The Rays have made it pretty clear they don't want Scott Kazmir to pitch in Tuesday's All-Star Game, and it seems highly unlikely he will take the mound despite some last-minute hedging Sunday. ...more

July 14, 2008

The eight players who will take part in tonight's competition at Yankee Stadium (8 p.m., ESPN): ...more

July 14, 2008

Bobby Murcer, a five-time All-Star outfielder who spent nearly four decades with the New York Yankees as a player, executive and announcer, died Saturday. He was 62. ...more

July 13, 2008

The sunken Seattle Mariners finally released slugger Richie Sexson after a slump that lasted for most of two seasons and made him a target of constant booing from frustrated fans. ...more

July 11, 2008

The All-Stars of music are coming to Yankee Stadium, too. Nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow will sing the national anthem before baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday night, and classical pop star Josh Groban will sing "God Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch. ...more

July 10, 2008

Evan Longoria should know shortly before tonight's game whether he will be returning to Yankee Stadium for next week's All-Star Game as the final addition to the American League roster. ...more

July 10, 2008

Back in April, the Rays lost a couple of games in a row to the Mariners. In May, they absorbed back-to-back walk-off setbacks in St. Louis. Last month, they dropped two of three to an Astros team that hasn't done much to impress anyone all season. ...more

July 10, 2008

Much was made in the Big Apple of the upstart Rays' first visit to Yankee Stadium as a team to be taken seriously. ...more

July 9, 2008

Before Tuesday night, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg last saw his team play in person about 21/2 weeks ago at Tropicana Field. ...more

July 9, 2008

Tampa Bay's 7-4, 10-inning loss to Kansas City on Monday afternoon, which snapped its seven-game winning streak, was chalked up by most of the team as simply an off day. ...more

July 8, 2008