Looking back, the scene was symbolic of the times. Jose Canseco would greet teammate Mark McGwire at home plate after a home run, and the two would engage in a ritual that came to be imitated around the world in Little League ball -- the two players ... (more...)

When he was 4 years old, he climbed into his grandfather's car parked on an incline, put it in neutral and rolled by grinning. That kid gave his parents quite a scare. But that's what it's like to raise children. They take risks when you least expect ... (more...)

TOMMY LASORDA may not be the prettiest face in the world, but for Dodger fans, the mug belonging to the man who won the last World Series for the team back in 1988 is nothing less than gorgeous. So don't be alarmed if it starts showing up tatted on ... (more...)

The Cats are in. James Paxton twirled a complete-game shutout Friday night as Kentucky blanked Mississippi 9-0 and clinched a spot in next week's Southeastern Conference tournament. The Cats almost certainly will receive an NCAA Tournament bid, too ... (more...)

del.icio.us (05-16) 11:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Peter Magowan will announce Friday that he plans to retire as the Giants' managing general partner and president at the end of this season, ending a 16-year reign that brought to San Francisco a new ... (more...)

MEDFORD - Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Monbouquette has always been accustomed to being challenged. He won 20 games in 1963, pitching on a seventh-place ball club. He pitched a no-hitter. He was named to four All-Star teams. And he once physically ... (more...)

The big news on Wednesday night's "American Idol" wasn't that Syesha Mercado was given her walking papers. Please. While the girl has put up a decent fight of late, her fate was sealed weeks ago. It wasn't that Fantasia performed or that Paula both ... (more...)

Saturday Mississippi at Kentucky When: 6:30 p.m. Pitchers: UK, Greg Dombrowski 5-0; Mississippi, Cody Satterwhite 3-1 Radio: WLAP-AM 630 The Cats are in. James Paxton twirled a complete-game shutout Friday night as Kentucky blanked Mississippi 9-0 ... (more...)

Louie Barrasso chucked four or five balls onto the baseball field at Maplewood Park during a game last Tuesday. He instigated a shouting match with an innocent umpire, and fussed at both Malden Catholic's coach and its athletic director so hard that ... (more...)

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A little league baseball field in Portland, Oregon, was shut down after neighboring residents complained their homes were being bombarded with foul balls. The Hollywood Little League was forced to close its newly renovated field ... (more...)