Baseball

Run across the baseball field and not get tackled by police? Challenge accepted! A recent video has surfaced on YouTube documenting a bizarre incident near the end of the Astros vs. Mets game on May 13. While Mark Lancaster was trying to capture the 9th inning of the game, a fan jumped out on the field and proceeded to make the great escape...

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died Tuesday at his Scottsdale, Arizona home after battling esophageal cancer, reports ESPN.com. He was 74. Killebrew was diagnosed with the cancer six months ago. Nicknamed "The Killer," Killebrew, who played from 1954-1975, was an 11-time All-Star who won the American League MVP Award in 1969. With him anchoring the lineup, the Twins

In lieu of National High Five Day, I would like to send out a high five to everyone reading this. I'd also like to challenge you to give out High Fives instead of hand shakes in honor of a great day, my count so far today is 18 high fives and am shooting for 100 by days end. Can you beat it?

Last year, Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals home opener, continuing a tradition of Presidents throwing out first pitches that stretches back to William Howard Taft in 1910. This year, however, Obama is taking a pass on getting the season started with a ceremonial first pitch. Instead, recently unemployed talk show host Larry King will do the honor before the Nati

Opening Day is tomorrow folks. Let's dust off the dish and dig in. Whether you're just a fan of the game or love competing against other  fantasy baseball managers, the last day of the off-season is today. Tomorrow we go live!

I am a huge football and baseball fan, I always realize just how much this time of year (when football ends and I'm waiting for a new season of baseball to begin). Where to turn to get my sports fix has been the question I have yet to answer. March Madness helps but basketball doesn't give me the same joy.

Let's hear it for the girls....a really nice article from my friend Jodi Hausen at The Chronicle. It's a reminder to do things in life worth remembering. When Jean "Cy" Cione died suddenly last week at 82, so did a piece of baseball history...