National League (MLB)

Bo Porter, a third-base coach for the Major League Baseball playoff-bound Washington Nationals, has been named as the next manager of the Houston Astros.

Melky Cabrera, the Dominican slugger who was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for high levels of testosterone, will not return to the San Francisco Giants for next month's playoffs.

Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker says he suffered a minor stroke last week on top of being treated for a heart problem.

US Ryder Cup skipper Davis Love called in the big names on Tuesday as he strove to fire up his team ahead of their bid to regain the trophy from Europe here this week.

Ryder Cup week moved into top gear on Tuesday with European players expressing wariness over the Chicago fan factor.

The San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 8-4 to win their sixth straight, locking up the National League West Division title for the second time in three years.

The Cincinnati Reds became the first team in Major League Baseball to lock up their division title with a 6-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

The Cincinnati Reds became the first team in Major League Baseball to lock up their division title with a 6-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has come out gay. Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has come out gay. The 49-year-old McClatchy made the announcement in an interview with The New York Times published Saturday. McClatchy told the paper that rampant homophobia in baseball convinced ?him that keeping his sexual orientation hidden was best.? ?I've got a birthday coming up where I'm turning old,? McClatchy said. ?I've spent 30 years ? or whatever the number is specifically ? not talking about my personal life, lying about my personal life. ? There's no way I want to go into the rest of my existence and ever have to hide my personal life again.? He said his decision to speak openly about his sexuality was difficult: ?I probably didn't sleep as well as I could have last night.? At the age of 33, McClatchy became the youngest owner of a major league baseball team. He was the Pittsburgh Pirates' public face for 11 years, stepping down as C

Melky Cabrera, the San Francisco Giants slugger who was suspended 50 games for a doping violation, has been withdrawn from consideration for the National League batting crown.

Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov helped open the NBA team's new arena on Friday and the Russian billionaire said he expects the relocated club to bring home an NBA crown within three seasons.

For the first time since 1933, the Major League Baseball playoffs are coming to the American capital city.

Johnny Cueto hurled six shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Thursday to become the first team to clinch a berth in next month's Major League Baseball playoffs.

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.

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.

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.

Major League Baseball has approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to a group headed by San Diego businessman Ron Fowler.

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.