Pirates bad as ever at All-Star break
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates hid the signings of their manager and general manager to new contracts. They misled their fans a...
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — First it was Greg Norman, proving for three rounds that age is merely a number. Then along came Tom Watson, just a couple of months shy of his 60...
Owning the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner liked to say, was a lot like owning the Mona Lisa.
Not that he always treated his team like a piece of fine art. Some of...
Tempestuous owner's death saddens Yankees, baseball
NEW YORK — He was baseball's bombastic Boss.
He rebuilt the New York Yankees dynasty, ushering in the era of multimill...
CLEVELAND — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert has more fans and friends than he ever knew.
His emotional, controversial letter criticizing LeBron James for leaving to join Mia...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Brian McCann, Scott Rolen or Heath Bell might really appreciate what happened on this July night come October. Charlie Manuel, too.
An All-Star win the...
Cup TV viewership rises 41% in U.S.
NEW YORK — World Cup television viewership rose 41 percent over four years ago for English-language telecasts in the United States, wi...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ryan Howard is sick of all the talk about the American League's dominance in the All-Star game.
The Phillies slugger knows all too well it's been 13 ye...
Position switch helps give Schnur shot with U.S. team
The key to Meghan Schnur's soccer success has been versatility.
Score goals? No problem. She scored plenty of them a...
SILVIS, Ill. — As well as he's been playing lately, Steve Stricker believes that even better days are ahead.
With his second straight victory in the John Deere Classic o...
