9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (587+ words) DETROIT " Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (267+ words) NEW YORK " Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras were each issued a seven-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Thursday for their role in a benches-clearing fight between the teams. Nationals pitcher Miles…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (772+ words) CLEVELAND " Rookies are prone to mistakes. Cooper Ingle made a big one he may never forget. Cleveland's left fielder lost track of the number of outs in the seventh inning and threw the ball into the stands, allowing the Texas…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (995+ words) As the state's official historian, Katie Ringsmuth was tasked by the governor to oversee part of Alaska's celebration for the America250 campaign. She thought to herself, what better way to begin celebrating the nation's 250th birthday than with one of its oldest…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (688+ words) NEW YORK " Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement. The amateur…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (600+ words) BOSTON " Fresh off Scotland capping its first World Cup appearance in 28 years with a historic victory, the Tartan Army marched to Fenway Park and joined Red Sox Nation on Sunday night. Thousands of Scottish revelers marched from a public park…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (819+ words) PITTSBURGH " Paul Skenes was bored and driving through the northern Pittsburgh suburbs on Monday " a rare in-season off day " when the Pirates ace caught the familiar lights of a baseball field out of the corner of his eye. The next…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1085+ words) PHOENIX " Nolan Arenado was slugging his way through the month of May when the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman woke up one morning with an ailment that's familiar to those who felt invincible in their 20s but have advanced to their mid-to-late…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (1765+ words) Welcome back to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska's world of sports. The Division I state baseball championship game " featuring a back-and-forth battle with Service that Juneau-Douglas won…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (414+ words) SEATTLE " Point. Owners. Major League Baseball is thriving in a manner we haven't seen for decades. Last year's World Series annihilated the NBA Finals in terms of viewership. There is a two-way star from Japan mesmerizing fans seemingly every time…...