Steve Tolleson

OAKLAND, Calif — Orioles manager Buck Showalter's focus was on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have an eye on what was happening in Charlotte. Right-hander Jake Arrieta, who was demoted Monday...

MILWAUKEE -- Dylan Axelrod seemed more intrigued by the cold weather that awaits him at U.S. Cellular Field than the fact he threw 103 pitches Saturday in a 5-4 loss at Milwaukee. "You know what, I’ve never been in snow in my life," said Axelrod,...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Mitchell at Brandon Valley Philip Tournament Pierre at Huron HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars at Watertown, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings vs. Bismarck, Odde Ice Center, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL...

The Chicago White Sox invited 20 players to major league camp when spring training starts in mid-February in Glendale, Ariz., including their 2011 No. 1 draft choice Keenyn Walker. Walker stole 56 bases while hitting .267 at Class A last season. Also...

Media Sun's Preston named top Md. sportswriter The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston has been honored as the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association for the second straight year, it was announced...

The White Sox have added a few players in the last week to play key bench roles. They re-signed Dewayne Wise to be the fourth outfielder, Steve Tolleson to play a infield/outfield utility position, and added a left-hand hitting minor league hitting...

Talking baseball while hoping Jay Cutler gets well soon. 1. The  Cy Young Award is going to be presented Wednesday night, and that, like the balance of power in the AL East, could be impacted by Jeffrey Loria, baseball’s worst owner. What does...

Baseball America has acquired the list of minor leaguers that have applied for free agency and there are 25 former Orioles farmhands that can now look for work elsewhere. It’s a procedural filing – some of the players will come back to the...

The Orioles have made a move to strengthen their infield defense, claiming 28-year-old second baseman Alexi Casilla from the Minnesota Twins on Friday. Casilla, 28, is primarily a second baseman but has played shortstop and third base in his seven-year...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Ripken Jr. was in the TBS broadcast booth for Friday night's American League wild-card game, alongside former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz and play-by-play man Ernie Johnson. Ripken had previously been a postseason...

Faced with the task of adding four starting pitchers to the American League Division Series roster that were excluded from the one-game wild-card team, Orioles manager Buck Showalter decided to go with Tommy Hunter's experience in the postseason and as...