Major League Baseball, the fiercest protector of tradition in American sport, is finally, thankfully, embracing instant replay for controversial home-run calls. ...more

August 29, 2008

Jensen Lewis pitched like Francisco Rodriguez to make sure Los Angeles' closer never got a chance. ...more

August 18, 2008

It would be a breathtaking and nerve-racking occasion for anyone - let alone a team of 12- and 13-year-old boys. But players for Tampa's Citrus Park All-Stars say they will be calm, collected and prepared when the Little League World Series begins today at Williamsport, Pa. ...more

August 15, 2008

The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd from Cleveland on Tuesday, hoping to boost a rotation hurt by an injury to Tim Wakefield and the struggles of Clay Buchholz. ...more

August 13, 2008

The Rays made a move to bolster their tired bullpen today by acquiring right-handed reliever Chad Bradford from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named. Bradford is expected to join the Rays in Seattle on Friday, when a corresponding roster move will be made. ...more

August 7, 2008

Miguel Olivo charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from D.J. Carrasco in the fifth inning Sunday, touching off a benches-clearing brawl between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals. ...more

August 4, 2008

Manny's on the move. Junior, too. With more than 1,100 homers between them, two of baseball's greatest sluggers switched leagues just before the trade deadline Thursday to play prominent roles for playoff contenders. ...more

August 1, 2008

Rich "Goose" Gossage Born Jan. 5, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the ninth round of the 1970 amateur draft and played for nine teams in 22 years. ... Led the American League in saves in 1975 (26), 1978 (27) and 1980 (33) and was runner-up twice. ... Ranks third in wins in relief (115) and innings pitched in relief (1,556). ... His 1,502 strikeouts place him behind only Hoyt Wilhelm among pitchers who primarily pitched in relief. ... Named an All-Star eight times as a reliever, besides one selection as a starter. ...more

July 27, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Former Saint Leo relief pitcher Shane Buriff has had a rousing start to his professional career. ...more

July 24, 2008

What is your top memory of Yankee Stadium? I really have a lot of them, but none will surpass July 30, 1949. It was my 15th birthday. I was a huge Yankees fan, and they were playing the Chicago White Sox. We were sitting in the upper deck. Before the game started, they brought a huge birthday card onto the field. I turned to my mother and said, "How could you do this to me, embarrass me like this?" Well, it turned out that it was Casey Stengel's birthday, too. That's who the card was for. ...more

July 16, 2008