MLB
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Gregor: Astros are heavy World Series favorites, but they'll need 7 games to beat NationalsOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - Catching up with Adam Eaton when the Nationals played the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in June, I asked the animated outfielder about the 2016 trade that sent him ...
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Yankees need ace like Gerrit Cole as they pivot toward 2020
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Gerrit Cole could be seeing a lot more of the New York Yankees real soon. While there was no Game 7 for the Astros' ace to face the Yankees in the AL Cham...
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Raines recalls Montreal, roots for Nats; others, maybe not
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - Tim Raines started wearing the tricolor cap as a teen and proudly sported the Montreal Expos logo for years, all the way onto his Hall of Fame plaque. So...
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MLB umpire Eric Cooper dies at 52; did playoffs 2 weeks ago
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper's death Sun...
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Capital hill: Astros, Nats put World Series eyes on pitching
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer and a slew of aces get the World Series started in Houston, then the scene shifts to Capitol Hill. But with Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg...
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Waiting game: Nationals get 6 days off before World Series
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK abou...
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Savages in the box go bust with slew of strikeouts
Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - A record-setting season by Savages in the Box ended with a string of strikeouts and another October bust for the New York Yankees. For the first time sinc...
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Report: Cubs have second interview with EspadaOct 20, 2019 1:00 am - Ever since the Cubs ended the regular season with an 84-78 record, missed the playoffs and parted ways with Joe Maddon, David Ross and Joe Girardi have been overwhelming...
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Houston looks to clinch pennant with victory over New York
Oct 19, 2019 7:00 am - New York Yankees (103-59, first in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (107-55, first in the AL West) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT ALCS: Houston leads the series 3-2 BOTTOM...
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Verlander can't close out Yanks; ALCS heads back to Houston
Oct 19, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Justin Verlander watched and waited, hoping Aaron Hicks' drive deep down the right field line would hook foul at the last instant. When it bonked hard of...