Mike Hampton pitched five scoreless innings but the Houston Astros, still struggling at the plate, lost to the New York Yankees 4-1 on Wednesday. ...more

March 18, 2009

Justin Verlander remained confident when he struggled earlier in spring training and picked up another reason to be optimistic on Tuesday. ...more

March 17, 2009

At one time, testing high school athletes for steroids was seen as the best way to fight performance-enhancing drug use among the young. Now, those efforts are losing steam because of high costs and few positive results. ...more

March 17, 2009

Clearwater police are looking for a tattooed gunman they say robbed a Michael's arts and crafts store on Saturday ...more

March 17, 2009

Kiss me Blarney Stone! Tuesday is St. Patrick's Day. ...more

March 17, 2009

Joba Chamberlain allowed two hits over three scoreless innings in the Yankees' 12-0 rout of Philadelphia. ...more

March 16, 2009

Mike Mussina is enjoying retirement and no has desire to pitch again. ...more

March 10, 2009

Andy Pettitte felt so good in his first spring training start that the New York Yankees let him pitch longer than his scheduled one-inning stint. ...more

March 9, 2009

Francisco Liriano is getting stronger with each spring training start. ...more

March 9, 2009

Chien-Ming Wang passed another test, and it had nothing to do with his pitching arm. ...more

March 7, 2009