Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia were selected Tuesday for the "special committee for on-field matters," which baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will chair and will meet for the first time next month. ...more

December 15, 2009

Carl Pohlad, who bought the Minnesota Twins in the 1980s to keep them from moving to Tampa and later saw the team win two World Series titles during nearly a quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93. ...more

January 6, 2009

A lot of things have gone wrong for the Rays in the World Series and not all of it is their fault. But if they lose this tournament to Philadelphia - which looks increasingly likely after Sunday's 10-2 splat that put the Phillies one win from spraying bubbly - it won't take investigators long to explain what really happened. ...more

October 27, 2008

Tribune Co. is inviting at least three potential buyers who each submitted bids for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field near or above $1 billion to participate in a second round of proposals, according to a person involved in the process. ...more

July 25, 2008

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig on Tuesday repeated his oft-made assertion that the Rays, Florida Marlins and Oakland Athletics can't compete unless they get new ballparks. ...more

July 16, 2008

Congress wants to hear more from baseball commissioner Bud Selig and players' union head Donald Fehr about their 2005 testimony on steroids in the sport. ...more

June 13, 2008

Buzzie Bavasi, who built Dodgers teams that won four World Series titles in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, died Thursday at his home in La Jolla, outside San Diego. He was 93. ...more

May 2, 2008

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig should have been fired long ago for his incompetence in handling the game's steroid era. ...more

January 28, 2008

Barry Bonds' team should have reported concerns about the home run king's personal trainer to Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig told Congress on Tuesday during a hearing on the sport's steroids era. ...more

January 16, 2008

Canadian Mike Weir, who only 10 weeks ago qualified for the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship, holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 6-under 67 on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over Stephen Ames and Jonathan Byrd. ...more

January 5, 2008