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Baseball coach donates kidney to his player

When Kevin Jordan was deciding where to play college baseball, the commitment of Wake Forest coach Tom Walter to his players helped sway him toward Winston-Salem. Even before taking his first swing, Jordan has learned how deep that devot [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Wake Forest baseball coach donates kidney to player

With an undergraduate enrollment of fewer than 4,500 students, Wake Forest is one of the smallest schools to compete at the major college level. Wake's athletic department takes pride in the sense of family its modest size creates. T [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

UM baseball ranked 18th in poll

The University of Miami baseball team was ranked 18th in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Just hours after being ranked No. 24 in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25 Poll, the Hurricanes cracked the top 20 in the second of the four preseason r [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

NZ PM's son offers rugby tips to baseball star

For most New Zealand teenagers the summer holidays involve going to the beach, movies and hanging out at malls, not giving a US$30 million ($A30.2m) baseball player tips on how to throw a rugby ball. Summer holidays tend to be a bit diff [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Many top prospects among Royals' non-roster invitees

The Royals may not be very good in 2011 — as the recent trade of star pitcher Zack Greinke would seem to indicate — but give them credit: there will be no shortage of minor-league star power in spring training. The team [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Vernon Wells swaps Jays for Angels in three-man MLB trade

The Toronto Blue Jays have traded three times All-Star outfielder Vernon Wells to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder Juan Rivera, the MLB teams said on Friday. Wells has spent his entire 14-year car [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Yankees introduce Soriano as new setup for Rivera

In a move mirroring those of his famous father, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner overruled general manager Brian Cashman in giving a $35 million US, three-year contract to Rafael Soriano. Distancing himself from the decision after a news c [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Jays' road show aims to promote baseball in Calgary

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming to Calgary. In an effort to promote baseball across Canada, manager John Farrell, pitching coach Bruce Walton, catcher J.P. Arencibia and pitchers Ricky Romero and Jesse Litsch will visit the city Wednesd [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

RANGERS' HAMILTON RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER PNEUMONIA BOU...

American League MVP Josh Hamilton is out of the hospital. The Texas Rangers said in a statement that their slugging outfielder was discharged Sunday afternoon from the Medical Center of Arlington, five days after he was admitted for trea [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Astros celebrate what's to come

The Astros are packing them in at Minute Maid Park. Eager young players, determined to prove themselves as major leaguers, are congregating at the team's workout facilities almost daily. Monday, the club expects a contingent of [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cubs Complete Trade for Matt Garza

Matt Garza helped Tampa Bay go from the cellar of the AL East to the World Series two years ago and then led the Rays to another division title last season.Now he's the lastest Rays' star moving out, and he's joining a team t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

'MLB 2K11's' million-dollar competition

Last year, a 23-year-old gamer from Alabama named Wade McGilberry won $1 million playing "MLB 2K10." That's right, a cool mil playing a video game. McGilberry added all those zeros to his bank account by being the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Bert Blyleven elected to baseball Hall of Fame

Blyleven finally gained election in his 14th year of ballot eligibility -- one year before he would have been dropped from the ballot altogether, leaving his fate in the hands of the historically fickle Veterans' Committee. The elect [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Alomar, Blyleven hope they get next Hall call

Unless the voters throw a real curve, Bert Blyleven should be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame. Same for Roberto Alomar. When the results are released Wednesday afternoon, it might be even more interesting to see the numbers posted by Rafa [...]