Trevor Bell

After being released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in late July, Trevor Bell began to explore any potential options about a return to Major League Baseball. On Monday, Bell found a suitor after he checked his cell phone messages. Bell, a former...

After eight years with the organization, which began when he was selected with a first-round pick, Trevor Bell was released by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday. Bell, a 2005 Crescenta Valley High graduate, cleared waivers and was given...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Olympics-Women's Soccer, United States vs. Colombia, Brazil vs. New Zealand, France vs. North Korea; Beach Volleyball, Women's Volleyball, China vs. Serbia; Equestrian; Women's Handball, Norway vs. France; Women's Shooting; Men's...

The following are updates on local baseball players at the minor league level. Ryan Sherriff (Glendale Community College, 2011) Palm Beach Cardinals starting pitcher: Sherriff made his season and Florida State League debut with the Class-A Advanced...

Recent success, both on the team and individual levels, for locals in Major League Baseball has upped the ante. As the season begins in earnest over the next three days — the official season opener between the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners...

I watched the Angels/Dodgers spring training game Sunday on television. It wasn't nearly as much fun as sitting in the stands at Tempe Diablo Stadium, the Angels' spring training home field in Tempe, Ariz., where I spent part of last week. Cactus League...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 1 p.m. (WGN); Arizona Diamondbacks at Philadelphia Phillies, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers, 6 p.m. (FXSP) Soccer-UEFA Champions League, Villarreal at Odense, 1:30 p.m....

The following are updates on area Major League Baseball players. Brandon McCarthy (Glendale native) starting pitcher, Oakland Athletics: While the Athletics have been eliminated from playoff contention, it hasn't deterred McCarthy from continuing to...

GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene. BABE HERMAN TOURNAMENT SET The 43rd installment of the Babe Herman Tournament will begin Saturday simultaneously at Stengel Field and Oak Park High. Ten high school baseball...

GLENDALE — For the second time in as many years, a veteran major leaguer with local ties has retired. Just as St. Francis High graduate Mark Loretta hung up his cleats before the 2010 season, Loretta's former high school teammate and Glendale...

"All the world's indeed a stage/ And we are merely players/ Performers and portrayers/" — Lyrics to Rush's 'Limelight' Gregg Zaun's at-bat music [Editor's Note: This column originally ran on June 17, 2010 when Gregg Zaun was first contemplating...

It was a season marked by celebration for many of the local athletes currently plying their trade in baseball's minor leagues. Whether it was celebration of one's talent in the form of an all-star or MVP nod, or a dog pile on the infield in exultation of...