Rudy Owens

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Sometimes Astros' outfielder Brandon Barnes walks straight toward the Houston locker room door, runs his eyes up and down the lineup, and searches for his name. Other days, Barnes...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros have yet to announce who will be the starter for Thursday's game against the Tigers in Houston. The slot is available after a struggling Brad Peacock shifted to the bullpen,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros relied heavily on rookie center fielder Robbie Grossman and little-used infielder Brandon Laird during their most recent series with the Boston Red Sox. Neither left Fenway...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH When the Astros arrived at Fenway Park on Thursday afternoon, they toured baseball's oldest stadium, marveling at the 101-year-old venue that blends history with modernity better than...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Red Sox 7, Astros 3 BOSTON -- The Red Sox banged out 17 hits and four home runs, two by backup catcher David Ross, and Ryan Dempster picked up his first win for his new team as Boston beat the...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Ross and roll: Red Sox keep winning BOSTON - It's strange how quickly things can turn around for a team or a player. The Boston Red Sox, who won just 69 games last season in Bobby Valentine's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH Astros' right-hander Philip Humber sat slumped on a chair in front of his locker, staring at the floor, thumbing the face of his phone while mumbling teammates came and went. That was...

|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...

A recent blog entry may have offered a clue about why the Corbett administration's wants someone else to administer the Pennsylvania Lottery. "And while Lottery growth has been strong," it said, "it will not keep up with the demands of the state's...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 4 p.m. (TBS); Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 7:30 p.m. (TBS) College Football—Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Utah State at Brigham Young, 9:15 p....

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL Aberdeen Smittys vs. Mandan, N.D., Fossum Field, 5 p.m. doubleheader AMATEUR BASEBALL District 2B at Britton Redfield Dairy Queen vs. Mobridge Cardinals, 6:30 p.m. Britton Lumberjacks vs. Northville Merchants, 8:30 p.m....

After nine straight scoreless frames, during which both teams stranded nine runners and the Tribe saw three runners thrown out at the plate, Indians right fielder Alex Presley ripped a triple with one out in the 15th inning before trotting home on a walk-...