Blue Springs graduate Nick Tepesch hitting rough patch for Texas Rangers
Tepesch, a rookie, is 1-5 with a 5.12 ERA in his last eight starts. He posted a 2.53 ERA in his first four starts.
Ban Johnson baseball to honor one of its legends
Former Milgram Mustangs manager Don Motley will be honored on June 23 at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Several Diamondbacks, Dodgers suspended after brawl
Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy has been suspended for 10 games and Diamondbacks infielder Eric Hinske for five for their roles in a brawl this week, while managers Don Mattingly and Kirk Gibson have been given one-game bans.
Police suspect marijuana sent to home of Indians closer Chris Perez
What would have happened if Indians closer Chris Perez had not been on the disabled list with a sore right shoulder?
Former Royals manager McKeon recovering after heart surgery in North Carolina
Former Royals manager Jack McKeon had double-bypass heart surgery this week at Duke Hospital in North Carolina but is expecting to be released on Friday.
The drugs in sports conversation will never end
The second-biggest sports league in North America is waist-deep in what could be the biggest performance-enhancing drug bust in history, and thank goodness for it. But we’re supposed to believe that busts like this can bring about change? The cheaters are more sophisticated and well-funded than ever.
The rundown: A weekly glimpse at the majors
Keith Lieppman is living his dream as director of player development for the Oakland A’s
1960 All-Star memories evoke an era long gone
On a recent spring afternoon, John Schmiedeler, 82, sat down with his baseball-loving grandson, Matthew, to reveal to him a bit of family history about the All-Star Game.
John Hall: A historian of bush league baseball
On the first night of July 1951, the Carthage Cubs shuffled onto rickety buses that would take them from Jaycee Park to the YMCA in Pittsburg, Kan. Their manager barked at them for losing both games of a doubleheader to the Pittsburg Browns.
