Baseball

Suspended game resumes, Braves beat Mets 7-5 in 10
An overnight wait was worth it for the Atlanta Braves. Dan Uggla hit an RBI single in the 10th inning soon after a suspended game resumed, and the ...
Hamilton, Angels beat Royals 7-0 for 7th straight
Billy Buckner needed to jog his memory to recall his previous major league win. "It's been a while," he said. "The Cubs, my last outing in 2009.
Red Sox rally for 4 in 8th to beat Indians 7-4
Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied ...
Brewers closer Henderson out with hamstring injury
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke says closer Jim Henderson is expected to be out "a while" with a pulled hamstring. Henderson was injured Friday against ...
Ex-minor leaguer says baseball cheating lives
A former minor leaguer says cheating is alive and well in professional baseball. In an interview with The Associated Press, Garrett Broshuis says he ...
Granderson hurt as Yankees beat Rays 9-4
Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory. Outfielder Curtis Granderson broke the knuckle on his left pinky finger in the Yankees' 9-4 win ...
Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Tigers beat Twins
Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season — this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter. Sanchez's bid was ...
No shave for Johnson after Nats top Phillies 5-2
The Washington Nationals didn't have a close shave, and neither did Davey Johnson. The 70-year-old manager still looked closer to 80 after the ...
Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules
Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball. He knows now. Sanabia said Friday he spit on ...
Yankees' Teixeira to play in minors on Wednesday
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game ...
Teixeira expects to play in minors Wednesday
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says he expects to play in a minor-league game Wednesday with Double-A Trenton. It will be his first game since ...
A-Rod sells Miami Beach home for $30M
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has sold his Miami Beach home for $30 million. A-Rod's business partner, Jose More, confirmed that the sale ...
Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011
Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout. Back at Fenway Park as a manager for the first time since being let go by the Boston Red Sox ...
Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team
A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee. The former U.S. national team captain was hired Wednesday as ...
Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by ...
Trout hits for cycle, drives in 5, Angels rout M's
Mike Trout even surprised himself in adding to his growing list of impressive big league achievements. Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, ...
Straily, Cespedes push A's past Rangers 1-0
Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful lineup he was facing. Now everyone can take notice of ...
Canseco player-coach in indy league _ for a series
Jose Canseco is back in the independent United League as a player-coach. At least for one series. The 48-year-old Canseco will be with the Fort Worth ...
Indians' Perez deletes Twitter account
Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments. Perez took ...
Yankees, Man City to co-own NYC MLS team
Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major ...
Nats reliever breaks pitching hand punching locker
On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his ...
Giants' Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand
Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing. The right-hander broke his throwing hand chasing an inside ...
Marquis wins 5th straight, Padres beat Cards 4-2
At age 34, Jason Marquis is pitching as smart as ever. Marquis combined with four relievers on a four-hitter to win his fifth straight start, tying ...
Giants RHP Vogelsong breaks hand, out 4-6 weeks
Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong has broken his pitching hand while batting against the Washington Nationals. Vogelsong broke two bones along his ...
Sports world eyes Oklahoma tornado
The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on ...