On March 24, 2001, during a spring training game in Tucson, Arizona, the Diamondbacks left-hander threw a fastball that ...

The most exciting thing about this week is that real baseball will be played soon! This Thursday, to be exact. The Orioles ...

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I think the Red Sox might finally be fun again. Let’s just hope they’re not out to prove they’re smarter than everyone in baseball history.

This year, 37 of the 68 teams came from the Power Four conferences. The Ivy League was the only other conference to get more ...

Bird missed the final 26 games of her freshman year with a torn ACL but missed only one game -- the 2001 Big East semifinals ... Connecticut American Legion baseball program in his time at the ...

Sacramento will join the big leagues. It’s about time. Sacramento has been a big city for years, but never got credit for it. Sacramento was ignored by Bay Area- and Los Angeles-based snobs who looked ...

I know it’s played on ice with a puck, a stick and a lot of fisticuffs, but beyond that, it’s just a bunch of big guys on skates. Small towns and rural communities — those I care about. Eveleth, Minn.

When the World Baseball Classic begins on March 8, we know you're going to scream for your country. But what about your favorite big league club ... RHP (VEN -- removed due to injury), Jake Bird, RHP ...

Long Island girls basketball was in full force, turning out one big star after another. There were high school stars such as ...

Fan support has been key to the Padres punching above their market’s weight. But there’s more to it than that.