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Pitching tops Tigers' wish list as trade deadline nearsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:07AMAramis Ramirez would look good at third base for a playoff-hungry Tigers team bent on making the most of a sweet invitation to win this year's American League Central.

Tip your hat to Dustin PedroiaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:05AMRed Sox second baseman uses critics’ former doubts to fuel his desire

Ugandan team headed to World SeriesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:53PMLittle League SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - A youth baseball team from Uganda will be the first from the continent of Africa to compete in the Little League World Series. The Rev. John Foundation Little League team from Kampala won the Middle East and Africa region on Saturday, beating Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 6-4. The Saudi team had won the region for the last 11 years. Kampala beat squads from ...

Kent All-Stars blast Auburn for District 10 title | LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORSMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:47PMScott McGuire always has been able to avoid being doused after big wins. McGuire, the coach of the Kent Little League Major All-Stars, wasn't quite as quick Friday night at GSA Park in Auburn after the championship game of the District 10 tournament. The local stars continued to wield powerful bats, collecting 13 hits en route to a 15-5 throttling of Auburn for the title.

Halladay leaves start as Cubs beat Phillies 6-1Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:47PMCHICAGO (AP) — Roy Halladay was bent over, dizzy and light-headed. That sent a shiver through the Philadelphia Phillies on a hot and steamy night. No worries, though. Their ace should be ready for his next start, so there was some good news to go with the misery.

Ramirez, Pena homer as Cubs beat Phillies 6-1Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:46PMCHICAGO (AP) — Rodrigo Lopez figured this wasn't going to be an easy night. He just made it look that way. Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena homered to back a dominant start by Lopez, and the Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia 6-1 Monday on a night when Roy Halladay left the game because of the heat.

The Lost Season: Boris Diaw, 05-06Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44PM(Please open the article to see the flash file or player.) With the threat of a shortened or even cancelled season upon us, there is very little we can do other than watch U19 tournaments or read books to restore a shred of basketball into our lives. What we can do, though, is reminisce over [...]

Ugandan team headed to Little League World SeriesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:31PMUgandan team becomes first squad from Africa to reach Little League World Series

Prospect Fuentes developing speed in Class AMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:09PMProspect Fuentes developing speed in Class A