MLB notebook: SF's Vogelsong may miss 2 months

SAN FRANCISCO - With Ryan Vogelsong sidelined for the foreseeable future, the San Francisco Giants are facing more change and challenges for their struggling starting rotation.

Tucson Padres: Catcher Rivera running out of time to complete MLB goal but just as motivated as ever

After relocating to the United States in 2001 from his native home of Puerto Rico, then 17-year-old Rene Rivera barely knew English. What he did know was his career goal — to play 10 seasons of major-league baseball.

A look at key moments in Dow history

The Dow Jones industrial average often makes headlines. But let's not forget everything else that happened as the Dow has twisted and turned Ñ from The Muppets suing Mickey Mouse to John McCain meeting Joe the Plumber.

Baseball Hall of Fame: Hall voters: No steroid users allowed

NEW YORK - Steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa were denied entry to baseball's Hall of Fame, with voters failing to elect any candidates for only the second time in four decades.

Baseball notebook: Top manager awards go to Melvin, Johnson

NEW YORK - Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics and Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals were chosen as managers of the year Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turnarounds.

Baseball fiesta: Byrd determined to prove he's still MLB material

Marlon Byrd’s baseball story has several chapters and a little bit of everything.

Pac-12 football: ASU LB drafted by Red Sox, but coach thinks his future is football

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Diamondbacks Notebook: D-backs set sights on first

We've heard from manager Kirk Gibson. For almost every day since the season began. He says the Diamondbacks need to keep grinding. He's confident they can reverse course and contend in the National League West.

!Tus Padres!

In-season HGH testing possible in 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Major League Baseball could start in-season testing for human growth hormone next year.

KC homer in 8th spares players, umps from working OT in heat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On the hottest day this year in Kansas City, dehydration was starting to become a concern. Players were exhausted. Royals manager Ned Yost was starting to feel sorry for Tony Randazzo behind the plate, and he wasn't even the umpire whose face had been bloodied in the game.

Arizona Wildcats baseball: 'Class act' Brown reaps rewards from hard work, patience

OMAHA, Neb. —Bobby Brown, had he chosen, could have turned the moments following Thursday’s 10-3 College World Series win over Florida State into one big I-told-you-so.

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Game of the day: Yankees 7, Nationals 2: Yanks beat Nats in battle of first-place East teams

WASHINGTON - The Yankees came into Washington on a six-game winning streak to face a team that was also had won six straight.

Around the majors

• Royals 3, Cardinals 2: In St. Louis, Mike Moustakas cut down Tyler Greene at the plate to end the game. Greene reached on a two-out infield hit for his third single of the game, stole second and advanced on catcher Bryan Peña's wild throw. He tried to score on another off-line throw by sec…

Lasorda stable after 'mild' heart attack

NEW YORK - Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday, a day after having a "mild" heart attack while representing the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Major League Baseball draft.

Yankees' second closer placed on disabled list

BALTIMORE - First Mariano Rivera, now David Robertson. The Yankees are running out of healthy pitchers to put in the closer's role.

Josh Brodesky: Huckelberry: Sports group must get real

Enough swings and misses. Over the years, the Pima County Sports & Tourism Authority has swung and missed on some pretty wild pitches.

Around the AL

• Athletics 6, Angels 0: In Anaheim, Calif., Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point and pitched four-hit ball for eight innings. Colon (3-1) struck out five.