
AP Source: Pirates to give Hurdle extension
Clint Hurdle is going to get a chance to finish a turnaround he's started with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A person with knowledge of the deal told The ...
No salary arbitration cases go to hearings
Major League Baseball pitched an arbitration shutout. Reliever Darren O'Day completed a $5.8 million, two-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles on ...

Helton sorry for DUI, ready to move forward in '13
Calling his recent drunk driving arrest a "monumental mistake," Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton fought tears as he apologized Sunday and ...
Jeter calls offseason 'absolutely terrible'
Derek Jeter had a miserable offseason he would rather forget. Not only did the New York Yankees captain not win another World Series ring, his season ...
Clemens: Piazza 'needs to go get with Jesse Owens'
Roger Clemens shrugged off Mike Piazza's comments in his autobiography that he took karate lessons after he was beaned by the pitcher, just in case ...

Buehrle to leave family behind to care for dog
Mark Buehrle won't be experiencing the dog days of summer. While the pitcher is headed to Toronto, his family will split the season between Broward ...

Obama heads to Florida for weekend with the boys
Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together a golf outing with some ...

Giambi getting in final swings with Indians
Jason Giambi's days as a masher are mainly behind him. His muscular, tattooed arms are as carved as ever, but the hair around his temples is dusted ...
Braun stands by statement, focuses on baseball
Ryan Braun had already let it be known he was not taking any questions about his reported link to a Florida anti-aging clinic when he faced reporters ...

Yankees razz Youkilis for Red Sox remarks
Teammates of Kevin Youkilis were waiting to razz him when the third baseman walked into the New York Yankees clubhouse on Friday. Youkilis made the ...

Cruz shocked name linked to Fla. clinic, PEDs
Texas Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz said Friday it was "shocking" and "depressing" to see his name came up in connection with a Florida clinic now at ...
Lucchino predicts sellout streak could end
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino says he thinks the team's sellout streak at Fenway Park will end in April, a month shy of 10 years of a packed ...

Indians sign RHP Matsuzaka to minor-league deal
The last time a team brought Daisuke Matsuzaka into camp, it paid more than $100 million to get him. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Indians brought him ...

Cardinals extend contract of GM, option on Matheny
The St. Louis Cardinals announced a three-year contract extension with general manager John Mozeliak on Thursday and exercised the 2014 option for ...

Felix Hernandez signs 7-year deal with Mariners
His hands trembled, his breath quickened and his eyes began to fill with tears. Felix Hernandez looked down at the piece of paper containing details ...

Column: Baseball still smells of drug use
There's something different about spring training this year. It came early because of the World Baseball Classic, and Tim Lincecum came without his ...
AP Source: Miami tests baseball team for HGH
Every University of Miami baseball player underwent testing recently for performance-enhancing drugs, including human growth hormone, a person with ...

Rivera plans to announce if this is final season
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said he's reached a decision on whether this will be his final season and plans to announce it before opening ...

Barry Bonds seeks dismissal of felony conviction
A lawyer for Barry Bonds urged a federal appeals court on Wednesday to toss out the slugger's obstruction of justice conviction, saying a rambling ...
Wainwright's value up for Carpenter-less Cardinals
Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals have put contract talks on hold, though neither side expects many obstacles to a long-term deal. "No one ...

Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from Olympics
For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...

Fielder content to share spotlight in Detroit
With his beefy frame and prodigious power, Prince Fielder doesn't look like a player who can simply blend into a lineup. Somehow, the slugging first ...
Gonzalez maintains he hasn't used PEDs
Gio Gonzalez arrived at spring training with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday and maintained he has not used performance-enhancing drugs. The Miami ...
Felix Hernandez and Seattle agree on new contract
Felix Hernandez and Seattle reached agreement Tuesday on a contract that is expected to make the Mariners ace the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.

A-Rod to rehab in New York, not at spring training
Alex Rodriguez will not report to spring training with the Yankees' position players and will work on his rehabilitation from hip surgery in New York.