Dallas Braden

Some random thoughts for a Tuesday: -- Dallas Braden hinted about coming back on his Twitter account Monday morning: "Dear baseball, It's late, I miss u. Been thinkin' bout u & me, 1 more shot? We can make it work! Would a submarine delivery spice...

SEATTLE - Whenever Felix Hernandez takes the mound, the possibility of seeing something special, of witnessing immortality, is always lurking. On Wednesday, on a brilliantly sunny day, that possibility became reality, as Hernandez threw the 23rd...

SAN FRANCISCO -- With the help of several outstanding defensive plays, Matt Cain threw the first perfect game in Giants franchise history Wednesday, striking out a career-high 14 batters as San Francisco blanked the Houston Astros 10-0. Cain's gem was...

TV SPORTS Soccer--Women's National Teams, exhibition, United States vs. Brazil, 6 a.m. (ESPN2); UEFA Champions League, Marseille at Bayern Munich, 1:30 p.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Minnesota Wild...

TV SPORTS Major League Baseball--New York Yankees at Texas Rangers, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP) NHL Hockey--Playoffs, New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, 6:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks,...

First in a series, counting down to the opening of spring training. First up: the Athletics, No. 30 in Phil Rogers' power rankings. Loved the movie "Moneyball." If you weren't touched by Billy Beane's relationship with his daughter, you don't have a...

TV SPORTS Men's College Basketball-Cincinnati at Wright State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Florida International at Maryland, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); USC-Upstate at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Tennessee at College of Charleston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) NHL Hockey-...

Two of Dan Duquette's primary goals when he took over as the Orioles' executive vice president last month were to immediately improve the club's starting rotation and strengthen its presence in the international marketplace. He might have done both...

OAKLAND, Calif. — Waking up early to accommodate requests following his perfect game Saturday has prepared White Sox pitcher Philip Humber for one important task. Humber's wife Kristan is expecting the couple's first child on May 8. Humber...

It’s easy to take pot shots at Stockton. But some of the people who live there are mad as hell about all the negative publicity. They’re proud of their city and they are fighting back. Forbes magazine has continually bashed Stockton, calling...

TV SPORTS College Football-Akron at Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Florida State at Boston College, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Soccer-MLS Playoffs, 6:30 and 9 p.m. (ESPN2); Women's College, Washington State at Washington, joined in progress, 9 p.m. (FXSP)...

The list of pitchers who have dominated the Orioles is long and mostly distinguished. It includes top-of-the-rotation studs like Jon Lester and CC Sabathia, who give everybody fits, but are a combined 30-2 in 39 career starts against the Orioles, and...