American League (MLB)

Highly touted teenager Jurickson Profar made quite an impression in his first major league at-bat Sunday, belting a home run for the Texas Rangers in an 8-3 win over Cleveland.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista will undergo season-ending surgery on his wrist, the Major League Baseball team announced.

Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka posted his first victory of the season Monday as he helped the Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City 5-1 in his first start since returning from the injured list.

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired former World Series Most Valuable Player Josh Beckett and all-star infielder Adrian Gonzalez in a nine-player deal with the Boston Red Sox, the Dodgers said.

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not take the mound on Thursday because of tightness in his right quadriceps muscle, the Major League Baseball club announced.

Oakland A's pitcher Bartolo Colon was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after testing positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone, the club announced.

Liverpool owner John W. Henry claims the Premier League club is still paying the price for the financial turmoil that engulfed it during the chaotic regime of Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Felix Hernandez threw the first perfect game ever for the Seattle Mariners -- a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday that was the 23rd perfect outing in Major League history.

Admitted drug cheat Melky Cabrera has been slapped with a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.

The New York Times Company has confirmed it is in talks to sell off its how-to website About.com, but insisted that no definitive deal had been reached.

Adam Scott says while some might be feeling sorry for him after he blew a four-shot lead with four holes to go at the British Open, he is not going to beat himself up over a missed opportunity.

The Chicago Cubs traded right-handed pitcher Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, in exchange for two minor league prospects.

The first thing you notice when you see Marilyn Monroe's full-length gloves in the storeroom of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is how small her hands were.

Japan's Ichiro Suzuki belted his first home run as a Yankee and the 100th of his Major League Baseball career but he could not quite lift New York to a victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Cole Hamels agreed to a six-year $144 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies, making him one of the highest-paid Major League players, the team said Wednesday.

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez fractured his left hand during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners, the Major League Baseball team announced.

Japanese fans and media on Tuesday hailed Ichiro Suzuki's surprise move to the New York Yankees as crowning his career and his best chance of clinching a World Series title before he retires.

Ichiro Suzuki was greeted by cheers at Safeco Field while wearing his new Yankees uniform just hours after being dealt by the Seattle Mariners to the visiting New York ballclub.

Ichiro Suzuki was greeted by cheers at Safeco Field Monday night while wearing his new Yankees uniform just hours after being dealt by the Seattle Mariners to the visiting New York club.

Ichiro Suzuki, who spent his entire 12-year career with the Mariners, was traded by Seattle to the New York Yankees for a pair of minor-league pitchers, the Mariners announced on Monday.