Geoff Blum

GLENDALE, Ariz. — So, Rick Hahn, how do you like Jeff Keppinger now? While the White Sox's rookie general manager eases into this extended spring training camp, his 13th with the organization, the bet on the American League Central table has...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Chicago White Sox gained experience late Saturday night, but they lost a valuable and popular reserve infielder in Eduardo Escobar with his trade to Minnesota. The Sox now have 13 pitchers and indicated they will make a...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys at Mitchell, 5 p.m. doubleheader YOUTH SOFTBALL C League Games at 1 p.m. C.C. Lee vs. Simmons 2 (A); B&G Club vs. Sunshine (B). B League Games at 2:15 p.m. Simmons vs. Manor Park 2 (A); C.C. Lee vs....

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball--Chicago Cubs at Miami Marlins, 11:30 a.m. (WGN); Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees, 6 p.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Playoffs, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks,...

The Tacoma Rainiers failed to hold on to a late lead and dropped their series finale with the Reno Aces 6-2 in front of 5,831 fans at Cheney Stadium on Sunday. Tacoma, leading the Aces 2-0, watched as Reno battled back to score four runs in the top of...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Cycling-Tour de France, Stage 14, 5:30 a.m. (VERSUS) Golf-British Open Championship, 6 a.m. (ESPN) Soccer-FIFA Women's World Cup, Third Place Game, France vs. Sweden, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS-Primera Division, World Football...

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2011 salaries for the 844 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing...

LOS ANGELES -- A cursory look at the box score would indicate that Matt Kemp was a one-man wrecking crew Sunday, scoring all four runs in the Dodgers' 4-3 win over the Houston Astros. That included Kemp's solo home run in the eighth inning that...

Early this season the Dodgers carried an eight-game winning streak into Houston, only to have it ended by the then-lowly Astros, who took two of three games in the series. Now Houston is a much improved ballclub, which it demonstrated by beating up on...

HOUSTON -- A controversy-free day for Carlos Zambrano is as rare as a Chicago winter without potholes. In the last two weeks, Zambrano has smashed a Gatorade dispenser, bumped an umpire, received a six-game suspension, missed the team charter and...

Ted Lilly joked before Tuesday night's game that Ryan Dempster never should have tried to imitate him when he jumped over the dugout fence three weeks ago and broke his big right toe. "I tried to warn Ryan," Lilly said. "That was something [ Jason]...

HOUSTON -- Ryan Theriot sounded like Lou Piniella on Thursday after the Cubs dropped another agonizing, extra-inning game on the final day of their three-city trip. "I'm kind of like Lou," he said. "I don't really have an answer right now. I wish I did."...