Trevor Bauer

PITTSBURGH — Speaking for the first time since he was in the middle of a violent brawl between the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks last week, Yasiel Puig had little to say. To the surprise of even of some of his teammates, Puig wasn't suspended...

Rarely has one college team had two such dominant pitchers. UCLA was a handful with Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer as starters in 2011. Cole was the first overall pick in the major league draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bauer was taken No. 3 by the...

Rule of thumb: Baseball players shouldn’t rap … at least not in public. But former UCLA pitcher Trevor Bauer, a Cleveland Indians prospect, has never been a by-the-book guy. He recently released another rap song, this one about the...

Henry Bouldin could not bear to watch the Angels, not after the team got swept by the lowly Houston Astros. So, as he sat behind home plate for Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs, Bouldin wore a paper bag over his head. Until the seventh...

Zach McAllister didn't appear out of nowhere for the Indians last September at U.S. Cellular Field. He was making his 25th big-league start, but he looked too good to have a 4.56 ERA. Turns out the six strong innings McAllister threw against the White...

Today |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ GOLF| Hub City Invitational (Aberdeen Central, Mitchell, Pierre, Watertown), Lee Park, 10 a.m.   |YOUTH BASEBALL| |at North Complex| |Rookie Division| |Games start at 5:30 p.m.| Rangers vs. Padres (A); White...

 |TV SPORTS| Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, Aaron’s 312 pole qualifying, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Horse Racing--Kentucky Oaks, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) Major League Baseball--Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians, 6 p.m. (FXSP) NBA Basketball--Playoffs,...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (4): They're 6-1 in starts by No. 5 and 6 starters Nick Tepesch and Justin Grimm. Move to the first spot because other teams ranked in the top 5 were 9-17 last week. 2. Tigers (6): Very impressive in...

|TV SPORTS| Men’s College Lacrosse—ECAC Tournament, semifinals, 4 and 7 p.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey—Playoffs, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, 6 p.m. (CNBC); New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, 6:30 (NBCSN); Los Angeles Kings...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Cycling--Paris-Roubaix, 7 a.m. (NBCSN) NHL Hockey--St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, 11:30 a.m. (NBC); Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, 5 p.m. (FXSP); New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Auto...

One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...