Morning roundup: Pedroia wins AL MVP award Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 Pedroia wins AL MVP award Boston little man Dustin Pedroia won the AL MVP award on Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Pedroia easily beat out...

ESPN snags BCS, ensuring march to cable continues Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Approximately 16 million television homes that don’t subscribe to cable or satellite services will miss out on college football’s biggest games starting in 2011. The Bowl Championship...

Oklahoma native Ron Gardenhire gets 2-year extension from Twins Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment MINNEAPOLIS - Ron Gardenhire figures he has one thing left to do as manager of the Minnesota Twins and that's win a World Series. The Oklahoma native agreed today to a two-year contract extension...

Morning sports roundup Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment Holliday officially sent to Oakland Matt Holliday hardly could have expected to land with the low-budget Oakland Athletics. The A’s completed their trade with the Colorado Rockies for the...

Report: Stillwater's Matt Holliday part of big MLB trade Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stillwater native and star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a surprising move for a franchise known more for shedding stars than...

Rays beat Red Sox 9-8 in 11 innings, even up ALCS Sun, Oct 12, 2008 | Add a comment ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th...

Gossage, Dick Williams inducted into Hall of Fame Mon, Jul 31, 2006 COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Even after his induction was complete and the crowd had wandered off, Rich "Goose" Gossage was still trying to come to grips with his new status as a Hall of...

Another Yawner As Sox Sweep World Series Mon, Oct 29, 2007 DENVER (AP) -- Three World Series sweeps in the past four years, with a five-game bore mixed in. What happened to drama in October? Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez and the relentless Red Sox...

Rockies Streak Into 1st World Series Tue, Oct 16, 2007 DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Rockies are roaring into the World Series like no team before them. More momentum. More rest, too. With their 21st win in 22 games, the relentless Rockies beat...

Enid begins title defense Thu, Aug 10, 2006 The Enid Majors begins defense of their American Legion national baseball championship today in the Mid-South Regional in Crowley, La. Enid (40-21) is scheduled to play a doubleheader against...

AL secures home field advantage in World Series Wed, Jul 12, 2006 PITTSBURGH — No matter who’s on the mound, the National League can’t find a way to close out an All-Star game. With the AL down to its final strike, Michael Young hit a two-run...

Notebook: Rangers option Botts to RedHawks Wed, Jul 12, 2006 The Texas Rangers optioned rookie designated hitter Jason Botts to Triple A Oklahoma on Tuesday. Botts hit .220 with one home run and six RBIs in 20 games since being called up May...

Padres Fire Hitting Coach Dave Magadan Fri, Jun 16, 2006 SAN DIEGO (AP) -- With the worst team batting average in the NL and the third-fewest homers in the majors, the San Diego Padres fired Dave Magadan as hitting coach on Thursday and...

Cingular gives sports gear to Boys & Girls Clubs Tue, Jun 13, 2006 A pair of Cingular Wireless executives recently visited Oklahoma City to award softball and baseball equipment to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County. Stan Sigman, president and chief...

Some of Hawkins' best outings were losses Sat, Jun 10, 2006 The first week of July, 1990, Andy Hawkins was the unluckiest pitcher in the world. RedHawks 8, Omaha 7 "Those were the two best starts I put together back-to-back in my career, and I lost 'em...

Pint sized sluggers: Moore softballers on a winning streak Thu, Jun 8, 2006 Earlier this week we watched as the Arizona Wildcats win the College Softball World Series right here in Oklahoma City, something any ball player dreams of since tee ball. This morning Doug Warner...

Halladay Pitches Jays Past Angels 5-1 Thu, May 18, 2006 TORONTO (AP) -- Roy Halladay looked like his old dominating self against the struggling Los Angeles Angels. Halladay pitched a four-hitter and Bengie Molina and Alex Rios homered to lead...

Porter: Heaven had to wait Thu, May 18, 2006 Originally printed July 11, 1995, in The Oklahoman ARLINGTON, Texas - Now, it's heaven. Before, it was hell. That's how life has been for Darrell Porter, the former Oklahoma City Southeast...

Oklahomans in baseball's golden age Thu, May 18, 2006 Note: Players made their major league debut before 1940. Al Benton, RHP: Led the league in saves in 1940 while pitching for Detroit. Born in Noble, he played from 1934-52. Carl Hubbell,...

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Who is the greatest left fielder of all time? Thu, May 18, 2006 TED WILLIAMS By Mike Koehler Deputy Sports Editor Stats are but one thing to use when deciding a players greatest. When assessing Mickey Mantles place as baseball's greatest...