Chase Utley is getting ready to put his hip to the nine-inning test. ...more

March 20, 2009

Tuesday was Matt Garza's first chance to get into a game and try out some of the things he has been working on in his bullpen sessions the last few weeks, but the Blue Jays wouldn't play along. ...more

March 10, 2009

Star Of The Game: Ryan Howard And to think there was a concern about Ryan Howard's lack of power in the postseason. Not any longer. Not after Sunday night's Game 4. Howard had two home runs - and five RBIs - for the Phillies in a 10-2 victory against the Rays at Citizens Bank Park. Rays manager Joe Maddon has been employing the shift against the left-handed batting Howard. In turn, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been imploring Howard to go the other way. So it was heartening to see Howard's three-run homer - into the left-field bleachers - in the fourth inning. Howard, who led the National League with 48 homers, also went deep in Saturday night's Game 4. ...more

October 27, 2008

Soon the cry "Play ball" will echo through Lake June ball field in Lake Placid, ushering in the second season of Miracle League play. I am writing this letter as an open invitation to all readers to join us for the upcoming season. ...more

September 18, 2008

seven last chances to see what you'll never see again. There's only one first time in a pennant race. Just one. ...more

September 15, 2008

The Rays didn't lose any ground in the standings Saturday, but the potential gains that slipped away made for a disappointing finish to their longest day of the season. ...more

September 14, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Play ball, but don't forget the ibuprofen. Allan Chipps plays catcher and at 90 years old is the oldest player in the Lake Placid Senior Softball League. He exceeds the minimum age requirement by 40 years, although for those who sport hair beneath their caps, the common color is gray. Participants are required to have reached the half-century mark and no one old enough is turned away. Even with five teams of 13 members each, there is a waiting list of eight prospective sluggers for the games played at Lake June Ball Fields. ...more

February 7, 2008

Hall of Fame coach Don Shula likes the Patriots' chances of going undefeated, but the Bill Belichick-inspired spying scandal has clouded Shula's thinking when comparing New England with his unbeaten 1972 Dolphins team. ...more

November 7, 2007

Oct. 6 was a great day. The first practice for the Miracle Baseball League took place in Lake Placid at Lake June Park. ...more

October 14, 2007

The youthful Arizona Diamondbacks used a combination of stalwart pitching, superb fielding and timely hitting to post the NL's best record. ...more

October 5, 2007