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Things are hectic at MLS headquarters off New York's Fifth Avenue. David Beckham hectic. A giant step and repeat banner branded with images of MLS, Manchester City and New York Yankees logos, U.S. Soccer's latest brand bedfellows, is being shuttled a...

And we are BACK, with your all-purpose* guide to the weekend in MLB action. *Single-purpose, really. It's super limited in function. You can only read it. 10. no. 2 UNC vs. no. 3 Virginia (Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday, 2 p.m., ESPN3) Whoa! Supe...

Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay.

Are Rangers the best team in MLB?...

CLEVELAND -- In a clubhouse full of giant people like pitchers CC Sabathia and Joba Chamberlain, as well as legendary names like Mariano Rivera, it is easy for an unassuming 5-foot-11, 25-year-old named Vidal Nuno to get lost in the shuffle. Where ma...

Paul Swydan breaks down the chances for the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers to remain elite throughout the season. He also writes why the Red Sox have struggled as of late.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Throwback Uniforms

Former New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui received the People's Honor Award from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at an elaborate ceremony at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.

What would baseball be without scouts? Behind every Hall of Famer was someone who first saw his greatness and spread the word. Now fans can explore those stories themselves.

Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics.

Not wearing a boot and walking without a limp, Derek Jeter spent 45 minutes at the Yankees' training complex Friday while he awaits more rehab for another ankle injury.

If the Los Angeles Lakers do the improbable -- the very, very improbable -- they would join quite the exclusive club. Ditto the Boston Celtics (or the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks or Milwaukee Bucks). And over in hockey, there'...

Keith Law checks in with a scouting report of Jose Campos, the "other" guy the Yankees acquired in the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade. Plus notes on other Yankees and Giants prospects.

Blog | Conversation | April 14, 2013

For all the hundreds of thousands of words devoted to projecting the 2013 Major League Baseball season, the best preview contained not a single line of text. Instead, it was Mark Ulriksen's brilliant cover for last week's New Yorker. Ulriksen's cover...

A baseball-loving Bay Area native, artist Mark Ulriksen has composed numerous pieces based on our national pastime -- many for the cover of The New Yorker. Let's look a little deeper at his collection, which features plenty of New York Yankees an...

Quick thoughts on Tuesday's games ... Ahh, just a few short days ago the New York Yankees were 1-4 and the butt of jokes across baseball land. Now they've won three in a row after beating the Cleveland Indians 14-1. Andy Pettitte allowed just...