When Manny Ramirez ran from the law last April, retiring from baseball rather than face punishment from the steroid police, it seemed a fitting end to a tarnished career. Ramirez could keep his World Series rings and his 555 home runs , because vacating

Izturis, an 11-year Major League veteran, is in Brewers camp on the first Minor League contract of his career. He's vying to be Milwaukee's backup to shortstop Alex Gonzalez, and considering the team's only other candidate, Edwin Maysonet, is ticketed fo

"I thought they both were very good at it last year," Roenicke said. "We talk about them not being the prototypical leadoff man, but I saw both of them, for me, succeed at that job. I think any way we go is fine." Roenicke prefers center fielder Nyjer Mo

Keith Hernandez and Rafael Palmeiro have two things in common. Each was an outstanding first baseman and each was a substance abuser. Getting the latter out of the way, Hernandez abused cocaine while Palmeiro abused performance enhancing substances, but

Head Coach Jack Leggett has an 812-376-1 (.683) record at Clemson entering his 19th season. CLEMSON – It’s February, yet thoughts of spring are already in everybody’s minds. It could be the warmer weather we have had this winter, or it could be the fact

Seven of the nine Conference USA schools open the 2012 season at home this weekend. Only Marshall (participating in the NC State Tournament) and UAB (playing a three-game series at No. 16 Clemson), open the season on the road. EAST CAROLINA ECU welcomes

Clemson vs. UAB Clemson (0-0), ranked as high as #16 in the nation, will open the 2012 season against UAB (0-0) in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. Game times are 4:00 PM (Friday), 1:00 PM (Saturday), and 1:00 PM (Sunday). The

NEW YORK -- The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults -- in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

NEW YORK The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults - in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.While

This is a series of Game Recaps from past Indians contests, written from the perspective of one who had just witnessed the game. Notes in italics indicate present (as in 2012) perspective. It's a couple of hours since the game has ended, and I'm still la

Mark McGwire is 10th all-time in homers, but he’s sitting in Hall of Fame limbo. Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jeff

Here it comes. Here comes the mess, and it’s heading straight for Cooperstown. This January, the Baseball Writers Association of America held its annual Hall of Fame election, this time voting Barry Larkin into Co

I'm just wondering. Does anyone really care to stack up Mickey Mantle's integrity and character next to, say, Jeff Bagwell's? Or for that matter, Mark McGwire's? Or Rafael Palmeiro's? Baseball players have been exhibiting monumental deficiencies of integ

Here’s how the big-time names that are already before or soon to be before the BBWAA electorate would shake out using my “good-standing” test. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro:. In my opinion, their “off-the-field conduct si

Of those looked over by the writers that were most qualified to join Larkin in Cooperstown this year, one could make a capable argument for Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, the aforementioned McGuire, Fred McGriff and Rafael Palmeiro. While I d

Every baseball Hall of Fame voter gets this question at least once annually. “Explain something to me. How do some candidates get so much better from one year to the next when they haven’t played a game in Fill-In-The-Blank years?’’ In other words, how d

Earlier today, Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Considering observers have long complained about the writers voting in mediocre candidates, the selection of only one might, under other circumstances, be treated

NEW YORK (AP) - Barry Larkin had no idea back in 1982 that he would become a baseball Hall of Famer thanks to Bo Schembechler. A two-sport standout in his senior year of high school, Larkin went to the University of Michigan on a scholarship to play defe

LOS ANGELES — Barry Larkin has been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday, while tainted sluggers Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro fell far short of the votes required for induction. Larkin played 19 seasons, all with his hometown C