Francisco Martinez

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH It isn't a question of whether Detroit will beef up the back end of its bullpen, but rather how much. The lingering soreness in Octavio Dotel's right elbow -- he's been out of action...

|TODAY| |AMATEUR BASEBALL| Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar at Groton, 6 p.m. doubleheader |SOFTBALL| |Men’s 14-Inch/35 & Over| |at North Complex| 6:30 p.m. — CorTrust/Lager’s vs. AFCU/Miller Lite (A); Aberdeen Pharmacy vs....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Jim Leyland said it was his fault. Baltimore scored three runs in the seventh inning Sunday to overcome a 2-0 Detroit lead and take a 4-2 victory from the Tigers, who have now lost five...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Mariners have made a pair of roster moves so Jeremy Bonderman can make his first major league appearance since 2010. The right-hander is set to start Sunday against the Minnesota Twins after coming back from elbow and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH It came way too early to make any blanket statements, but second baseman Nick Franklin's first start as a major leaguer had to leave Mariners fans groaning with familiarity. When...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Norwich City at Queens Park, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Basketball--Cincinnati Seton Hall, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); Syracuse at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Purdue at Northwestern, 11 a.m. (ESPN2);...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: fixes draft year in second graf Mariners optioned 2B Ackley to minors Seattle Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley completed a precipitous fall from grace when he was demoted to the minors Monday. In 2009, Ackley was...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 4 p.m. (TBS); Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 7:30 p.m. (TBS) College Football—Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Utah State at Brigham Young, 9:15 p....