Corey Kluber

Talking baseball while wondering if the Blackhawks can be counter-punchers. 1. Baseball is back in Cleveland, thanks largely to Terry Francona. The first-place Indians host the Tigers tonight, and The Jake should be rocking. (Yes, I know Jacobs...

Adam Dunn couldn't stop smiling. He was floating, levitating almost, as he talked about how all the years of his baseball career — including one of the longest seasons anyone has ever had — had led to two swings of his bat Monday night. In a...

1. Rangers (1): It looks like they have enough cushion to hold off the A's and clinch early enough to get their rotation lined up for a long October run. Geovany Soto could wind up playing in the World Series. 2. Nationals (2): Gio Gonzalez heads into...

One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...

TWINS-BRAVES Gattis, Freeman lead Braves past Twins 5-4 in 10th ATLANTA (AP) — Evan Gattis hit a two-out, pinch-hit homer in the ninth to send the game to extra innings and Freddie Freeman won it in the 10th, sending the Atlanta Braves to their...

Rafael Soriano has been so successful closing games for Washington that his teammates want to follow his lead, right down to the untucked jersey. Soriano converted his 12th save in 13 chances to end the Nationals’ 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jason Zucker's overtime goal lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday. Zach Parise and Pierre-Marc Bouchard also scored for the Wild, who pulled within 2-1 in the Western Conference...

 Mike Aviles hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Sunday night to split the first day-night doubleheader in Kauffman Stadium history.     The Royals' Jeremy Guthrie...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Major League Baseball--Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs or Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals, 11:30 a.m. (FOX); New York Mets at Minnesota Twins, 3 p.m. (FXSP) PGA Golf--Masters...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT STATE AA at Barnett Arena in Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Consolation semifinal, Sturgis (9-15) vs. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (16-7), noon MST Consolation semifinal, Sioux Falls O'...

MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau provided a reminder Sunday of what he can do when he is healthy. After injuries caused the former AL MVP to miss all or most of the past three Septembers, Morneau is finally finishing a season in good health. And his two...

TV SPORTS Olympics--Men's Basketball, United States vs. Nigeria, France vs. Lithuania, Brazil vs. Russia; Men's Beach Volleyball, Brazil vs. Italy; Women's Beach Volleyball, Britain vs. Russia, United States vs. Spain; Men's Volleyball, Serbia vs....