Phil Coke

|TODAY| |HOCKEY| |North American Hockey League| |Robertson Cup Tournament| |Dr. Pepper Arena| |At Frisco, Texas| Amarillo vs. Wenatchee (Wash.)/Fairbanks, 4:30 p.m. Bismarck vs. Jamestown, 7:30 p.m. |HORSE RACES| Brown County...

SAN DIEGO It was Father's Day 2010 when Robby Corsaro received a phone call from Jim Fleming. Fleming at the time oversaw the Marlins' scouting and player development. He called Corsaro, the club's Southern California area scout, to let him know Alex...

|TV SPORTS| Men’s College Lacrosse—ECAC Tournament, semifinals, 4 and 7 p.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey—Playoffs, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, 6 p.m. (CNBC); New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 6:30 (NBCSN); Los Angeles Kings...

Alex Gordon's grand slam highlighted a five-run 10th inning for the Kansas City Royals, who rallied against the Detroit bullpen for an 8-3 win Thursday after Tigers ace Justin Verlander left with a thumb injury. George Kottaras put the Royals ahead 4-...

FLAMES-WILD Flames keep Wild treading water in playoff race ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joey MacDonald made 34 saves, Mark Cundari scored a goal in his first NHL game and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 4-1 on Sunday night to hand the Wild a...

Justin Verlander won on opening day for the first time in six tries, pitching five shutout innings at frosty Target Field and sending the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday.  With the gametime...

For 17 seasons, Derek Jeter has been the best reason to keep believing in baseball. His throwback approach has yielded daily excellence in the middle of the Yankees infield. He has kept life simple off the field, and that never seems to be a bad idea....

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...

DETROIT — The Giants placed their stake on being the latest dominant team in a sport that has found new pride in parity. They won their second World Series in three seasons Sunday, completing a sweep of the Tigers with a 4-3, 10-inning victory at...

Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years. Ryan Theriot, who went...

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...

SAN FRANCISCO — This is a one-man World Series. The most valuable players in waiting, Miguel Cabrera and Buster Posey, are here. So is Prince Fielder, the only one of baseball's $200-million men still in uniform this season. So is Matt Cain, who...