Baseball

Astros lose to Arizona in DeFrancesco's debut
First-year owner Jim Crane believes firing manager Brad Mills and replacing him with interim manager Tony DeFrancesco will help the hapless Houston ...
DeFrancesco named interim manager of Astros
Tony DeFrancesco helped Houston's Triple-A affiliate find success. The Astros hope he can do the same for their young, struggling major league club.
Report: Giants' Cabrera tried to use fake website
A newspaper is reporting San Francisco Giants All-Star Melky Cabrera tried to avoid a 50-game drug suspension by creating a fake website and product ...
Rays rally from 8 runs down to beat Angels 10-8
The Tampa Bay Rays went through Dan Haren and Jered Weaver in the first two games of this series against the Los Angeles Angels as though they were ...
Astros fire manager Brad Mills and 2 coaches
After spending all summer dumping players, the Houston Astros didn't stop there. Brad Mills became the latest to go when the struggling Astros fired ...
Boola Boola battery: Breslow & Lavarnway
Craig Breslow thought about the first all-Yale battery in the major leagues in 125 years and couldn't resist a pun about catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
Curacao, Conn., Mexico avoid elimination at LLWS
Kevin Oricoli finally has bragging rights over his big brother. Not many 12-year-old boys can say they hit a two-run single at the Little League World ...
Molina helps Cardinals to 5-4 win over Pirates
The St. Louis Cardinals needed a lift. Lucky for them, Yadier Molina was ready to return to the lineup. Molina had three hits and two RBIs, leading ...
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly suspended 2 games
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has been suspended for two games, beginning with Saturday night's game against the Braves. Mattingly was ...
Yankees' Teixeira out 2nd day with sore left wrist
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup against the Boston Red Sox for the second straight day because of a sore left wrist ...
Panama spoils Uganda's debut at LLWS with 9-3 win
Win or lose, the Little League World Series team from Uganda has become a hometown favorite. The first team from Africa to advance to South ...
Nebraska loses LLWS debut; Japan and Calif. win
After a hard-earned victory Thursday, the team from Petaluma, Calif., got two days off to get ready for its next game at the Little League World ...
MLB owners approve sale of Padres
The O'Malleys are back in the baseball business. Back in Southern California, too, just down the road in San Diego instead of Los Angeles. In a quick ...
Already great, Hernandez joins pitching elite
Gloves went flying into the air. Players screamed and celebrated, bouncing around the grass with unabashed joy. Even in Jackson, Tenn., Felix ...
Rangers avoid 4-game sweep, beating Yankees 10-6
These romps around the bases fit the Texas Rangers just fine. Craig Gentry turned a spot start into a tiebreaking hit and the Rangers avoided a ...
Giants' Cabrera suspended for positive drug test
Melky Cabrera's 50-game suspension comes just as reliever Guillermo Mota is nearing his return to the Giants from a 100-game performance-enhancing ...
Red Sox boss says no players asked for new skipper
None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team's top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John ...
Tough tickets? Sometimes sold-out games aren't so
Sellouts in pro sports aren't always so. In today's world of social media, fans often point out perceived inaccuracies in attendance figures, perhaps ...
Kuroda pitches 2-hitter, Yankees beat Rangers 3-0
The New York Yankees are in need of a reliable ace right now. Hiroki Kuroda has been the man for the job. Kuroda pitched a two-hitter and the Yankees ...
With more teams in race, MLB attendance up again
The extra playoff spot in Major League Baseball this season has thickened the races, with several teams well within October's reach despite taking ...
Astros look to future as team sinks to new low
The Houston Astros knew they weren't going to win much this season, so with an eye toward the future they cast off their few pricey veterans before ...
Swisher's slam helps Yankees beat Rangers
Nick Swisher hit a grand slam off Ryan Dempster and drove in five runs, Derek Lowe closed with four shutout innings in his Yankees debut and New York ...
Shane Victorino powers Dodgers past Pirates 5-4
No matter what uniform he's wearing, Shane Victorino always gives the Pittsburgh Pirates trouble. The newly acquired outfielder hit his first homer ...