MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Colorado Rockies minor leaguer Mike Jacobs became the first North American professional sports league athlete to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, Major League Baseball (MLB) said Thursday.

David Price allowed three hits in eight scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Boston Red Sox 4-0 at Fenway Park on Wednesday afternoon.

The bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has not paid or lent money to team owner Frank McCourt over the last two years, the team's chief financial officer told creditors on Wednesday.

Security officers at a U.S. courthouse are under investigation for receiving baseballs autographed by former pitching ace Roger Clemens, who faces perjury charges, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Tuesday.

An attack of appendicitis for Blue Jays reliever Jon Rauch led Toronto to adjust their pitching staff, the American League East club said on Tuesday.

The estate of Frank Sinatra, a long-time Los Angeles Dodgers fan, has joined four other season ticket holders to ask a bankruptcy judge for an official say in the baseball team's future.

Atlanta rookie Freddie Freeman delivered a game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Braves rallied to a comeback 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

Jim Thome powered his way into one of Major League Baseball's most exclusive clubs on Monday when he slugged his 600th home run after a long journey built on hard work and consistency.

The Detroit Tigers, hit by a string of injuries, made a rare deal with division-rival Minnesota Twins on Monday, obtaining outfielder Delmon Young for their pursuit of the American League Central title.

Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Sunday.

Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum was nearly unhittable as he led the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Rays slammed five home runs off New York ace CC Sabathia to down the Yankees 5-1 at Yankee Stadium Friday.

Detroit ace Justin Verlander picked up his 100th career win by pitching the Tigers to a 4-3 win over division rivals Cleveland on Thursday.

The New York Yankees have decided six pitchers in their starting rotation is one too many, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday.

The Cleveland Indians pounded out hit after hit against Detroit on their way to a 10-3 win on Wednesday that closed the gap on the division-leading Tigers.

Two men charged in the Opening Day beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and were ordered held on $500,000 bail.

Andrew Alan Vargas, who drove drunkenly to hit a nine-year-old Philadelphia boy Ryan White and ran away, was charged by San Francisco prosecutor on Monday.

Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino made light of a three-game ban hanging over his head by smashing his 12th home run of the season in the Phillies' 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

Atlanta's Dan Uggla closed in on Major League Baseball's longest hitting streak of the season as the Braves beat the struggling Florida Marlins 8-5 on Monday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have suffered an 18 percent plunge in paid attendance this season, as experts say disgusted fans were turning their backs on the team's poor play and unpopular owner.

A Los Angeles judge on Monday set a September pretrial hearing for former New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra on grand theft auto charges.