Baseball

Baseball's last two World Series champions face off for the National League pennant. The Cardinals and Giants advanced to the best-of-seven National League Championship Series by improbable and historic rallies over less-experienced opponents. Game 1 is set for Sunday night, as St. Louis' Lance Lynn opposes San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner at AT&T Park. Here's a preview of the 2012 NLCS: Read

After each team defeated upstart opponents in the division series, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers advanced to the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. Game 1 is set for Saturday night, as Detroit's Doug Fister opposes New York's Andy Pettitte at Yankee Stadium. Here's a preview of the 2012 ALCS:

The World Series is a best-of-seven matchup, as is the League Championship Series. So why not the divisional round?

Two of baseball's final four teams are set after one division series in each league reached its conclusion on Thursday. The two remaining division series have their fifth and deciding games scheduled for Friday. Here's a recap of Thursday's clinching games: ALDS Game 5: Detroit 6 — Oakland 0 Justin Verlander struck out 11 while pitching a complete-game shutout, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakl

Football long ago surpassed baseball as America's most popular sport. But with the baseball playoffs now in full swing, are people giving up a little football to watch some more baseball?

It seems like every postseason, some previously unknown or under-appreciated player plays a major role in his team playoff victory. This year's winner so far is Raul Ibanez, who helped propel the Yankees to a stunning win on Wednesday after he pinch hit for Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning and homered to tie the game against Baltimore. Then it was Ibanez again in the 12th, this time homering to

The St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles advanced to the divisional series round of their respective league playoffs with road victories on Friday in the first-ever win-or-go home MLB wild card games. Here's a recap of the action:

Major League Baseball's regular season is in the books. We move on to the postseason now, but first a quick look back. It's safe to say that many people thought that Bobby Valentine's employment as manager of the Red Sox would be terminated at some point soon. Management wasted no time in doing so, firing him the day after the regular season ended.

The start of the Major League Baseball playoffs, the return of an old college-football rivalry and an NFL rivalry with a new uniform highlight this weekend's sports calendar. Here are some of the best events to watch this weekend:

Well, that didn't take long. The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Bobby Valentine. The Red Sox last night finished the season with their worst record since 1965. Valentine lasted one tumuluous season at Fenway Park.

The Major League Baseball playoffs start Friday, and three American League teams clinched post-season spots on Sunday night. Here's what's happening in Major League Baseball:

It's a little strange to lose a body part. But that's what happened to St. Louis Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter when surgeons removed one of his ribs in an attempt to alleviate pressure that was running up his pitching arm. After the surgery Carpenter was presented with the bone, and he knew just what to do with it:

Since, as Red Sox fans, we have absolutely nothing to cheer about as this current Major League season wraps up, maybe we can look forward to next year. The 2013 MLB Schedule was released on Wednesday.

I've been a die-hard Red Sox fan my whole life. I remember one summer, I was probably around 10, getting a Carl Yastrzemski shirt and hat, and wearing them all the time. I loved 'Yaz.' I always was a righty, but I taught myself to hit lefty because I wanted to be just like #8.

Not really sure what kind of day Jeffery Nason had planned but I bet he didn't plan for it to turn out like this one did.

I know I don't have any baseball cards quite this old, but I do often wonder what my thousands and thousands of cards collecting dust in my basement are worth. A rare 1888 Boston Beaneaters King Kelly baseball card found in Kennebunk is going to be auctioned off tonight by Saco River Auction in Biddeford...