Baseball

Baseball: First-round picks Dominic Smith, JP Crawford reach agreements

2013-06-18 14:23:49

<![CDATA[Baseball: First-round picks Dominic Smith, JP Crawford reach agreements]]>

Baseball: Harvard-Westlake is reloading fast with incoming freshman

2013-06-17 10:33:03

<![CDATA[Baseball: Harvard-Westlake is reloading fast with incoming freshman]]>

Baseball: SoCal connection comes through for UCLA

2013-06-17 07:33:56

<![CDATA[Baseball: SoCal connection comes through for UCLA]]>

Pitching can be a risky business

2013-06-16 19:21:00

When Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb was struck in his right ear by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer on Saturday, he became the fifth pitcher since September to be hit in the head by a batted ball. Cobb was hospitalized overnight and will...

UCLA ace Adam Plutko puts perfect postseason record on line

2013-06-16 14:45:00

UCLA has never lost a postseason game with Adam Plutko on the mound. The Bruins are 6-0 when the junior right-hander starts. The Plutko factor will get tested by Louisiana State when the Bruins and Tigers meet in a College World Series opener at 5 p.m....

Rays pitcher Alex Cobb out of hospital

2013-06-16 17:55:00

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left a hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. The Rays announced during their game against Kansas City that Cobb had been released from Bayfront Medical Center in St....

CC Sabathia, Yankees stop Angels in their tracks, 6-5

2013-06-16 15:47:00

Sunday's Father's Day matchup between the Angels' Jered Weaver and the Yankees' CC Sabathia was billed as a battle of aces. But while Sabathia was dealing Weaver was reeling, matching a season high by giving up five runs in six innings of a 6-5...

Angels' big rally comes up one run short against Yankees

2013-06-16 19:05:00

The Angels honored retiring closer Mariano Rivera on Sunday, handing out collectible certificates commemorating a career that is certain to end in the Hall of Fame. It seemed an odd tribute, though, given that Rivera plays for the team the Angels were...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw miffed about report on contract talks

2013-06-16 18:50:00

PITTSBURGH — Clayton Kershaw soon could become the richest pitcher in baseball history. But Kershaw was upset that he had to talk Sunday about his ongoing negotiations with the Dodgers, whom he blamed for leaking information to Fox Sports. The...

Dodgers' momentum stalls again with 6-3 loss to Pirates

2013-06-16 19:06:00

PITTSBURGH — This can't continue, not if the Dodgers have any intention of playing baseball in October. They can't afford to follow every win with a loss, as was the case yet again Sunday, when Zack Greinke and the offense supporting him...

Dodgers to keep more than $6 billion from TV contract in tentative pact

2013-06-13 20:14:00

The Dodgers would retain more than $6 billion from their new television contract under a tentative agreement with Major League Baseball, according to two people familiar with the agreement. The settlement would avert a showdown between the Dodgers and...

Dodgers expect Yasiel Puig to remain in majors for rest of season

2013-06-16 10:39:00

PITTSBURGH — Manager Don Mattingly said he expects Yasiel Puig to remain in the major leagues for the remainder of the season. Even when Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford return from the disabled list, Mattingly thinks there will continue to be enough...

Dodgers second baseman Skip Schumaker, left, and third baseman Juan Uribe tangle with Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Charles Nagy during a brawl between the two teams on Tuesday.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

Burbank Junior Cubs' third baseman Jake Kelly stops a hard infield hit and throws out the runner against the Crescenta Valley Junior Augusta in a playoff baseball game at Scholl Canyon Fields in Glendale on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

2013-06-13 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11, 2013: Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson grab each other by the collar as Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Jerry Hairston Jr.

2013-06-12 23:59:00