Baseball

Jays' Bautista to have season-ending wrist surgery
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista will have season-ending surgery to stabilize a tendon in his left wrist. Bautista said before Tuesday night's ...
Japan takes LLWS title, beats Tennessee 12-2
Fast friends in the Little League dorms, the boys from Japan and Tennessee played one last game Sunday to decide which team would be crowned World ...
Japan takes LLWS title, beats Tenn. 12-2
Arms outstretched in the air with a smile from ear-to-ear, Noriatsu Osaka couldn't contain his glee. Neither could his teammates from Tokyo after ...
Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols sit with injuries
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each sat a star in the hopes of keeping them healthy for rest of the season. Miguel Cabrera and Albert ...
Lee, Rollins help Phillies sweep Nationals
The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals aren't acting like teams that have traded places. Cliff Lee tossed seven sharp innings for his ...
D-backs trade Saunders to Orioles for Lindstrom
Eager to bolster an inexperienced pitching staff during their first playoff run since 1997, the Baltimore Orioles obtained left-hander Joe Saunders ...
Vin Scully to return to Dodgers booth in 2013
Vin Scully is sticking around another season to broadcast Los Angeles Dodgers games. The 84-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster will return for a record ...
Roger Clemens back on the mound at age 50
Roger Clemens raved about all the fun he had pitching at age 50 and putting smiles on the faces of Sugar Land baseball fans. Still, it wasn't enough ...
Gonzalez homers in debut, Dodgers beat Marlins 8-2
It took two pitches for Adrian Gonzalez to make a major difference with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gonzalez hit a three-run homer a couple of hours ...
BoSox send Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford to Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are stocking up for the stretch run with some new, expensive players who couldn't help the Boston Red Sox make it to the ...
Adrian Gonzalez homers in 1st at-bat with Dodgers
Adrian Gonzalez has hit a three-run homer on the second pitch he saw in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform. Hours after arriving at Dodger Stadium on a ...
After trade, depleted Red Sox lose to Royals 10-9
Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the ...
Tenn. outlasts Calif. 24-16 in LLWS classic
Tennessee players threw their gloves in the air as they converged near third base before falling to the ground with big smiles. The exhaustive 24-16 ...
Heyward, Minor lead Braves past Giants 7-3
Jason Heyward credits the crowd as much as anything for his success in San Francisco. Heyward hit a three-run homer and Mike Minor won for the first ...
Phillips helps Reds beat Cardinals 8-2
Brandon Phillips' day started with a thrill. Then it got better. Phillips caught the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Hall of Fame shortstop Barry ...
Gonzalez, Loney scratched amid trade talks
Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize ...
Davis' 3 HRs leads Orioles over Blue Jays 6-4
Stepping to the plate with a chance to become the 17th player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game, Chris Davis had one thing in mind.
Rocket says he's not 'major league ready'
Roger Clemens says his weekend start in the minors shouldn't be viewed as a prelude to a big-league comeback. The 50-year-old Clemens is scheduled to ...
Davis homers on first 3 ABs vs Blue Jays
Chris Davis homered in each of his first three at-bats for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays, but couldn't continue the power ...
Zito, Sanchez lead Giants past Braves 5-2
The chants of "Barry! Barry! Barry!" felt familiar. The reason sure was different. At least for one night, Barry Zito was king in San Francisco.
Drug testing topic back in spotlight in Bay Area
Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy becomes uneasy each time he is called to the bathroom for a random drug test, even though he's confident he's ...
Panama, California advance at Little League WS
Hance Smith's eyes widened in the dugout as he watched Quinton Gago send a homer well over the left-field fence. The boys from Petaluma, Calif., are ...
Cobb pitches 4-hitter, surging Rays beat A's 5-0
The surging Tampa Bay Rays have discovered a simple formula: It's hard to lose when you don't give up any runs. Alex Cobb pitched a four-hitter for ...
Detroit slugger Cabrera leaves game in 2nd inning
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness. The slugging third baseman appeared ...
Bartolo Colon suspended 50 games for positive test
In the 2½ hours it took the Oakland Athletics to wrap up a series win against the Twins, Bartolo Colon's belongings were removed from his locker and ...