The calendar tells us spring doesn't begin until March 20, but it really arrived last week when baseballs began hitting wooden bats and pounding leather gloves - the real sounds of the season. ...more

February 25, 2008

The Yankees are counting on Philip Hughes as a mainstay of their starting rotation after an injury-plagued 2007 season that saw the 21-year-old right-hander hampered by hamstring and ankle problems. ...more

February 19, 2008

You pitch your whole life hoping to get a shot at the major leagues, shutting down opponents from Little League through high school and into the minor leagues. ...more

February 17, 2008

Elijah Dukes got the clean break he needed Monday, and the Rays were pleased to grant it. ...more

December 4, 2007

Regarding "Rays' Pitch For New Ballpark Striking Out With Fans" (Letters, Nov. 17): ...more

November 24, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground zero, a Vatican official told American bishops Monday. ...more

November 13, 2007

Kevin Costner has a few dozen movie credits to his name, but baseball has been at the center of some of his most beloved work. "Bull Durham" (1988) and "Field of Dreams" (1989) are sports-movie classics, and "For Love of the Game" (1999) continues to hold a special place in the actor's heart. ...more

November 7, 2007

Most of baseball's power-brokers had assembled at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress by Monday night, but the opening of the general managers' meetings served mostly as a reminder that little comes quickly when it comes to remaking rosters. ...more

November 6, 2007

On his first day at Yankee Stadium as New York's manager, Joe Girardi already was watching his back. ...more

November 2, 2007

even if it's just in your head. Doable things that you would really, really like to do some day. ...more

October 31, 2007