Matt Downs

MESA, Ariz. -- Talking baseball while wondering if Brandt Snedeker is the new Tom Watson: 1. Tony Campana isn’t really gone yet, but I’m already missing him. The Cubs made an unpopular decision Sunday, dropping Campana off the 40-man...

|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);...

Contact a Hollywood agent, quick. It's time for someone to do the miniseries "Trading Sori: Inside the Cubs' Quest for the Holy Grail.'' The conversations about the Alfonso Soriano situation that have taken place recently and will take place for who...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ****HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL**** District 1B Summit (25-1) vs. Rosholt (15-10) at Waubay, 7 p.m. District 2B Warner (29-0) vs. Northwestern (23-7) at Aberdeen Civic Arena, 7 p.m. District 5B Highmore-Harrold (18-...

The Houston Astros set a franchise record by hitting three triples in a five-run first inning, backing starter Bud Norris with a season-high 17 hits on the way to an 11-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. Norris pitched six innings...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maybe all James McDonald needed to pitch deep into a game was a little urging from Mother Nature. Working quickly in a steady rain, McDonald pitched into the eighth inning to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the...

HOUSTON (AP) — Roy Halladay pitched his 20th career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies became the first team to reach the playoffs this season with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. The NL East leaders clinched at least a wild-...

HOUSTON (AP) — Jeff Karstens shut down the Houston Astros and pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates into a tie for first place in the NL Central. Karstens threw a five-hitter and Andrew McCutchen tripled and drove in two runs as the surging Pirates opened...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday, needing to bounce back after All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan blew a save. Hanrahan gave up Chris Johnson's tying double in the eighth inning for his first...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins, Noon and 7 p.m. (FXSP); New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Soccer-MLS-Premier League, World Football Challenge, Manchester City at Vancouver, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) TODAY...

Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman homered and Zimmerman drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to give the Washington Nationals a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night. Laynce Nix added a pair of insurance runs with an RBI single after...

For the second time in as many days, Nationals reliever Todd Coffey couldn’t shut down the Houston Astros. Coffey allowed three hits in the 11th inning, including the game-winning RBI single to Jason Michaels, as the Astros beat Washington 3-2 on...