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The owner of the Chicago Cubs threatened Wednesday to move the team out of Wrigley Field if his plans for a big, new video screen are blocked, saying he needs millions of dollars in ad revenue to help bankroll the renovation of the storied ballpark.

Chicago White Sox announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson may have started a new ad campaign for the team when he offered "the will to win" -- TWTW -- as an alternative to sabermetrics. Harrelson engaged in an animated live TV discussion with MLB network h...

CHICAGO -- It looks like former Chicago White Sox hitting coach Greg Walker will be coming to the rescue of Gordon Beckham. Walker doesn't have magic healing solutions for Beckham and the broken bone in his hand, nor will he be offering hitting ad...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The drama has since has been smoothed over, but Mets top prospect Zack Wheeler was involved in some drama last week, multiple sources told ESPNNewYork.com. In a recent intrasquad game, Wheeler drilled third base prospect Ad...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A few takeaways from the Fort, where the Red Sox clubhouse erupted raucously when teammate Alfredo Aceves immersed himself in a World Baseball Classic brawl and team officials recoiled in horror. It's not exactly an alluring ad...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine will be named athletics director at Sacred Heart University next week, the Connecticut Post reported. "An intriguing opportunity has been presented to me and it's something I really feel ...

Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has been hired as the new athletics director at Sacred Heart University.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington wrote out his first major speech of the 2013 season, though he admitted he did ad-lib a bit. Saturday was the first day of full-squad workouts, and the skipper, as is the custom, spoke to his te...

The first of a five-part series looking at the biggest questions facing the Red Sox leading into spring training: 1. How great will the 'Farrell Effect' be? If you've seen the new Red Sox TV ad, you know how they'd answer this question on Yawke...

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said Friday that the athletic department had a fake online persona befriend players to teach them a lesson on the dangers of online relationships for athletes in the public eye.

Time to heal the nation's wounds after this particularly nasty election cycle, and what better salve than baseball?

Miguel Cabrera has won the Triple Crown, and Major League Baseball has come up with a logo for merchandise related to the feat. MLB also will place this ad in USA Today, the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News on Friday. In addition, t...

Alexei Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh, Adam Dunn added his major league leading 36th an inning later and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-6 Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Signs are increasingly indicating that if the NBA follows through on its plan to sell advertising on its uniforms for the 2013-14 season, it will not be starting a sports-wide trend. On the contrary, it appears that the NBA may be isolating itself on...

CHICAGO -- If the Cubs took to the classified ads, they might just print something like this: FOR SALE: Left-handed pitcher, team friendly contract, probably hotter than anybody else on your staff. Then again, they might consider staying as far fr...

Carl Crawford is back in the seventh spot as the Red Sox try to win their finale against the Rangers. Josh Beckett (5-8) faces lefty Derek Holland (6-5). Here's the lineup: 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Pedro Ciriaco, DH 3. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 4. Ad...