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Robinson film screenings to help KC Negro Leagues
Kansas City was announced Wednesday as the host site for the only advance public screenings of a film chronicling the rise of Jackie Robinson, a nod ...
Cashman" 'it's a possibility' Jeter misses opener
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he doesn't know if injured captain Derek Jeter will be available to play for New York on opening day.
Yankees, Red Sox to honor Newtown
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will honor the community of Newtown and the memory of those killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary ...
Unbeaten Dominicans win World Baseball Classic 3-0
Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game — the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stuck with the ...
Umps calls pitches from behind mound, Pujols at 1B
Something sounded very, very strange to Milwaukee Brewers starter Wily Peralta. When he threw pitches to Josh Hamilton in the first inning, Peralta ...
Yankees SS Jeter scratched from Tuesday's lineup
Relax, Yankees fans. The captain is OK. Derek Jeter was removed from New York's lineup against the Phillies on Tuesday for "precautionary" reasons ...
Dominicans beat Netherlands 4-1, reach WBC final
After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations. When the undefeated Dominican ...
Goodell: No expanded playoffs for 2013
The Baltimore Ravens' reward for winning the Super Bowl might be a road trip. Traditionally, the NFL champions kick off the next season by hosting a ...
Ortiz's batting practice session canceled
David Ortiz canceled a batting practice session because heel pain that has sidelined the Boston Red Sox designated hitter for nine days is still too ...
Headley breaks thumb, will miss start of season
San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley will miss at least the first two weeks of the season after breaking the tip of his left thumb.
Carpenter says baseball career may be over
Chris Carpenter realizes his baseball career may be over. The 37-year-old right-hander made a surprise appearance at the St. Louis Cardinals' ...
Matsuzaka doesn't make Indians' roster
Daisuke Matsuzaka will not make the Cleveland Indians' opening-day roster but plans to remain with Cleveland. Trying to make a comeback after pitching ...
Champion Ravens might not open at home
The Baltimore Ravens could open the season on the road because of a scheduling conflict with baseball's Orioles. The NFL traditionally kicks off the ...
Zack Greinke's Dodgers' debut could be pushed back
It appears Zack Greinke's first regular-season start for the Los Angeles Dodgers will be pushed back by at least a few days and possibly longer.
Bengals sign MLB Rey Maualuga to new deal
The Bengals have signed middle linebacker Rey Maualuga to a new contract, another move to keep the league's sixth-ranked defense virtually intact.
Puerto Rico beats Japan, reaches first WBC final
Even with a roster devoid of major leaguers and a mere six months to prepare his club, Japan manager Koji Yamamoto still felt immense pressure to ...
College mourns pregnant Pa. coach killed in crash
Somber athletes, students and school staff hugged and cried in a century-old chapel on the campus of a small Catholic university outside Pittsburgh ...
Obsessed fan who shot player, inspired movie, dies
She inspired a novel and a movie starring Robert Redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she'd never met into a hotel room with a ...
Yanks' Teixeira has partially torn tendon sheath
Mark Teixeira says he has a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist and didn't rule out missing up to two months of the regular season.
Wright has no regrets about WBC, injury
David Wright wanted to make it clear that playing in the World Baseball Classic had nothing to do with the rib injury that could cause him to miss ...
Team USA ousted from WBC _ a journeyman jolts 'em
Ryan Braun and Ryan Vogelsong are out, Team USA is ruined. Either that, or a much simpler reason a club loaded with big league All-Stars got ...
Hamels excited about opening-day start
That scruffy beard Cole Hamels has been sporting this spring training will be gone by the time the Philadelphia Phillies open the regular season.
Mets' Justin Turner sprains right ankle
Justin Turner, the leading candidate to replace injured David Wright at third base for the Mets, left New York's game against the Miami Marlins on ...
Figueroa helps Puerto Rico oust US from WBC, 4-3
Brandon Phillips grimaced as he chuckled about his travel plans. He had hoped to accompany Team USA to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic ...
Small plane crashes at S. Fla. parking lot; 3 die
A small plane crashed into a parking lot near a South Florida airport Friday afternoon, killing all three people onboard and burning about a dozen ...