Alex Rodriguez

Bud Selig puts himself in tough spot with crackdown on drugs

2013-06-08 20:15:00

Whenever the questions turn to drugs, Bud Selig has two talking points. First, Selig inevitably says that baseball has the toughest drug policy in American sports. This is true. Second, Selig points out that he commissioned the Mitchell Report and...

MLB drug scandal: Baseball still can't clean up its drug act

2013-06-07 09:39:00

Bud Selig, baseball's commissioner, declared the game's steroid era "clearly a thing of the past" and the use of banned performance-enhancing substances "virtually nonexistent." It was January 2010, and former home run champion Mark McGwire had just...

What if Hollywood stars could be suspended like baseball players?

2013-06-05 07:30:00

The news that Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez and other baseball stars could each be suspended for 100 games by Major League Baseball for ties to an anti-aging clinic has rocked the sports world. Some of our biggest heroes, those we look to imitate every...

Rangers part ways with pitcher Derek Lowe

2013-05-20 18:58:00

The Texas Rangers designated right-hander Derek Lowe for assignment Monday, clearing the way for Josh Lindblom to make his first major league start against Oakland. Lowe won a big league roster spot in spring training after signing a minor league...

Cardinals closer Jason Motte tests elbow

2013-04-27 15:51:00

St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte has thrown for the first time in five weeks, a step toward determining if he will need season-ending surgery on his right elbow. The Cardinals set a May 1 deadline to decide whether he will require elbow-...

Derek Jeter out until after All-Star break, Yankees GM says

2013-04-18 14:50:00

Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees' venerable captain, will not make his return this season before the All-Star break after another examination Thursday revealed a new fracture in his injured left ankle. Jeter, who injured the ankle in October against...

Seattle group raises offer for Sacramento Kings

2013-04-12 22:26:00

Angels' Albert Pujols says his contract won't be a drag

2013-04-06 19:40:00

— There is already speculation that Albert Pujols' 10-year, $240-million contract will become as heavy a burden on the Angels as Alex Rodriguez's 10-year, $275-million deal is on the New York Yankees. Pujols, 33, is in the second year of his deal....

Angels finalize trade of Vernon Wells to Yankees

2013-03-26 12:27:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels finalized their trade of Vernon Wells to the New York Yankees on Tuesday after the veteran outfielder passed a physical and the commissioner’s office approved the cash being exchanged in the deal. The Angels will...

Vernon Wells, a happy Yankee, will try to 'Napoli' the Angels

2013-03-26 15:10:00

Vernon Wells says his goodbyes, appears headed to Yankees

2013-03-24 14:35:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — Angels outfielder Vernon Wells all but confirmed he was being traded to the New York Yankees on Sunday, acknowledging he was “excited” about going to the Bronx and that he had already said his goodbyes in the team’...

Yankees' Derek Jeter is likely to start season on disabled list

2013-03-24 10:46:00

Derek Jeter, the venerable captain and shortstop of the New York Yankees, is likely to start the season on the disabled list, General Manager Brian Cashman acknowledged Sunday. "I know Derek extremely well, and I can read his face," Cashman said. "And...

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun are two of the biggest stars whose names have surfaced in the MLB's probe of Miami-area clinic Biogenesis of America.

2013-06-07 00:00:00

According to reports Major League Baseball will seek to suspend about 20 players including Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun and Melky Cabrera stemming the ongoing PED investigation linked to the defunct Biogenesis clinic in Miami.

2013-06-04 00:00:00

With the New York Yankees struggling to stay healthy this spring, it's time for the Orioles to give them a good, old-fashioned whipping this season.

2013-04-02 12:13:00