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Guillen fired as manager of last-place Marlins
The lingering backlash caused by Ozzie Guillen's praise of Fidel Castro contributed to another Miami Marlins managerial shakeup Tuesday. Guillen was ...
Giants' Zito to start World Series opener
From postseason bystander to starting the World Series opener. That's how far Barry Zito has come in two years to resurrect his career. The resurgent ...
Buster Posey leads Giants back to World Series
On a team known for stellar pitching, bushy beards and quirky personalities, the unquestioned leader of the San Francisco Giants is their understated ...
Verlander is armed and dangerous for postseason
Justin Verlander's introduction to postseason baseball six years ago left him dazzled and exhausted. Worn down toward the end of his rookie season, ...
Hall of Fame catcher Fisk charged with DUI in Ill.
Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk faces charges of driving under the influence and other misdemeanors after being found asleep in his pickup truck in ...
Well-rested Tigers take on well-tested Giants
Jim Leyland and the Detroit Tigers found out the hard way that rest means rust in the World Series. Six years ago, their last Series appearance, they ...
Farrell introduced as new Red Sox manager
Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion ...
Items from Schilling company hit RI auction block
The implosion of former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company left the state of Rhode Island with a $100 million mess — and Paul ...
Venezuela cheers for record 9 World Series players
Venezuelans are celebrating their homegrown baseball heroes as a record contingent of players from the country heads into the World Series with the ...
Column: Old baseball hands to match wits in Series
The longer it goes, the messier this World Series is likely to get. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. Detroit skipper Jim Leyland smokes ...
Giants on to World Series with 9-0 win over Cards
San Francisco's players, soaked to the core in a driving rain, began running around the field slapping high-fives with fans. Sergio Romo danced ...
World Series: Cabrera, Tigers vs Posey, Giants
Way back in spring training, Hunter Pence hit a wicked grounder that smacked Miguel Cabrera in the face. A few months later, Pablo Sandoval launched ...
Giants' Scutaro takes long journey to NLCS MVP
Fans labeled Marco Scutaro a super-sub in Oakland for all his fill-in roles. Others called him a Colorado castoff in July, and his new San Francisco ...
Northern Calif. walloped by early wintry weather
A storm from the Gulf of Alaska stalled for a second day over Northern California, blanketing mountains with snow, spawning a tornado near the state ...
Fans celebrate as Giants advance to World Series
The streets of San Francisco filled up with wet, but happy baseball fans late Monday after the San Francisco Giants clobbered the St. Louis Cardinals ...
Scutaro powers Giants past Cards to win NLCS MVP
Marco Scutaro looked up through the pouring rain, caught Matt Holliday's popup for the final out and punched his ticket to the World Series for the ...
Cardinals lose Game 7 of NLCS 9-0 to Giants
Rookie shortstop Pete Kozma moved to his right, only to watch the line drive off Hunter Pence's broken bat inexplicably change directions when the ...
Social nets grab 'horses and bayonets' debate line
President Barack Obama countered Mitt Romney's Big Bird and binders on Monday night with horses, bayonets and Battleship. Who won? The Internet, of ...
Twins add Brunansky, Cuellar, Steinbach to staff
The Minnesota Twins have finalized their overhauled coaching staff, hiring two familiar former players and a well-regarded minor league teacher to ...
Giants beat Cardinals 6-1 to force NLCS Game 7
The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals sure have something about going down to final games this postseason. So it's fitting that the two ...
Blue Jays trade manager John Farrell to Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are hoping that two big trades will help them get back to the playoffs after missing out three years in a row. The first was a ...
Bell dealt to D-backs, who trade Young to Oakland
Heath Bell became the latest player jettisoned by the Miami Marlins when he was dealt Saturday to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who also acquired ...
Cardinals forced to make another trip out West
The Giants sure are tough to eliminate this postseason. Barry Zito and the Giants gave themself at least one more game in the NL championship series ...
Derek Jeter has surgery on broken left ankle
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has had surgery to repair a broken left ankle. Dr. Robert Anderson operated Saturday in Charlotte, N.C. The Yankees said ...