Bill Bray

|TV SPORTS| Soccer--Premier League, Manchester City at Aston Villa, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2) Cycling--Paris-Nice, Stage 1, same-day tape, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Men’s College Basketball--Cincinnati at Louisville, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Texas Tech at Kansas, 6 p....

The Nats are coming off a huge season in 2012, raising the bar even higher for the upcoming season. Fresh off a National League East title, the Washington Nationals are settling into spring training and manager Davey Johnson has adopted a simple yet...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL STATE A TOURNEY At Fossum Field in Aberdeen WEDNESDAY Game 1, 10 a.m.: Region 1A champion Brookings Post 74 Bandits (38-9) vs wild-card entry Sioux Falls Post 15 West (37-21). Game 2, 12:30 p.m.: Defending state...

MOBRIDGE - The Britton Lumberjacks swept the Mobridge Cardinals on Saturday in an amateur baseball doubleheader. Britton eked out the first game 7-5 and ran away with a 12-1 win in the second game. The Cardinals jumped out to a 5-0 lead after a four-...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Connecticut, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Seton Hall at Villanova, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Indiana at Nebraska, 6 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Texas at Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN2); Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU);...

REDFIELD - The Britton Lumberjacks pounded out 26 hits, seven from Troy Knecht, to help fuel a doubleheader sweep over the Redfield Pheasants in amateur baseball action Thursday night. Britton had four hits in a four-run second inning for an 11-1...

With Joey Votto entrenched at first base for at least the next three years, former top draft pick Yonder Alonso is looking for another way into the lineup. Alonso has been working in the outfield. He played a bit of left field for Triple-A Louisville....

NORTHVILLE - The Britton Lumberjacks held Northville to one run and three hits as the visiting team swept an amateur baseball doubleheader. On the strength of a one-hit shutout by pitcher Justin Link, Britton beat Northville 4-0 in the first game on...

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2011 salaries for the 844 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing...