Baseball

Halfway to title: Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
The Giants' extended family lingered on the field long after the final out, posing for pictures and savoring the win. Cars honked in the streets ...
Column: Big ball, small ball, Giants have it all
The bunt just wouldn't go foul, despite the best efforts of the Detroit players who gathered around it and tried to will it across the chalk down the ...
Doug Fister takes hard liner off head and loss
The bump on Doug Fister's head from a hard line drive was much less of a concern for the Detroit Tigers' pitcher than the 2-0 hole his team needs to ...
Giants getting good rolls so far this World Series
Gregor Blanco is chasing down line drives in left field, laying down perfect bunts and making run-saving relay throws. He has had a hand, glove and ...
With small ball, Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 WS lead
Long ball one night, a Giant dose of small ball the next. Two wins in two games and suddenly San Francisco doesn't need to dig itself out of a ...
Giants beat Tigers 2-0 in World Series Game 2
The final score is Giants 2, Tigers 0. Sergio Romo closed out a two-hit shutout for Madison Bumgarner and the Giants, who took a 2-0 lead in the ...
Tigers look to rebound against Giants in Game 2
Somehow, Doug Fister appears to be OK. Gregor Blanco hit a line drive right off the side of Fister's head in the second inning. The ball caromed high ...
Baseball's best rarely finish on top in October
Best in baseball? The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants spent much of the season just trying to catch mediocre teams like the Chicago White Sox ...
Verlander once again struggles in World Series
Those postseason struggles that plagued Justin Verlander his first two trips to the postseason looked to be a thing of the past this year. That all ...
Barry Zito shines in World Series debut for Giants
Barry Zito never expected to start a World Series opener. Years ago, he learned not to count on anything in his baseball career. Many never figured ...
Sandoval's 3 HRs lead Giants to 8-3 romp in opener
The Babe. Mr. October. El Hombre. And now Kung Fu Panda. Pablo Sandoval joined Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and Albert Pujols as the only sluggers to hit ...
Sports stars sell memories, beat tax increase
Rather than leave a 56-year-old uniform hanging in a closet at his Idaho home, Don Larsen decided it should be used for education. He's auctioning off ...
Column: Leave it to the pitcher and the Panda
The empty champagne bottle sitting in the clubhouse as players passed by on their way to the showers was the only remaining sign of the celebration ...
Giants 'knothole gang' lining up for free viewing
They're teens skipping school and adults driving through the night to line up before dawn in soggy San Francisco - all for a chance to watch a few ...
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 ...
Kemp starting rehab after left shoulder surgery
Matt Kemp's hopes for a simple surgery on his left shoulder were dashed when the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger awoke to learn things were worse than ...
Yankees headed into offseason of change
Alex Rodriguez and his potentially bruised ego might be the least of the New York Yankees' problems this offseason. Ace CC Sabathia is going to have ...
Sandoval, Cain, Cabrera earned home Series start
The World Series starts in San Francisco because the All-Star game was a Giant blowout. Pablo Sandoval, Matt Cain and Melky Cabrera made sure of it.
Guillen fired as manager of last-place Marlins
The lingering backlash caused by Ozzie Guillen's praise of Fidel Castro contributed to another Miami Marlins managerial shakeup Tuesday. Guillen was ...
Giants' Zito to start World Series opener
From postseason bystander to starting the World Series opener. That's how far Barry Zito has come in two years to resurrect his career. The resurgent ...
Buster Posey leads Giants back to World Series
On a team known for stellar pitching, bushy beards and quirky personalities, the unquestioned leader of the San Francisco Giants is their understated ...
Verlander is armed and dangerous for postseason
Justin Verlander's introduction to postseason baseball six years ago left him dazzled and exhausted. Worn down toward the end of his rookie season, ...
Hall of Fame catcher Fisk charged with DUI in Ill.
Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk faces charges of driving under the influence and other misdemeanors after being found asleep in his pickup truck in ...
Well-rested Tigers take on well-tested Giants
Jim Leyland and the Detroit Tigers found out the hard way that rest means rust in the World Series. Six years ago, their last Series appearance, they ...
Farrell introduced as new Red Sox manager
Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion ...