Sox interested in Crisp as lead-off man

Switch-hitting outfielder Coco Crisp is one of a large pool of free agents the White Sox are looking at in...

May 9 2009: Coco Crisp of the Kansas City Royals bats against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim...

Assessing the Sox, position by position

Assessing the Sox position by position as they head into the offseason.

Series with Giants about playoff possibilities, not respect for Rockies

...around and it pushed back; first against the Yankees in spring training, then in Boston, when Coco Crisp, then with the Red Sox, charged the Rays' James Shields. The players dug in, made their...

Hillman to manage Royals next season

Royals manager Trey Hillman will be back next season.

Royals extend Moore four years

The Kansas City Royals have reached agreement on a four-year contract extension with general manager Dayton Moore that will take him through the 2014 season.

Wilson, Sweeney rally behind shaky Hernandez to power Mariners past Royals

Fill-in Josh Wilson had his first three-RBI game in more than two years, and former Royals All-Star Mike Sweeney burned his old team with a hustle play to score one of his two runs in the Seattle Mariners' 6-3 victory over Kansas City on Friday night.

Royals' early glee quickly turned sour

The Royals were a first-place team in early May, but since then their season has gone horribly wrong.

Ten thoughts on the Red Sox sweep

...other way with it, knocking it into the right-field bullpen and nearly killing a leaping Coco Crisp in the process. By Sunday, thanks to some careful pitching and Dice burying a fastball in...

One shining weekend ahead

Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...

Injuries make AL East a three-team race

The AL East is still a three-team race because of a spate of injuries to the Red Sox, Yankees and Blue Jays, writes Bob Klapisch.

Saturday, Feb. 4 - THE PULSE on ESPNEWS

...and raves from YOU, the fans of SportsNation. ********* ***** ********** ***** GUESTS ON THE PULSE SATURDAY, FEB. 4 INCLUDE ... Coco Crisp: New Red Sox outfielder Gilbert Arenas: Washington Wizards star Bruce Pearl: Tennessee men's basketball head...

MC: Weekend Update

Some of you seem confused why I skipped the Super Bowl this year. Four reasons why: 1. I'm going to the NBA All-Star Game and spring training instead...

MC: Damon e-mails

I'm not going to overreact to Johnny Damon's defection to the Yankees. That feeling isn't universal, however. Check out these Damon-related e-mails th...

Peavy, Harden worth the risk

Christopher Harris breaks down the top starting pitchers in fantasy baseball, and discusses why Jake Peavy and Rich Harden are worth the risk.