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A second hockey game — this one between Boston College and Boston University, a week after the Winter Classic — has will be added to the Fenway Park schedule this winter. A second hockey game — this one between Boston College and Boston University, a week after the Winter Classic — has will be added […]

The Oakland A's will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1929 World champion Philadelphia Athletics with a Turn-Back-the-Clock Day this Sunday. Pregame festivities include a Model A car parade, music and entertainment from that era, and ceremonial first pitches thrown out by Kathleen Kelly, the granddaughter of Connie Mack, and Jim Conlin, the grandson of […]

We're now two thirds through the regular season, and the New York Yankees have turned the new Yankee Stadium into a distinct home-field advantage. We're now two thirds through the regular season, and the New York Yankees have turned the new Yankee Stadium into a distinct home-field advantage — something that distinctly showed in the […]

Spring Training 2012 will be here before we know it, which is why planning for the new Boston Red Sox has already begun in earnest, with a conceptual site plan released to Lee County officials this week. Spring Training 2012 will be here before we know it, which is why planning for the new Boston […]

With the defection of the Chicago White Sox this year and the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies after Spring Training 2010, Tucson officials are proactively seeking a pro Japanese team to fill the slack at Tucson Electric Field as a member of the Cactus League.With the defection of the Chicago White Sox this year and […]

The Denver City Council is implementing an 86-foot height restriction on new buildings outside Coors Field in an attempt to preserve views from the ballpark. The Denver City Council is implementing an 86-foot height restriction on new buildings outside Coors Field in an attempt to preserve views from the ballpark. The view became an issue […]

A fan visiting the ballpark for a bachelor party was involved in a ballpark melee that moved into the Citizens Bank Park bar and ended up with his beating in the parking lot. A fan visiting the ballpark for a bachelor party was involved in a ballpark melee that moved into the Citizens Bank Park […]

Scheduled to open in Spring Training 2011, the new spring-training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies should raise the bar for spring-training facilities, according to the project's lead designer. Scheduled to open in Spring Training 2011, the new spring-training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies should raise the bar for spring-training […]

With the Baltimore Orioles poised to sign a 30-year lease for a renovated Ed Smith Stadium, the future of City of Palms Park is in doubt after the Boston Red Sox move to a new spring facility in 2011. With the Baltimore Orioles poised to sign a 30-year lease for a renovated Ed Smith Stadium, […]

Most fans didn't know much about her, but Sue Burns was the largest shareholder in the San Francisco Giants and a quiet presence with the team. She passed away Sunday at the age of 58. Most fans didn't know much about her, but Sue Burns was the largest shareholder in the San Francisco Giants and […]

Notre Dame and Yankee Stadium officials confirmed the school will play at least one game — and potentially many more — at the new Yankee Stadium. Meanwhile, Yankees officials are working hard to line up more college games in coming years. Notre Dame, Army and Yankee Stadium officials confirmed the school will play at least […]

Greenlee Field, the first black-owned ballpark in the Negro Leagues, will be remembered today with Pennsylvania State Historical Marker plaque at a 4:30 p.m. ceremony. Gus Greenlee was arguably the most successful and flamboyant of the various Negro League owners, promoting his Pittsburgh Crawfords tirelessly and raising the level of play in the Negro National […]