Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella picked Kevin Gregg to be the team's closer heading into the season. ...more

March 30, 2009

From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and beyond, the world switched off the lights on Saturday for Earth Hour, dimming skyscrapers, city streets and some of the world's most recognizable monuments for 60 minutes to highlight the threat of climate change. ...more

March 29, 2009

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making progress in his rehab program after right hip surgery, but is unlikely to rejoin the team before New York breaks spring training camp on April 1. ...more

March 23, 2009

Curt Schilling retired from baseball Monday after a career in which he won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the game's most dominant pitchers and grittiest competitors. ...more

March 23, 2009

The Chicago Cubs will retire the No. 31 worn by both Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux. ...more

March 19, 2009

State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, is pushing a change in the law that would allow Sarasota to keep state money while seeking a Major League Baseball team to replace the Cincinnati Reds as a spring training attraction. This is the Reds' final spring training in Sarasota. She said her goal is to "hopefully steal teams from Arizona," where tax breaks have led to six teams leaving Florida since 1998. ...more

March 11, 2009

Opening day for Major League Baseball is April 6. But fans don't have to wait that long to see their favorite teams. Spring training games are scheduled from Feb. 25 to April 5 in Florida and Arizona. ...more

February 15, 2009

It's Steel vs. Surreal. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the ... who? ...more

January 19, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – The sense of urgency that always seems to accompany the winter meetings has faded, but the Rays still feel good about their chances of landing the impact hitter they seek this winter. ...more

December 16, 2008

Francisco Rodriguez has a message for the Philadelphia Phillies and the rest of the NL East. ...more

December 14, 2008