The letter arrived to Coach Sonny LeBlanc at the beginning of summer, inviting his Tampa Heatwave softball team to participate in the World Fastpitch Connection World Series in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ...more

August 20, 2008

Brett Gardner didn't feel any pressure stepping to the plate in the 13th inning, the game tied and fans restlessly booing each failure by Alex Rodriguez and the rest of the Yankees' high-powered hitters. ...more

August 17, 2008

Maybe Cliff Floyd just had a bad feeling about what was to come. Before Tuesday's game, the veteran mused about what the Rays needed to do to withstand the long-term loss of Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria. ...more

August 13, 2008

Houston slugger Carlos Lee was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday night because of a broken left pinkie and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. ...more

August 10, 2008

They're the last-place Cleveland Indians to the rest of the American League, but to the Rays, they're the Buzz Killers. ...more

August 5, 2008

In a job where you never go more than one day without reporting to work from mid-February through at least the end of September, a four-day stretch without a game can seem like an eternity. ...more

July 14, 2008

The Brewers are extremely close to a deal to acquire Indians ace C.C. Sabathia in a trade that bolsters their rotation for a playoff push, a person with direct knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. ...more

July 7, 2008

Brett Myers, leading the major leagues with 24 home runs allowed and coming off the shortest start of his career with the Phillies, is headed to the minor leagues. ...more

July 2, 2008

PITTSBURGH – The game that looked as if it might never get started didn't seem to want to end. ...more

June 29, 2008

BOSTON A slumping Jason Varitek capped a four-run eighth inning with a go-ahead single, and the Boston Red Sox resumed hitting just in time to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 Tuesday night. ...more

June 25, 2008