Hauritz looking forward to turning pitch
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Australian Test debutant, off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, says he cannot wait to bowl on a Mumbai pitch famous for favouring the spinners in the fourth cricket Test against India.
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The Dodgers have a new pitching ace they hope can repeat what he did for the Boston Red Sox in the postseason last October.
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CHICAGO -- Barring any rainouts here or in Detroit over the next couple of days, the pitching matchups have been set for the Red Sox-Yankees series that opens Tuesday night in the Bronx.
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There's a method to spotting tomorrow's home runs.
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At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days' rest with a chance to make postseason history for the Houston Astros.
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The Houston Astros return home for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series tomorrow with ace pitchers Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt ready to go against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi hopes taking some swings against Triple-A pitching will get him ready for the AL pennant race.
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If Glavine wins his next start, scheduled for Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, his first two tries for win number 300 would come on the road.
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The Yankees head to Boston this weekend for a crucial three-game series that could help determine the winner of the American League East, but at least New York now knows
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Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin is chomping at the bit to get his Liverpool career underway and is confident he will fit in well at Anfield.
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Boston Red Sox can make baseball  history on Wednesday by becoming the first team to overturn a  three-game deficit in a best-of-seven series.
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Though Jason Bergmann has pitched well at times, he believes his play in the final month and in the offseason, will determine his future.
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Veteran umpire Ed Montague will call balls and strikes in Game 1 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
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No question he&#39;ll pound it. That&#39;s the foundation of his philosophy and the Redskins will be successful. They will use Portis to open up other areas of the offense and they should have a big game.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.âHal Sutton has made it very clear this week who he expects to be his main man in the Ryder Cup starting Friday at Oakland Hills, and also made a bold prediction about how he will play.
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Roger Clemens, who has been bothered by injuries, plans to pitch against the Mariners, but Mike Mussina will be ready just in case.
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Red Sox rookie pitcher Jon Lester paid a visit to Fenway Park yesterday afternoon after calling to say he was coming, and spent about an hour visiting with teammates before appearing in the team's interview room and announcing that tomorrow he will begin undergoing chemotherapy for cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.