Rafael Perez

Questions to consider: The fans gave the Dolans at least a small vote of confidence when the Indians' owners spent to acquire Michael Bourn, Mark Reynolds, Brett Myers, Drew Stubbs and Nick Swisher. The boost in payroll hasn't translated into bigger...

BOSTON -- Terry Francona didn't want Thursday night to be all about his return to Fenway Park. But let's be realistic: It was. And it was as special as it was sentimental. His first-place Cleveland Indians pounded out 16 hits en route to a 12-3...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Indians 12, Red Sox 3 BOSTON -- Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona made a triumphant return to Fenway Park on Thursday night. The man who led Boston to its first title in 86 years in 2004...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Auto Racing--Indy Racing League, IndyCar Indianapolis 500 pole day, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Kansas Nationals qualifying, same-day tape, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) College Baseball--Central Florida at East Carolina, 10 a.m....

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS State AA and A gymnastics championships at Rapid City Stevens High School, Team competition for both classes, 11 a.m. MT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY Mitchell at Aberdeen, Odde Ice Center, 6 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball — Kentucky at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Western Illinois at South Dakota, 7 p.m. (MSN); Marquette at Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).  Women’s College Basketball — Virginia at...

It's all about Luke Gregerson. Says a lot, doesn't it? Over the last two seasons, the best thing about the Padres has been their bullpen. It carried Bud Black's team to the threshold of the playoffs in 2010 and was the backbone of a bad team last year as...

TV SPORTS Soccer-MLS Draft, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Men's College Basketball-James Madison at Virginia Commonwealth, 5 p.m. (ESPNU); Clemson at Boston College, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Wisconsin at Purdue, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); George Mason at Drexel, 7 p.m. (ESPNU);...

TV SPORTS College Wrestling-Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m. (Big 10 Network) Women's College Basketball-Northern State at Minnesota State, Moorhead, 6 p.m. (Midco Sports Net) Men's College Basketball-Rider at Loyola (Maryland), 6 p.m. (ESPNU);...

It's even starting to affect the usually reliable ones now, the Orioles' run of horrid pitching that continues to sink their season to embarrassing levels. Jake Arrieta, once considered one of the few young players to make strides this season, now can'...

Orioles right-hander Alfredo Simon can’t be sure when he’ll next pitch in a major league game, or even when he’ll be back on U.S. soil. On Saturday night, he threw like a man wanting to leave a lasting impression while helping the...