Baseball

Jul 5, 2009

The Oakland A's acquired Scott Hairston from the San Diego Padres for two minor league pitchers and a player to be named later.

Jul 5, 2009

Giants pitchers Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain and A's closer Andrew Bailey were named to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.

Jul 4, 2009

Tim Lincecum ran his scoreless innings streak to 23 with seven shutout innings in 9-0 win over Astros.

Jul 3, 2009

Rookie starter Ryan Sadowski pitched seven shutout innings, and the Giants' lineup exploded for 13 runs, as San Francisco topped Houston, 13-0, Friday night.

Jul 3, 2009

Shin-Soo Choo hit two homers and drove in seven runs as Cleveland smashed Oakland 15-3.

Jul 3, 2009

Manny Ramirez returns from his suspension to an NL West where the Giants are the Dodgers' stiffest competition.

Jul 3, 2009 | 4 comments

Major League Baseball has loaned millions to Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks, Yahoo! reports.

Jul 2, 2009

Barry Zito was shaky in Thursday's loss to the Cardinals. The Giants return home after losing two in a row to face Houston.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark to get rid of a swarm of bees that were holding up the game

Jul 2, 2009

The success of Zack Greinke has had benefits outside of Kansas City.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

If the Mets are looking a little sluggish on Thursday afternoon, it may be because they rolled into a hairy situation on Wednesday night.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

It's not a coincidence that the Yankees started winning again once A-Rod's back took off.

Jul 2, 2009 | 3 comments

Judge rules Jim Leyritz must sit in jail after allegations he punched his wife in the head

Jul 2, 2009

Colby Rasmus hit a walk-off home run in the 10th to spoil the Giants shot for a third straight win in St. Louis.

Jul 1, 2009

Slumping star Jason Giambi leads the struggling A's to an impressive win against the 1st place Tigers on Wednesday.

Jul 1, 2009

Check out where the King, the Captain and Kobe rank on Sports Illustrated's annual list of the best-paid American athletes.

Jul 2, 2009

While adjusting to his first year of professional baseball, Giants 2008 top pick Buster Posey and his wife Kristen have found a welcoming home in San Jose.

Jul 1, 2009 | 7 comments

One fan is determined to "embarrass" the Cubs into winning more games.

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment

Looking for a power hitter, San Francisco may try to deal for the Vacaville native and former Oakland Athletic.

Jul 2, 2009

Good Zito or Bad Zito?  Which one would show up Thursday night in St. Louis as the Giants wrapped up their 10 game road trip.  The Giants got the answer in the first inning, when the kooky southpaw...

Jun 30, 2009

The Giants are making more and more people take notice that they are for real. Their latest win was a 6-3 trouncing of the Cardinals Tuesday night.

Jun 30, 2009

Lincecum's continued success begs one question and one question only: Is it the hair?

Jun 30, 2009 | 10 comments

Lefty J.C. Romero may be charged with battery stemming from an incident where he allegedly slapped a fan during a series in Tampa Bay last week.

Jun 29, 2009

Tim Lincecum was nearly unhittable Monday night as the Giants shut out the Cardinals 10-0.