's win AL West, Yanks & O's to settle AL East
A dropped fly ball by Josh Hamilton, a home run from Ryan Zimmerman and pitch by pitch, the baseball playoff picture became completely clear on the ...

A's forge 1st-place tie with 3-1 win over Rangers
After erasing what once appeared to be an insurmountable deficit, it has come down to this for the Oakland Athletics — one game against the Texas ...

Playoff scramble: Chaos, confusion are kinda fun
The Texas Rangers are totally set for the playoffs, eager to break out the bats, balls and gloves for really big games. Maybe they should log on to ...

Martin gives Yankees win in 10th inning
When Rafael Soriano gave up a tying homer in the ninth inning to spoil CC Sabathia's dominant start, the Yankees didn't get down. They knew what they ...

Drew homers to help A's beat O's 5-2
The Oakland Athletics have had a different star for just about every monumental win they've had this season. Shortstop Stephen Drew became the latest ...
Pitcher Brandon McCarthy visits A's teammates
Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy stopped by the clubhouse to visit his teammates Friday, just more than a week after getting hit in the head ...

Curacao, Calif., advance at Little League WS
Danny Marzo was thinking about his manager's advice as he walked to the plate in the eighth inning: Concentrate on making a good swing, not hitting ...

Cespedes hits 3-run single, A's win 6th straight
After striking out in each of his first three at bats, Yoenis Cespedes came to the plate with the bases loaded in the seventh and promptly delivered ...

Moss helps Athletics beat Yankees 3-2
Game-ending hits are becoming so routine these days in Oakland that concession workers have the celebratory whipped-cream pies waiting near the dugout ...