Baseball

Bumgarner, Scutaro deliver as Giants win NL West
The San Francisco Giants pulled on gray NL West champion shirts and white caps, then took a victory lap around AT&T Park slapping high-fives with any ...
Reds beat Dodgers 6-0, clinch NL Central
General manager Walt Jocketty hit the "send" button on his cellphone right at the final out, informing his manager that the Reds' championship ...
Yankees win thriller, beat A's on error in 14th
Trailing by four runs in the 13th inning, Raul Ibanez and the New York Yankees were far from finished. They were just getting started. Ibanez hit his ...
Gonzalez wins 20th, Nationals beat Brewers 10-4
Waking up early during the offseason back home in Florida, Gio Gonzalez and his personal trainer would consult a workout program tucked away in a ...
Thome, Orioles win 16th straight in extra innings
When a game goes into extra innings, the Baltimore Orioles have been almost unbeatable. When Jim Thome comes up in a big situation, his teammates are ...
Former Pirates owner tells Times he's gay
Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and now the board chairman at the McClatchy Company newspaper chain, said in an interview ...
Reds manager Dusty Baker kept in hospital
Reds manager Dusty Baker stayed in a Chicago hospital on Saturday, getting another day of treatment for an irregular heartbeat while his team tried ...
Melky Cabrera disqualified from NL batting title
Major League Baseball no longer has to worry about having a suspended drug cheat as batting champion. Melky Cabrera asked to be disqualified, and his ...
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 ...
Reds' Baker misses another game with health issue
Rookie shortstop Zack Cozart considered what it would be like to celebrate a division title without the manager who made it possible. It wouldn't be ...
Young player-manager led DC to last pennant in '33
The Washington Nationals ended a long drought for the nation's capital Thursday night by clinching a playoff spot, returning the District of Columbia ...
Obama offers his World Series prediction
President Barack Obama is offering his prediction for the upcoming World Series. Obama says during a campaign stop in Virginia that he is "looking ...
Reds, Nationals clinch playoff spots
Here's how the pennant races look with under two weeks to go: — TWO IN: The Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation's capital for the ...
Nationals beat Dodgers to clinch postseason slot
Bryce Harper was unaware of the significance of the Washington Nationals' latest victory until the fireworks started going off and he was handed a ...
Hamilton returning to Texas, Beltre back in lineup
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is returning to Texas for further examination of a sinus problem that has forced him to miss two straight games.
Former All-Star Shawn Green leads Israel in WBC
The players are either way past their prime — consider former All-Star Shawn Green, who retired five years ago — or minor league prospects, such as ...
Column: Easy to tell these batting champs apart
Strange as it seems that two guys with the same name could win batting titles in the same season, it's hardly the happy coincidence it sounds like.
Reds clinch playoff spot minus manager Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker was missing when the Cincinnati Reds became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot. The main man in the dugout was ...
A's LHP Anderson out for season with side strain
Oakland Athletics left-hander Brett Anderson will miss the rest of the regular season because of a strain of his right oblique. A's manager Bob Melvin ...
Reds' Baker to stay in hospital for monitoring
Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker underwent another test Thursday and will remain hospitalized at least one more day so doctors can monitor his ...
Yanks sweep doubleheader from Blue Jays
The chants of "Ich-i-ro" swelled in the eighth inning as the wiry batter with the slashing swing walked to home plate. With six hits already in this ...
Jones' blast gives Baltimore 3-1 win over Seattle
Those involved in continuing Baltimore's late-season surge — whether it's taking nine, 11 or 18 innings to get the victories — continue to marvel at ...