PITTSBURGH — This might be the toughest current trivia question in baseball: Quickly, without looking at a box score, name one Pittsburgh Pirates everyday player.
Nate M...
ROME — Michael Phelps has a whole day off. In Rome, no less.
Will he tour the Vatican? Check out the Trevi Fountain? Visit the Colosseum?
"I've got to try to get as much...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller has agreed to a six-year contract that runs through the 2014 season.
Miller, one of the top blockers among NFL ti...
Wilson, Snell sent to Seattle for shortstop, 4 prospects
SEATTLE — While they wait on a possible trade of top starter Jarrod Washburn, the busy Seattle Mariners acquired ...
SAN FRANCISCO — So long the hard-luck pitcher with little run support, Matt Cain suddenly doesn't need much.
He's been that dominant.
Cain pitched nine scoreless innings...
SAN FRANCISCO — Freddy Sanchez offered handshakes and hugs and bid farewell to the Pittsburgh Pirates before walking some 100 yards down the hallway to his new team.
San...
PHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee is more than just a consolation prize.
The Philadelphia Phillies didn't get Roy Halladay, instead acquiring the reigning AL Cy Young Award winne...
Scan the top of the NASCAR standings, and Denny Hamlin is there, same as always.
The Joe Gibbs Racing star has his No. 11 Toyota a relatively comfortable sixth in the po...
STANFORD, Calif. — Maria Sharapova took what she learned from a clumsy early win and turned it into a sharp, emphatic victory over fellow Russian Nadia Petrova in a seco...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When opportunity knocks, Dom Duggan wants to do more than answer.
He's looking for a way to get through the next door.
That's life in the minor leagues fo...
