McNamee seeks dismissal of Clemens suit (AP)

2 July 2008, 9:32 pm

Brian McNamee asked a federal court late Tuesday to dismiss Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit or move the case to New York. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, sued McNamee in January after his former trainer accused him in the Mitchell Report of using steroids and human growth hormone. The... read more

White Sox win on Pierzynski's HR in 10th (AP)

2 July 2008, 9:32 pm

A.J. Pierzynski led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win. Masa Kobayashi (4-4) pitched a perfect ninth before Pierzynski drove the first pitch of the 10th out to left-center for h... read more

Rays cap another 3-game sweep of Red Sox (AP)

2 July 2008, 9:24 pm

There's no secret to the success of the Tampa Bay Rays this season. Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting carried them to the top of the AL East standings. The same winning combination is keeping them there. Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs and B.J. Upton made a "Willie M... read more

Yanks answer Hank's edict with 18-7 win (AP)

2 July 2008, 9:10 pm

Hank Steinbrenner demanded to see more offense, and Jason Giambi and the New York Yankees obliged. If only it were that easy all the time. Giambi hit a grand slam and drove in a season-best six runs, Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot to move another notch up the career home run list, and New Yor... read more

Phillies move to 5-0 in Atlanta, win 7-3 (AP)

2 July 2008, 8:49 pm

No first baseman in the major leagues has more errors than Ryan Howard's nine, and that worries Charlie Manuel. No player in the National League can match Howard's 71 RBIs, and that makes Manuel feel better. Howard hit a three-run homer before his two errors in the ninth inning gave Philadelphia a s... read more

Angels' Saunders beats A's for 12th win (AP)

2 July 2008, 5:46 pm

Joe Saunders and Francisco Rodriguez collaborated on another victory for the Los Angeles Angels. Juan Rivera and Eric Aybar homered to back the Angels' star starter and closer in a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. Both are expected to represent the Angels in the All-Star game: Rodrig... read more