Baseball

Column: No suspense for Bonds, Clemens in HOF vote
Barry Bonds can go for a bike ride. Roger Clemens might want to head to the gym for one of those famous workouts that used to make him pitch like he ...
Puerto Rico sees hints of baseball revival
On an island where the name of Roberto Clemente is emblazoned on stadiums, streets and schools, baseball is making a rally. In the past year, Major ...
AP source: Price, Rays agree on 1-year deal
David Price got a hefty raise for winning the AL Cy Young Award. A person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday night that the three-time All-Star ...
After prison release, Urbina returns to baseball
Former major league pitcher Ugueth Urbina returned to baseball Friday after serving 7½ years in prison for the attempted murder of five workers on his ...
Red Sox get All-Star closer Hanrahan from Pirates
If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer. In the first of his two ...
Former Braves player arrested on battery charge
Former Atlanta Braves star center fielder Andruw Jones was free on bond after being arrested in suburban Atlanta early Tuesday on a battery charge, ...
Sports year: Sad sagas the story of 2012
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away. Lance Armstrong ...
AP photographers captured the year in sports
From London to Los Angeles, Miami to Medinah and just about everywhere else imaginable, Associated Press photographers captured countless images from ...
AP source: Swisher, Tribe reach $56M, 4-year deal
The Indians' pitch to bring Nick Swisher "home" worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year ...
AP source: Ibanez, Mariners agree to $2.75M deal
Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated ...
Ross, Diamondbacks agree to $26 million, 3-yr deal
Cody Ross and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Saturday that includes a club option for 2016. Ross, who turns 32 ...
AP source: Pirates, Red Sox near deal for Hanrahan
The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly right-hander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates ...
Greenberg gets minor league deal from Orioles
Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old returned to the major leagues for one ...
UCF's Bortles dominates in Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Blake Bortles is just one of the reasons why Central Florida feels good about its chances of being successful in the new-look Big East. The red-shirt ...
Placido Polanco agrees to $2.75M deal with Marlins
Former All-Star third baseman Placido Polanco agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract Thursday with the Miami Marlins, plugging the final hole ...
Snowstorm causing problems from Rockies to Midwest
A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains was causing problems for travelers as it spread across the Plains on Wednesday
Angels trade 1B-DH Morales to Seattle for Vargas
The Los Angeles Angels got the pitching depth they wanted. The Seattle Mariners got the power-bat they so desperately needed. Two foes in the AL West ...
Red Sox look for innings in Dempster
The Boston Red Sox have the reliable starter they sought in Ryan Dempster. He's pitched at least 200 innings in four of the past five seasons, ...
Winter storm moves through Rocky Mountains
A winter snow storm moved through the Rocky Mountain region Tuesday as many people prepared for the start of their holiday travels. The storm could ...
Twins agree to 1-year deal with Pelfrey
Mike Pelfrey once was a promising prospect for the New York Mets, a groundball-inducing machine who chewed up innings and bats with a hard sinker that ...
Cy and goodbye: Mets trade Dickey to Blue Jays
Cy ya later. R.A. Dickey and his nasty knuckleball are headed north of the border. After weeks of speculation and then a weekend spent ironing out the ...
Mets trade Cy Young winner Dickey to Blue Jays
Eager for a new challenge and certainly a better chance to win, R.A. Dickey broke the news of his trade even before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York ...
Tigers invest $80 million in RHP Anibal Sanchez
Anibal Sanchez hadn't gone anywhere, really, and yet here he was getting a big "welcome back" from Detroit Tigers president and general manager Dave ...
Hamilton, Angels finalize $125M, 5-year deal
Feeling "a little upset" that Texas didn't move quickly enough to re-sign him, free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton donned a Los Angeles Angels jersey ...
Kevin Youkilis, Yankees finalize $12 million deal
After spending 8½ years in Boston and delivering a pair of World Series titles to the Fenway Park faithful, Kevin Youkilis was surprised when the New ...