UNC looks to be headed to Omaha

...season ends in Omaha. The East Carolina bus is running. Literally. Outside of the third-base side of Boshamer Stadium. Six outs left in the ECU season, unless the Pirates can somehow hijack this game...

...June 2009: University of North Carolina Tar Heel Dustin Ackley (13...9-3 victory over the East Carolina University Pirates at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel...

Baseball is Perkins' pick

Highly regarded La Porte (Texas) prospect Kendrick Perkins, a Texas A&M verbal commit, will skip his senior year of football to concentrate on baseball.

AL East … King Albert … and lots more

With the All-Star Game now in the rearview mirror, Starting 9 looks ahead at the top things to keep a close eye on in the second half of the season.

Complete 2009 draft results

Check out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.

Mock draft: Final fixes

As Keith Law settles in to monitor the MLB draft, he makes a few final tweaks to his mock draft.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Mock draft: As the Crow flies ...

The draft order is coming together as players' bonus requirements come to light.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009

What could happen if Mariners pass on Ackley

...For weeks it's been thought that North Carolina's Dustin Ackley had separated himself from the...much to change the plans of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore (No. 5), San Francisco (No. 6), Cincinnati...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009

Mock draft: Scheppers slips to Round 2

As front offices convene to discuss draft strategy and available prospects, Keith Law presents the second version of his MLB mock draft.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Mock draft: Crow may fly fastest

Keith Law pairs players with teams based on his inside sources and prospects' signability.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Armed, yes. Dangerous? We'll see.

Keith Law takes a broad look at what to expect in the 2009 MLB draft roughly two weeks before it will take place.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

Dal Canton, 66, went from high school teacher to big league pitcher

Bruce Dal Canton, a former high school teacher who turned a good showing at a tryout camp into a lengthy career as a major league pitcher and coach, has died. He was 66.

LSU has Auburn's number; Seminoles' Ponder coming on

Scouts Inc.'s Steve Muench examines Week 4 story lines, including Chris Ponder's rise at FSU, Georgia's uneasy pass D and a sweet matchup for Tar Heel Brandon Tate.

Story | Conversation | September 19, 2008

Friday - September 12, 2008

...their lead in the AL East going up against the Yankees...MLB lines for the night: Pirates -119, Dodgers -124 and A...out. Yesterday's Notes: North Carolina did some major damage to...