Jose Mijares

Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...

ST. LOUIS — Six years. That's how long it has been since Barry Zito has pitched the kind of game he's going to need Friday night, and he hasn't been cryogenically frozen in the interim. He has been getting older, losing velocity off his fastball...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Utley solves Lincecum, Phillies on verge of sweep of Giants SAN FRANCISCO -- Chase Utley hadn't had much success against San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Tim Lincecum in his career, so he...

By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange SAN FRANCISCO — Cliff Lee continued his mastery of AT&T Park with five-hit pitching over eight innings and Michael Young provided him with more than sufficient offensive support with three hits and two RBIs...

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The Angels have one last chance to avoid a winless February. They must beat the Dodgers on Thursday, with Clayton Kershaw waiting to greet them. The Angels rallied against San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romo for two runs in the ninth inning on...

Great Bend had a number of advantages over second-year team Goddard-Eisenhower in Tuesday’s Class 5A, Southeast regional opener. The Panthers had home field advantage, a larger roster, and four times as many wins on the year. Still, the Tigers...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Valverde hopes to speed his way back into the closer role for the Detroit Tigers during the World Series. After reviewing video of his meltdown against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series opener, Valverde...

Call it the tale of two games. Eight days ago, Great Bend suffered its first true loss of the season at Hays, 3-1. Tuesday, the Panthers turned in a dominant performance, out-shooting the rival Indians 29-9 in a 3-0 win. “The weekend before (the...

Although the Orioles are focused on adding a starter and a hitter by Tuesday’s non-waiver trade deadline, they are asking about left-handed relievers in the trade market as well, according to multiple industry sources. With one of the best bullpens...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters didn't start Friday night's game against theOakland A's, but it wasn't because he is mired in a 1-for-30 slump. Wieters was held out of the lineup because of a tight right bicep muscle. "We want to make sure we can get that...

The Kansas City Royals are happy to be leaving the West Coast and done with the Seattle Mariners until next season. Felix Hernandez shook off a line drive to his left wrist and threw seven strong innings, and the Mariners overcame bullpen problems to beat...