A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that injury-plagued pitcher Kelvim Escobar and the New York Mets have reached a preliminary agreement on a $1.25 million, one-year-contract. ...more

December 27, 2009

Sharks earn ninth straight series win over Hernando by staving off Leopards, 2-1. ...more

December 23, 2009

Third-string quarterback Dennis Dixon was doing a fine job for the Pittsburgh Steelers in his first NFL start - until he was forced to work overtime. ...more

November 30, 2009

Alonzo Robertson scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, Reggie Baker added 18 and Avon Park staged a furious late-game rally before losing to Clewiston, 69-66, in overtime on Thursday night in the Bill Jarrett Tip-Off Tournament finale. ...more

November 21, 2009

With the pocket collapsing again, time melting off the clock, quarterback Matt Grubb took a quick two-step drop, looked left and found a streaking Devin Clarke over the middle. ...more

November 1, 2009

SCORES ...more

March 30, 2009

Manager Joe Maddon is so enamored of OF Matt Joyce's power that he sees him as a potential heart-of-the-order hitter in the Rays lineup one day, he said Sunday. ...more

March 30, 2009

Chase Utley hit his first home run since hip surgery and Chan Ho Park made his latest bid for a rotation spot, helping the Philadelphia Phillies rally past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday. ...more

March 24, 2009

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez is hurt again. ...more

March 23, 2009

James Harden made only one field goal, but it helped the Sun Devils hold off Temple 66-57 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. ...more

March 21, 2009