National League (MLB)

San Francisco pitcher Barry Zito led the Giants to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to keep their race for a World Series berth alive.

The main event in a jam-packed fight card bringing elite boxing back to Brooklyn on Saturday was in jeopardy after "irregularities" in a drug test of Mexican veteran Erik Morales.

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals powered past San Francisco 8-3 to move within one victory of returning to Major League Baseball's championship showcase.

Danny Garcia's light welterweight world title rematch with Erik Morales headlines a card of four title fights Saturday at Brooklyn's new Barclays Center.

Matt Carpenter smacked a two-run home run to power reigning World Series champion St. Louis over San Francisco 3-1 to grab the lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Detroit's attempt to sweep the New York Yankees out of the Major League Baseball playoffs and clinch a berth in the World Series was postponed by a severe rainstorm.

Marco Scutaro drove in two key runs before leaving with an injury and San Francisco defeated reigning champion St. Louis 7-1 to level their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Dusty Baker, who this year guided the Cincinnati Reds to their winningest Major League Baseball season since 1976, was rewarded with a two-year contract extension, the team announced on Monday.

Carlos Beltran and David Freese each hit two-run home runs and reigning World Series champion St. Louis defeated San Francisco 6-4 to win a Major League Baseball playoff series opener.

Reigning World Series champion St. Louis, one strike from defeat, scored four runs in the ninth inning to stun Washington 9-7 on Friday and advance in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

The music director at New York's Metropolitan Opera, James Levine, has recovered from a back injury and will return to conducting from next May -- in a wheelchair, the Met said.

Buster Posey smashed a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning as San Francisco advanced to the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs with a 6-4 win over Cincinnati.

Buster Posey smashed a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning as San Francisco advanced to the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs with a 6-4 win over Cincinnati on Thursday.

Historic home runs by Raul Ibanez rallied the New York Yankees to an unlikely Major League Baseball playoff triumph while Coco Crisp's last-inning heroics kept Oakland's title dreams alive.

New York's Raul Ibanez blasted a game-winning home run in the 12th inning after tying the game with a homer to lift the Yankees over Baltimore 3-2 in a Major League Baseball playoff thriller.

Reigning World Series champion St. Louis spoiled the first Major League Baseball playoff game in Washington since 1933 for Nationals fans while the San Francisco Giants evened their playoff series.

Pete Kozma smacked a three-run home run to help power reigning World Series champion St. Louis to an 8-0 victory Wednesday over Washington to grab the lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Buster Posey scored on a 10th-inning fielding error and the San Francisco Giants edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 to avoid being swept in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Carlos Beltran blasted two home runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals over the Washington Nationals 12-4 and level their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Carlos Beltran blasted two home runs to power the St. Louis Cardinals over the Washington Nationals 12-4 and level their Major League Baseball playoff series.