Derek Jeter finally got to experience playing against the New York Yankees. ...more

March 4, 2009

Jonathan Papelbon wasn't about to waste his intimidating glare — or his overpowering pitches — on his first outing of spring training. ...more

March 1, 2009

Jeremy Bonderman was unhappy when Tigers manager Jim Leyland scratched the right-hander from his first spring start. ...more

February 28, 2009

Johan Santana was scratched from his second straight start by the New York Mets because of a sore left elbow. ...more

February 28, 2009

Oh, I want it. I want it bad. Next week, when Barney Frank starts hauling fat-cat CEOs before his House Financial Services Committee, I want him wearing a barbecue apron. Instead of a gavel, I want him wielding a barbecue fork the size of a trident. By the time the grilling's over, I want . . . I want a lot. ...more

February 8, 2009

The Baltimore Orioles and free agent Ty Wigginton reached a preliminary agreement on a $6 million, two-year contract. ...more

February 3, 2009

Whatever emerges from tonight's athletic epic, no one will be called on the carpet to apologize for running it up, pouring it on or otherwise disrespecting the other team. This will stand as a refreshing change, given the rampant hand-wringing that has attended another sporting cause celèbre, the 100-0 waxing recently administered by one Dallas high school girls basketball team to another. ...more

February 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - After leading the Bishop McLaughlin boys basketball team to a 10-1 record this season, Coach Greg O'Connell resigned Jan. 2. ...more

January 14, 2009

A federal judge has signed an order saying investors who may have been duped in one of Wall Street's biggest frauds need the protection of the Securities Investor Protection Act. ...more

December 16, 2008

The New York Mets overhauled their much-maligned bullpen with two big moves late Wednesday night, obtaining J.J. Putz from Seattle as part of a three-team, 12-player trade that gives them a setup man for new closer Francisco Rodriguez. ...more

December 12, 2008