Elvin Ramirez

If you just got married and bought a house, this would be a good year to land a job in an industry with a minimum annual salary of $490,000. The Angels are happy for Dane De La Rosa, and happy to have him too. After a decade chasing his dream through...

|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...

|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....

|TV SPORTS| Tennis—U.S. Open, 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball—Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 1 p.m. (FXSP) NFL Football—Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) MLS Soccer—Portland at Colorado,...

TODAY AMATEUR BASEBALL Class B State Tournament at Mitchell Clark vs. Akron, Iowa, 6 p.m. Milbank vs. Harrisburg, 8 p.m. SOFTBALL Men's 12-Inch Slow Pitch at South Complex 6:30 p.m. - Johnson Drywall vs. Hart Farms/Kippley Tax Service/...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Auto Racing--NASCAR Nationwide Series, 5-hour Energy 200 pole qualifying, 9:30 a.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Nationwide Series, 5-hour Energy 200, 1 p.m. (ESPN); Drag Racing, NHRA Supernationals qualifying, same-day tape, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)...

Rookie Bryce Harper hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 12th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 7-6 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night. Scott Hairston hit a solo homer in the top of the 12th to give New York a 6-5 lead....

TV SPORTS Soccer-UEFA Champions League, Viktoria Plzen at Barcelona, 1:30 p.m. (FXSP); Arsenal at Marseille, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (FXSP) PGA Golf-Grand Slam of Golf, 3 p.m. (TNT) Major League Baseball-World Series, Texas Rangers at St. Louis...

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The San Diego Padres acquired infielder Alberto Gonzalez from the Washington Nationals on Monday for right-hander Erik Davis and cash. Gonzalez will give the Padres infield depth. He made 37 starts last year, including 17 at...

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...