ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — As long as David Price stays healthy and keeps pitching like an All-Star, the Tampa Bay Rays are confident they can secure a wild-card berth – or even overtake the Yankees in the AL East. Price pitched three-hit ball over seven … Laffey struggles as White Sox beat Blue Jays 7-2 - Fox News
TORONTO - Aaron Laffey allowed just three hits to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night, and all of them cleared the outfield fence. Alex Rios hit a three-run homer against his former team and Francisco Liriano earned his first win since joining the … AL roundup: Alex Rios' 3-run HR lifts White Sox over Blue Jays, 7-2 - Boston Herald
By AP TORONTO -- Alex Rios hit a three-run homer against his former team, and Francisco Liriano earned his first victory as the Chicago White Sox topped Toronto. Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo, Alexei Ramirez and Dewayne Wise all hit solo home runs as the … Rangers rally, outslug Yankees to avoid sweep - ESPN
AP Baseball Tonight breaks down the upcoming series between the Red Sox and Yankees from the Bronx. NEW YORK — These romps around the bases fit the Texas Rangers just fine. Craig Gentry turned a spot start into a tiebreaking hit and the Rangers … Clay Buchholz wins 11th as Red Sox dodge sweep by Orioles - ESPN
AP Baseball Tonight breaks down the upcoming series between the Red Sox and Yankees from the Bronx. BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox, and Clay Buccholz in particular, put on a good show for three members of the team ownership committee who ventured to … 
TORONTO (AP) - A male fan died in a hospital after going into cardiac arrest at Thursday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox. Play was halted for four minutes in the seventh inning while the fan received CPR and was carted off on … 
By John Tomase BALTIMORE -- Terry Francona used to describe it as Dustin Pedroia [stats] "willing" the Red Sox [team stats] to win. Whatever you want to call it, it was on display last night. With ownership on hand and the fiery second baseman leading … 
AP CINCINNATI — Matt Harvey had very little run support in his first four major league starts, so he took care of business at the plate as well as on the mound. Harvey drove in one more run than he allowed in the longest outing of his short major … 
Kansas City — , Mo. – Oakland's offense stirred a bit at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday after a sound slumber. The A's got solo homers from Coco Crisp and Yoenis Céspedes and a timely stolen base from catcher Derek Norris to beat the Royals 3-0, … 
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox, and Clay Buccholz in particular, put on a good show for three members of the team ownership committee who ventured to Camden Yards to get a firsthand look at their struggling ballclub. Buchholz shook off a rocky … 
AP ATLANTA — Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and the Falcons' Matt Ryan each directed a pair of scoring drives before Cincinnati's reserves held on for a 24-19 preseason victory over Atlanta on Thursday night. In a matchup of teams that lost in the … 
TORONTO - Alex Rios hit a three-run homer against his former team, and Francisco Liriano earned his first victory as the Chicago White Sox dispatched the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Thursday night. Tyler Flowers, Dayan Viciedo, Alexei Ramirez and Dewayne … 
CINCINNATI -- Manager Terry Collins often marvels at the maturity and makeup of Matt Harvey, the Mets' precocious rookie right-hander, and he was at it again Thursday afternoon. As he sat in his office with reporters, Collins responded to a question … 
There wasn't much Bruce Bochy could say on Wednesday in the wake of Melky Cabrera's suspension, but two things stood out from his postgame news conference – the look of a man built to overcome such a crisis, and this: "It's not so much that these … 
By Dan Hanzus By Dan Hanzus Jermaine Gresham has become the latest Cincinnati Bengals player to exit a preseason contest due to injury. The tight end appeared to hyperextend his right knee at the end of a 25-yard catch-and-run midway through the first … 
By Mark Emery / MLB.com | 08/16/12 9:09 PM ET Those apparently were the words that got center fielder Matt Kemp ejected during the second inning of the Dodgers' 10-6 loss to the Pirates on Thursday. After Kemp was tossed, manager Don Mattingly came out … 
Mason, OH - Four-time champion Roger Federer and reigning US Open and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals, while defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray was a third-round upset victim at the $2.825 million … 
By Ian Begley / ESPNNY.com NEW YORK — Ron Washington called Michael Kirkman's performance Thursday a "huge turn of events" for the Rangers. Galloway and Company overreact to the Rangers' win against the Yankees. Randy says he's still worried about … 
By John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com Following Wednesday's Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen Twitter dustup, the UFC light heavyweight champion and his manager, Malki Kawa, had choice words for Sonnen, who labeled "Bones" a "dork" and essentially challenged him to a … 
What, you thought wonderful and groovy was going to last forever? After winning four consecutive games, after looking like a smooth and focused little ballclub, the Dodgers went out Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh and showed they are not yet the … 
GREENSBORO, NC (AP) - Carl Pettersson shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Wyndham Championship. David Mathis and Tim Clark were a stroke back, Tom Gillis, Scott Stallings and Troy Matteson shot 64, and Matt Every had a 65 … 
Mason, OH - Four-time champion Roger Federer reached the quarterfinals, while defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray was a third-round upset victim at the $2.825 million Western & Southern Open, the seventh of nine ATP Masters events … 
SAN FRANCISCO -- Asked about outside options to fill Melky Cabrera's spot in left field, Giants general manager Brian Sabean said Thursday there was nothing "too compelling or interesting." Thus, it's Justin Christian getting another crack at the big … 
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Manti Te'o could have gone on a Mormon mission after his freshman season. Last December he decided to bypass a chance to turn pro. Now, he's back at Notre Dame for one last season, hoping to leave his imprint on a program that … 
Major League Baseball owners voted to approve the sale of the San Diego Padres to an ownership group led by the family of former Dodgers ownerPeter O'Malley and professional golfer Phil Mickelson. The group purchased the Padres for $800 million from … 
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com OXNARD, Calif. — Jason Witten wondered if his season was over before it ever began when doctors told the Dallas Cowboys star tight end that he had a lacerated spleen. Speaking to reporters three days after suffering the … 
Greeted by a forest of upraised arms, Kobe Bryant received a warm reception Thursday in China. Of course, Bryant gets this everywhere. When he enters and leaves a Lakers game at Staples Center. At the London Olympics. And, in the case documented in the … 
Four races, one spot. That's what the rest of the Sprint Cup Series regular season comes down to over the next four weekends. Eleven of the 12 Chase for the Sprint Cup berths seem almost assured, with the top 10 in points pulling away from the pack and … 
By Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com | 08/16/12 2:40 PM ET Padres Group representatives Peter Seidler, Ron Fowler and Kevin O'Malley address the media. (Ben Platt/MLB.com) DENVER — A new era in San Diego Padres history dawned on Thursday morning when the … 
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino tried to put to rest speculation that manager Bobby Valentine would be fired before the end of the season. In a radio interview Thursday, Lucchino responded "Yes" when asked if Valentine would "unequivocally" remain as …