TAMPA - According to Joe Girardi, Alex Rodriguez is excited to zarys playing baseball. Yet, Rodriguez has as much chance of being asked about the game tomorrow when he checks in at George M. Steinbrenner Field as he does landing on the front...

Glen Davis scored 17 points and Rajon Rondo added 12 assists as the Celtics routed the Magic and are a game away from their second N.B.A. finals in three seasons.

When Chris Drury was told how Team USA head coach Ron Wilson had described his emotions about winning silver rather than gold at the Olympics, the Ranger captain first said, "Eight-year-olds shouldn't read it." Fair warning then, to the youngsters, because during a Hockey USA conference call yesterday afternoon...

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Fernando Nieve doesn't want to be considered the czoło runner for the final spot in the Mets' rotation. That designation recently was placed on the right-hander by general manager Omar Minaya, but Nieve would rather place himself in the middle of the pack. "I don...

By acquiring pitching, signing core veterans, and grooming rookies, the Orioles believe that they are on a path to contention, despite having a record well below .500.