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Rockies drop spring opener

Colorado debuts a new-look lineup

Baseball punches in on the clock

New rules implemented for first time to speed up pace of play

No need to make a pitch for new catcher Hundley

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Nick Hundley started last season in San Diego, finished it in Baltimore and then signed with Colorado. A dizzying year for the veteran catcher? Not so much fo...

Major league baseball’s 1st black Latino star Minoso dies

CHICAGO – When Minnie Minoso broke into major league baseball, the “Cuban Comet” was part of a wave of black players who changed the game forever. By the time he played in his final game 35 ...

Rockies' Nolan Arenado confident he can become a star

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Nolan Arenado won’t turn 24 until April and he has already collected plenty of accolades, including two Gold Gloves. The Colorado Rockies third basem...

A bullpen for old men

Rockies’ Hawkins is MLB’s oldest

Steroids chemist headed to prison for 18 months

Brazilian also faces deportation

A-Rod back early with Yanks, still avoiding PED specifics

TAMPA, Fla. – Alex Rodriguez reported to the New York Yankees three days ahead of schedule. He spoke for 8½ minutes about his season-long drug suspension. But on his first day bac...

Trade, injury talk takes toll on Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter. “I think this offseason was the first time it really hit me, just because it w...

Manfred knows he’ll get hit as commish – his name is on the ball

NEW YORK – Rob Manfred knows he’ll get pounded now that he’s baseball commissioner – his name is printed in blue script on the sweet spot between the seams of every big league ball. ...

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki’s surgically repaired hip on mend

DENVER – This has almost become an annual rite of impending spring: Troy Tulowitzki insisting he is healthy and can stay that way for an entire season. The Colorado Rockies often-...

Hall of Famer Ernie Banks mourned in sports world and beyond

CHICAGO – To Chicago Cubs fans, Ernie Banks was sunshine that cut through decades of darkness. To baseball players, he was the spirit of the game. His teammates loved him, and his...