Sports
WASHINGTON -- Wil Nieves hit first major league homer, a two-run shot in the ninth inning, to give the Washington Nationals a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
April 26, 2008
Angels
That competition between right-hander Chris Bootcheck and left-hander Jake Woods for the sixth Angel bullpen spot will have no winner.
March 30, 2005
The Angels signed Andres Galarraga to a minor league contract Wednesday, giving the veteran slugger, who has twice beaten cancer, an opportunity to reach 400 homers if he can prove his skills have not significantly diminished.
Aug. 5, 2004
The Oakland Athletics are still throwing snake eyes in Las Vegas.
April 5, 1996
The interlocking “NY” on his cap and the constant media buzz surrounding the team would indicate Bret Prinz spent most of this spring with the New York Yankees, but the reliever never felt he was part of Manager Joe Torre’s club.
March 31, 2005
California
A Los Angeles city zoning official last week rejected a request to allow topless dancing at a Glassell Park bar whose license was suspended three times in five years for selling alcohol to drunken patrons.
Sept. 11, 1986
Derrek Lee has seven RBIs for Cubs in 17-2 romp over Pirates.
Aug. 15, 2009
Rockies, Mets split doubleheader
July 31, 2009
Dodgers beat Milwaukee, 7-1
March 8, 2011
Albert Belle’s Chicago debut with the White Sox was anything but a smash.
April 5, 1997