Time is running out for Red Sox’s Rusney Castillo

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was Aug. 31, 2014, a typically stifling summer Saturday in Florida. Clay Buchholz had just finished off a 98-pitch,...

In a world without stats, who’d be baseball’s best player?

This started with a crush on Starling Marte.Marte is an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates and my favorite baseball player to watch. He's fast...

Miller time? Why there won’t be a bullpen revolution in the Bronx

TAMPA, Fla. -- They are both giants, built more like pass-rushing defensive ends than traditional baseball players. They are also the most dominant players...

Advice from Pujols, Cano pushing Yasiel Puig in right direction

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig closes his eyes and scrunches his face, guzzling shamrock-green juice from a clear plastic tumbler...

Baseball Hall of Fame to honor ‘The Simpsons’

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball's Hall of Fame will honor "The Simpsons" on May 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's "Homer at...

Fernando Valenzuela adds team owner to list of accomplishments

MEXICO CITY -- After a dramatic turn of events that led the previous owners of the Quintana Roo Tigres to pull the team from...

The secret to Andrew Benintendi’s swing? Crushing tennis balls with dad

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Andrew Benintendi stepped out of the batting cage, knocked the dirt from his cleats and began to head to the...

For Jake Peavy, baseball must take a back seat

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After 17 professional spring trainings, Jake Peavy's instincts point him toward the comfort of a baseball diamond. He should be arriving...

Fantasy hoops from A-Z: 26 stats for the stretch run

So here we are ... the All-Star break. The football season is long gone, and we are still more than a month away from...

OKC’s Kanter back at practice after surgery

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Enes Kanter was back at practice Wednesday, getting closer to returning to play after undergoing arm surgery in January.Kanter,...

Yao voted Chinese Basketball Association prez

BEIJING -- Yao Ming has moved into management in a bid to hasten China's basketball development.The Chinese Basketball Association voted unanimously Thursday to appoint...

Big questions, lots of answers before NBA trade deadline

Only a week or so ago, most league executives anticipated a quiet deadline. So many teams were in desperate win-now mode, few would sell...

Clippers, Celtics keeping hope of Carmelo Anthony trade alive?

Jeff Hornacek said what you’d expect an NBA coach to say less than 48 hours before the league’s trade deadline: He doesn’t think the...

Sources: Mavs deal Bogut to 76ers for Noel

The Dallas Mavericks have traded center Andrew Bogut to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Nerlens Noel, according to ESPN's Marc Stein and multiple reports.The...

Source: Nets acquire McDaniels from Rockets

NEW ORLEANS -- In a move to add salary-cap space, the Houston Rockets traded forward K.J. McDaniels to the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday afternoon...

Uni Watch: What have we learned about NBA uniform ads?

As you've probably heard, NBA uniforms will be undergoing lots of changes next season. Nike will be taking over from Adidas as the league's...

Sources: Suns gets Scott from Hawks for cash

The Phoenix Suns are acquiring forward Mike Scott from the Atlanta Hawks for cash, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst.Editor's PicksTrade grades: Who wins Hawks-Suns...

Lions could overhaul tight end; Martellus Bennett a potential fit?

The NFL combine is less than two weeks away, and days after that the free agency period will begin with the start of the...

QB Mariota ‘on pace’ in rehab for broken fibula

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In a video played at an event for Tennessee Titans season-ticket holders on Wednesday, Marcus Mariota said his rehab for a...

Joe Banner: If free, Kirk Cousins would become NFL’s highest-paid QB

The Washington Redskins and Kirk Cousins remain at an impasse, with one week left before the deadline for the franchise tag. It’s not exactly...

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