Sports Briefs: Astros choose Mills for manager
HOUSTON ” Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team. The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona s bench coach in Boston. He ll manage in the majors for the first time, thou...
 5.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 875.0 Baseball Briefs: Torre doesn t expect extension
LOS ANGELES Joe Torre says he doesn t plan to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers after his contract expires. I have one year on my contract and I don t anticipate it being more than that, he said Tuesday, two days before the Dodgers open the NLCS agai...
2.5K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 590.0 Sports Briefs: Cubs prepare for sale with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal. The filing in Wilmington, Del., was anticipated and is expected to lead to a brief ...
5.0K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 590.0 Dodgers rally after error
LOS ANGELES Matt Holliday committed the biggest error of his career. It led to the biggest hit of Mark Loretta s career and now the Los Angeles Dodgers are poised to sweep St. Louis out of the playoffs. Holliday botched a catch with two outs in the...
4.8K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 357.0 Sports Briefs: Crabtree agrees to deal with 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. The San Francisco 49ers and wide receiver Michael Crabtree have agreed to a six-year contract after several months of difficult negotiations. Team spokesman Bob Lange confirmed the deal in a text message to The Associated Press ...
6.0K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 637.0 Wolf makes playoff debut against Cards
LOS ANGELES Randy Wolf has seen a lot in his 11-year career, just never the playoffs. He s finally getting a chance in the stadium where he watched the Los Angeles Dodgers as a kid. The 33-year-old left-hander proved to be the most consistent start...
5.9K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 357.0 NL: Phillies prepare to defend title
PHILADELPHIA Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard and Chase Utley got to rest. Up ahead, they get to defend. The Philadelphia regulars watched as Paul Hoover hit a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning, and the defending World Series champion Phillies p...
5.0K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 357.0 Justices think outside the court
WASHINGTON (AP) Not even Supreme Court justices are immune from the economy. Justice Sonia Sotomayor plans to keep her apartment in New York for the time being, even as she gets a place in Washing-ton. Right now I like many other Americans, it wo...
3.9K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 357.0 Phillies clinch NL East
PHILADELPHIA All those blown saves didn t seem to matter when Brad Lidge jogged in from the bullpen to get the final out and set off a celebration. Kyle Kendrick pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez, and the Philadelphia Phil...
4.8K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 461.0 NL: Rockies increase wild card lead
DENVER After feeling his pain for so long, Chris Iannetta s teammates relished the chance to mob him at home plate when his homer in the 11th inning gave the Colorado Rockies a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It s huge. There is no guy lacking ...
5.4K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 461.0 Vocal group lobbies against Chicago bid
CHICAGO The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope the International Olympic Committee deems the Second City the second city. As in second to Rio d...
4.3K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 797.0 Yankees clinch AL East title
NEW YORK ” Jon Lester was knocked out by a line drive near his right knee, and Joba Chamberlain led New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Friday night for his first win in 11 2 months. Alex Rodriguez homered, drove in four runs and ...
4.1K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 357.0 Baseball: Yankees beat Red Sox
NEW YORK Jon Lester was knocked out by a line drive near his right knee, and Joba Chamberlain led New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Friday night for his first win in 11 2 months. Alex Rodriguez homered, drove in four runs and tied a care...
4.1K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 357.0 Sports Briefs: Gay beats Powell in 100 meters
DAEGU, South Korea American sprinter Tyson Gay won the 100 meters, edging Jamaican Asafa Powell at the Daegu Pre-Championships Meet. Gay finished in 9.94 seconds on Friday, while Powell was second in 10.00 at Daegu Stadium. It was Tyson s third com...
4.3K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 357.0 NL: Cubs keep slim playoff hopes alive
SAN FRANCISCO Jeff Baker became a Chicago celebrity for a day with one swing of the bat. Baker hit a two-out, two-strike, two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, and the Cubs staved off elimination in the NL Central for a day by handing the S...
4.1K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 782.0 NL: Cubs top Cardinals
ST. LOUIS After sending misbehaving Milton Bradley home, the Chicago Cubs sent the St. Louis Cardinals packing, too. Jake Fox homered in the 11th inning and the Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-3 Sunday night, keeping the Cardinals magic number at four a...
4.6K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 637.0 Baseball: Rookie gives Tampa Bay a lift
BALTIMORE Wade Davis put a positive finish on a miserable road trip for the Tampa Bay Rays. The rookie right-hander threw a four-hit shutout to earn his first major league win, and the Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Thursday night to salvage a...
6.4K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 637.0 NL: Rockies get a little breathing room
SAN FRANCISCO It took the best start of Jorge De La Rosa s career as well as the toughest save of Rafael Betancourt s for the Colorado Rockies to leave San Francisco with a comfortable lead in the NL wild-card race. De La Rosa pitched eight scorele...
5.0K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 357.0 NL: Lincecum returns to mound with strong start
SAN FRANCISCO Tim Lincecum put the San Francisco coaching staff at ease early and slowed Colorado s late-season run. Lincecum pitched seven strong innings after missing his previous start with back spasms, Eugenio Velez drove in four runs and the G...
4.0K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 461.0 NL: Martinez leads Phillies in win
PHILADELPHIA Pedro Martinez was considered finished. Then he put on the Phillies pinstripes and made everyone remember how good he once was. And still is. The 37-year-old is healthy and pitching like his old Cy Young self and giving the Phillies ev...
3.4K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 357.0 | 
