Alex Meyer

Terry Ryan has nothing against free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. Honest. But the general manager knows his Twins aren't going to compete again in the American League Central — Joe Mauer or no Joe Mauer — until they fix a starting rotation...

Baseball analysts don't agree on a lot. But for months just about everyone has said that this class of free agents is weak, and that Zack Greinke is the best guy in it. In other words, it's a great time to be Greinke. But how about the team that signs...

CHSCA Dinner May 9 The Connecticut High School Coaches Association will honor 26 coaches and an athletic director and announce three special awards at the Coach of the Year Recognition Dinner May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Aqua Turf in Southington. Tickets are...

David Meyer, umpiring a high school game in Indiana, saw something he'd never seen before, an unusually sharp-breaking curveball. "My dad wasn't sure what it was," Alex Meyer said, "so he asked [the pitcher], 'What are you throwing?' and he showed him...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ BASKETBALL| North Dakota| |Region 3 Tournament at Hazelton|  Napoleon vs. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier, 3 p.m.  LaMoure-Litchville-Marion vs. Kidder County, 20 minutes after  Ellendale vs. Central Prairie, 20...

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...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Righthander Kevin Correia’s signing with the Twins could be announced as soon as today, with the deal pending a physical. The contract is reportedly for two years and $10 million.  Correia, 12-11 with a 4.21 ERA last season with...

Tonight at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline for the Orioles to tender contracts to their 14 players that are arbitration eligible. What that means in simpler, non-baseball language is that the Orioles have 14 players who are under team control, but have...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball -- Old Spice Classic, first round, West Virginia vs. Marist, 11 a.m.; Vanderbilt vs. Davidson, 1 p.m.; Texas-El Paso vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.; Clemson vs. Gonzaga, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); DirecTV Classic,...

For 6A, 5A, and 2-1A football teams, the playoffs start tonight.  The quest to be the last team standing and hoist the big trophy begins with the first round of elimination games.  On the pitch, boys soccer teams begin the semifinals, and are two wins...

Brian Goodwin doesn’t even have to get a hit to make a difference for the Hagerstown Suns. His feet are good enough. Goodwin drew a leadoff walk in the ninth inning and took third on an errant pickoff throw to set up Jason Martinson’s one-...

The Hagerstown Suns got Greensboro’s attention on Monday. They are serious about challenging the first-place Grasshoppers for the South Atlantic League Northern Division’s first-half title. The Suns used a six-run third inning —...