Thirty years ago, Gooden became ‘Doctor K’
Dwight Gooden's emergence in 1984 enabled New York to use two superlatives repeatedly -- youngest and best. For half of the 1984 baseball season, Gooden was described merely as the…Read more
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The Week Ahead: Royals watching en vogue
It's hard to ignore what the Kansas City Royals are doing these days, and as we move into the mid-August version of The Week Ahead, we can list the groups…Read more
RBI World Series writes itself winning ending
On the final night of the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series, the players, coaches, parents and everyone else involved in the program all gathered for the closing…Read more
Pettine: Manziel making strides in QB battle
Brian Hoyer is ahead in the Browns' quarterback race, but Johnny Manziel is coming on, coach Mike Pettine said in a conference call Sunday. Read more
Pitching dominates in Perfect Game Classic
Sunday's Perfect Game All-American Classic was all about pitching, and no pitcher stood out more than left-hander Kolby Allard. Ten different hurlers on the West team combined for a two-hit…Read more
Rangers affiliate tosses 11-inning no-hitter
The Northwest League of Class A short-season ball saw some history on Sunday when the Spokane Indians threw a combined no-hitter against the Everett AquaSox … in 11 innings at…Read more
Wood pitches Braves to series win over Nats
While many will argue must-win situations do not exist during the first half of August, the Braves were well aware of the damage that would have been done to their…Read more
Female pitcher lifts team to LLWS with 3-hitter
Female pitcher Mo'Ne Davis led her team into the Little League World Series, throwing a three-hitter Sunday to lead Taney Youth Baseball Association Little League of Philadelphia to an 8-0…Read more
Melky reaches base eight times in marathon victory
Melky Cabrera may not have made a game-saving defensive play or come through with a game-winning hit, but he did single three times and walk five times in the Blue…Read more
Porcello offers Tigers much-needed relief
Rick Porcello usually barely shows a reaction on his face coming off the mound after an inning, whether he gets a big out or retires the side in order in…Read more