Joe Nathan

TV SPORTS TUESDAY Major League Baseball--All-Star Game at Kansas City, Mo., 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) TODAY TENNIS C.C. Lee Tournament at Northern State Courts AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys at Jamestown, N.D., 5:30 p.m. doubleheader...

You could count on at least one high-profile Hollywood film shooting in the Chicago area the last few summers, from “Public Enemies” in 2008 and “A Nightmare on Elm Street” in 2009 to “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Cycling-Tour de France, stage seven, 7 a.m. (NBC); same-day tape, 11 a.m. (NBCSN) Tennis-The Championships, women's championship match at Wimbledon, England, 8 a.m. (ESPN) Golf-PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, third round, 2 p....

Despite all the talk about Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera, no one is more important to the Tigers than leadoff man Austin Jackson. They entered the weekend six games above .500 with him in the lineup and seven under without him. … The Indians...

Though the Nationals enjoyed a soft schedule to start the season, with 10 of the first 14 against the Cubs, Mets and Astros, their pitching — especially their starting pitching — has been impressive. The Nationals went into the weekend with...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Glen Perkins couldn't put his pitches where he wanted to. Josh Hamilton made him and the Minnesota Twins pay for it. Hamilton's two-run homer in the eighth capped a three-run inning for Texas and set up Joe Nathan for the save against...

MINNEAPOLIS - Going through three consecutive seasons with elbow problems was enough for Twins righthander Scott Baker. "I guess the elbow has always been my Achilles' heel," he said Wednesday, seated next to General Manager Terry Ryan in the Twins...

A struggling Mariners offense erupted for three runs in the top of the ninth inning off Rangers closer Joe Nathan as Seattle snapped a seven-game losing streak to Texas with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Kevin Millwood was outstanding in his Mariners...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- One week from Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins' charter leaves for Baltimore, site of the April 6 season opener, marking the end of one of the most important spring camps in recent team history. The Twins are coming off a 99-loss season...

Pretty ordinary as a relief pitcher, Jerry DiPoto is a natural as a general manager. Serving as an interim GM for the Diamondbacks in 2010, DiPoto flipped the switch on the rebuilding that led to an unexpected division title last season, adding Daniel...

No. 3 Rangers: 28th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Yankees. One pitch away from a World Series parade in October. Tens of thousands to go in February, and that doesn't count those thrown on the back fields and in the batting cages....

So apparently Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette is a pretty popular guy these days. Over the weekend, several rumors gained steam that the Orioles were willing trade partners in at least two possible deals. From the...