The Texas Rangers came from behind late Monday to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 and win game five of Major League Baseball’s World Series. Texas catcher Mike Napoli’s tie-breaking two-run double in the eighth inning sealed the victory for the Rangers, who now have a three-games-to-two lead in the best-of-seven championship series. The Cardinals […]
Rangers Erase Early Deficit to Win Game 5 of World Series
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 12:05 am (UTC-5)
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Texas Rangers Take Game Two of World Series
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
The Texas Rangers scored two runs in the final inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the second game of Major League Baseball’s World Series on Thursday in St. Louis, Missouri. The best of seven series is now tied at one game each. Thursday’s contest was scoreless until the seventh inning, when St. Louis […]
Cardinals Beat Rangers in Game One of World Series Baseball Championship
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 11:35 pm (UTC-5)
The St. Louis Cardinals have defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2 to win the first game of Major League Baseball’s World Series on an unseasonably cold evening in the of St. Louis, Missouri. The Cardinals benefitted from a quality start by Chris Carpenter and solid relief pitching to take the first game in the best-of-seven championship […]
Report: Chinese Investors Bid for Dodgers
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
The Los Angeles Times reports that a group of investors indirectly financed by the government of China is offering to buy Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers for $1.2 billion. The group is led by Los Angeles Marathon founder Bill Burke, according to a letter sent this week to Frank McCourt, owner of the bankrupt […]
Star Cal Ripken Excited About US-Japan Baseball Exchange
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
Hall-of-Fame baseball star Cal Ripken Jr. says he is excited to “spread the good word about baseball,” as the U.S. and Japan initiate a new sports exchange. Ripken told reporters in Washington Tuesday that sports give people a way to relate to each other in different cultures around the world. The Baltimore Orioles baseball legend […]
Ugandan Baseball Team Strikes Out on US Visas
Posted July 29th, 2011 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
The first African baseball team to qualify for the Little League World Series has been called out before ever getting a chance to take the field. The team from Kampala, Uganda had hoped to play in the annual tournament held in the United States after winning the Middle East and Africa regional tournament earlier this […]
Former Yankees Pitcher Found Dead
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been found dead of an apparent suicide in California at age 42. A county sheriff said his body was found Wednesday at his home in the wealthy Los Angeles suburb of Rancho Palos Verdes. Other details were not immediately released as the investigation continues. After a notable […]
National League Wins Second Straight All-Star Game
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
The National League beat the American League 5-1 Tuesday in Major League Baseball’s annual All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona. Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers slugged a three-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning off Texas Rangers’ pitcher C.J. Wilson to help the N.L. team win back-to-back All-Star games for the first […]
Yankees’ Jeter Homers for 3,000th Hit
Posted July 9th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Derek Jeter has become the 28th Major League Baseball player and first New York Yankee to get 3,000. Jeter’s career milestone came on a home run Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 37-year-old Yankee captain is the fourth-youngest player to reach the milestone, and only the second ever to do so with a home […]
Baseball’s Dodgers Declare Bankruptcy
Posted June 27th, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for bankruptcy protection. Team owner Frank McCourt is blaming baseball commissioner Bud Selig for refusing to approve a television deal that he said would have assured financial stability for the team. The league took over business operations of the Dodgers earlier this year because McCourt’s fight with […]
