Doug Davis

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) _ Two free throws by Junior Bernal and another by Andrew Rogers in the final 1:31 of overtime provided the winning margin as Maine defeated Princeton 58-55 Wednesday night. A layup by Princeton's Max Huc tied the game at 55-55 with...

The Mexican Little Leaguers were a victory shy of bringing home the title, but countryman Jorge Cantu is no less proud of them. Cantu spoke to the team before Sunday's 12-3 loss to Hawaii in the championship game. He also addressed them before Thursday's...

| The Phillies, two games short of the All-Star break, are in first place. That's a good thing, right? Just checking, since there always seems to be a collective unease in this city, always an expectation that a cloud will swallow every silver lining....

General manager Ken Williams kept repeating the word "balance" when asked how his 2008 White Sox had improved in the off-season. On the surface, it's easy to recognize that Orlando Cabrera is an upgrade at shortstop over Juan Uribe, and Nick Swisher is a...

Carlos Zambrano had four hits to go with a stellar seven innings on the mound and Reed Johnson hit a three-run home run and two doubles as the Chicago Cubs extended their mastery of division rival Pittsburgh by winning 12-3 Friday night. The Cubs, who...

No division received more of an offseason energy burst than the NL West. And now this quintet of teams, the laughingstock of the industry back in 2005, should feature one of the most exciting, well-played races. The division imported six Cy Young Award...

Lou Piniella issued one of his periodic warnings Saturday about not getting too caught up in the latest Cubs' hot streak. Asked for some advice on how fans should react, Piniella didn't have any. "The fans can do anything they want, because they don't...

When I was a child, I had one of those choose-your-own-adventure books. It was baseball-themed. My first time through it, I reached Game 7 of the NLCS. The game was tied In the late innings and I had the option of bringing in a tired but dependable...

One day after getting criticized for taking out Carlos Zambrano too early, Cubs manager Lou Piniella may have allowed Ted Lilly to stick around too long. Lilly struggled from the outset in the Cubs' 8-4 loss to Arizona in Game 2 of the National League...

Glendon Rusch filled in for Mark Prior with five solid innings and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 Sunday for their third straight win. Prior was scratched before the game with a strained muscle in his left side, suffered while he was taking...

After six weeks of debate in spring training over who should start at second base, Cubs manager Dusty Baker pronounced Todd Walker his "primary" guy three days before the opener. Baker referred to Jerry Hairston, the odds-on favorite to win the job...

Brewers left-hander Doug Davis hardly has been mentioned with the game's elite pitchers. Tuesday night, however, Davis pitched as if he belongs with those stars. Just ask the Cubs. Davis (11-10) pitched the Brewers into third place ahead of the Cubs...