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Travis Hafner sidelined because of sore right shoulder

2013-05-15 02:44:02

Travis Hafner, who played only 66 games last season because of injuries, has spent more than his share of time on the disabled list. But after Tuesday's MRI on his sore right shoulder came back negative, it appears the Yankees' DH will avoid a DL stint....

Yankees sneak by Astros 5-4

2013-05-01 19:33:00

NEW YORK -- Eduardo Nunez doubled to lead off the sixth inning and came in to score on a double play and Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 11th consecutive save of the season and the 619th of his career, to lead the New York...

Rays starting to show that wackiness wins

2013-04-28 01:24:03

With Joe Maddon managing the Rays, there's never a dull moment. First, on Wednesday, a promotional giveaway of a gnome (rather than a bobblehead) in Maddon's likeness received overwhelming response. There were long lines outside Tropicana Field...

Hafner comes up big in Yankees 5-4 win over Blue Jays

2013-04-27 17:36:00

NEW YORK -- Travis Hafner made his first start of the season against a left-handed pitcher and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees rallied in the late innings for a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Before Saturday, Hafner had...

Yankees go long in 5-3 win against Blue Jays

2013-04-25 19:45:00

NEW YORK -- Hiroki Kuroda recovered from a slow start to pitch six innings, and the New York Yankees opened a four-game series with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. Kuroda (3-1) allowed three runs and six...

Yankees have O's, rest of baseball asking: who are these guys?

2013-04-02 09:35:00

The Orioles waste no time jumping into the thick of the American League East race, that’s for sure. After the three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays that starts with today’s season opener, they’ll open a six game road trip against the...

Royals like way they are trending

2013-03-30 13:18:00

The Royals expect James Shields to be a difference maker. But were they close enough to being a playoff team before they added him? That's the question about the deal in which the Royals sent future All-Star Wil Myers to the Rays. It's too early to...

Two Orioles suffer injuries in 11-8 Grapefruit League loss to the Yankees

2013-03-27 20:04:00

SARASOTA, Fla. – The Orioles’ goal in the last few games of spring training is to get out of Sarasota healthy. In an 11-8 loss to the New York Yankees, the Orioles saw two players – both likely headed to the minors – leave the...

Scoreboard: March 12

2013-03-11 22:08:00

|TODAY| |MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL| |at Washington Street Gym| �6:30 p.m. — Mielke Farms vs. Kessler’s/Pepsi. �7:45 p.m. — Napton Gardens vs. Gold Pages. �9 p.m. — Aberdeen Bombers vs. Coke Zero. |CHURCH LEAGUE...

Scoreboard -- Jan. 21, 2013

2013-01-21 23:12:00

|TV SPORTS| Tennis--Australian Open, same-day tape, 1 p.m. (ESPN2), 8 and 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Tour Down Under, Stage 1, same-day tape, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Iowa at Ohio State, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network);...

McLouth, Machado deliver the Orioles a 3-2 walk-off win over Rays

2012-09-12 21:24:00

Orioles rookie Manny Machado has spent his brief time in the big leagues making difficult plays at third base — like the slow roller down the line — appear routine. But the dazzling plays he'd already made in his short time as a big leaguer...

Jason Hammel re-injures right knee in Orioles' 9-2 win over Rays

2012-09-11 21:11:00

On a night when the Orioles regained a share of first place in the American League East, another humongous win was overshadowed by another scary injury. Three nights after the Orioles lost right fielder Nick Markakis for the rest of the regular season,...

Roy Halliday, Mike Sweeney, Brian Schneider and Ben Francisco of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate clinching the National League east title after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals on September 27, 2010 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Phillies won 8-0.

2013-01-30 04:09:00

The Blue Jays added pitchers J.A. Happ (above), Brandon Lyon and David Carpenter from Houston in exchange for Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Asher Wojciechowski, Carlos Perez, Joe Musgrove, David Rollins and a player to be named later.

2012-07-24 00:00:00