MLB

Jered Weaver and Jason Vargas are close friends, and not just because they were teammates with the Angels last season. They were also teammates in 2004 at Long Beach State.…Read more

A fairly universal consensus has formed that Mike Trout is the game's best all-around talent at 23, the man most likely to succeed Derek Jeter -- Trout's favorite player growing…Read more

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford broke open a scoreless game in grand fashion, becoming the first shortstop to hit a postseason grand slam as he crushed an Edinson Volquez pitch into…Read more

Pirates right-hander Edinson Volquez threw 83 pitches in the most important start of his career. There's one pitch he desperately wishes he could have back. Volquez allowed a grand slam…Read more

Maybe someone has seen a bigger collection of fast, ultra-aggressive baserunners. But it has been a long, long time since anyone topped the most recently updated version of the Royals.    Read more

In his 21 big league seasons, Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett played in seven postseasons, two World Series and 13 All-Star Games, but he called the Royals' Wild…Read more

Playing in a Wild Card Game does not lend itself to easy travel for a team fortunate enough to win and advance to the next round. The Royals found themselves…Read more

The Angels will go with the right-handed-hitting C.J. Cron at designated hitter against Royals lefty Jason Vargas for Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday, manager Mike Scioscia announced prior…Read more

The Angels know the Royals like to run, and run well, but for the ALDS Game 1 battery of Jered Weaver and Chris Iannetta, the plan is simple: Keep them…Read more

While the sleep-deprived Royals will have just one day between their AL Wild Card win and Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday, the Angels will be playing on three…Read more