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Baseball enjoys sunny start to 2010 season

Commissioner Bud Selig puts his fingers to his mouth, asking for silence, and lightly raps his knuckles on the wood table. Don't tell anyone, but Major League Baseball is having its best weather to start a season in more than a decad [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Baseball: Sooners start critical home stand for Big 12 supre...

The No. 9 baseball team is entering the start of probably the most important stretch of their season with a five-game home stand against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and the No. 7 Texas Longhorns starting Tuesday. The Sooners (20-3, 3-1) open up [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

College Baseball: CWS games to start later for World Cup

College World Series fans could have the World Cup to thank for some possible late nights at Rosenblatt Stadium in June.In order to accommodate ESPN's coverage of the soccer tournament in South Africa, the CWS will revise start times [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Phillies to rest Lee, start Blanton in Game Four

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Philadelphia Phillies will not try to get three World Series starts from Cliff Lee and will instead put Joe Blanton on the mound for Sunday's Game Four, the team said on Friday. Lee shut the Yankees down i [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Dodgers to start Kershaw, Phillies go with Hamels

The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams. They are the first repeat teams since Houston and St. Louis s [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

President Obama goes low with All-Star first pitch

All those warmups in the Rose Garden gave the lanky left-hander just enough oomph. Fresh from his practice pitches on the White House grounds, President Barack Obama delivered at the All-Star game Tuesday night. Biting his lip for a l [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Former NV high school baseball star retires

According to a published report, former Douglas High School star Shawn Estes' baseball career is over. The L.A. Daily News reports that Estes, a former 19-game winner for the San Francisco Giants, recently retired after pitching this seaso [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Manny could start Minors stint next week

Dodgers manager Joe Torre spoke with suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez on Wednesday about starting a rehab assignment next week, but nothing was finalized.Torre said Ramirez missed another workout because of a cold or flu. "He's st [...]