(CSTV U-WIRE) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. With the inaugural Big Ten/Big East Challenge set to open the season for Illinois baseball, a wave of excitement has spread throughout the program. Players are pumped to take on their Big East counterparts and realize they

BALTIMORE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Reliever Jim Miller, a September roster addition, worked his way out of a ninth-inning jam Thursday and preserved Baltimore's 6-3 victory over Cleveland. Cleveland lost for just the third time in its last 16 road games. The

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in the first innings Thursday and Philadelphia went on to tighten the NL wild-card race with a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee. The Brewers saw their lead in the chase for the wild-card berth

ATLANTA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Jair Jurrjens recorded a career-best 10 strikeouts Thursday in carrying the Atlanta Braves past Colorado 8-4. The Braves completed their first home series sweep in almost four months. Jurrjens (13-9) gave up four runs on eight

HOUSTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Roy Oswalt allowed three hits Thursday, faced the minimum number of batters and pushed Houston closer to the wild-card lead in a 6-0 victory over Pittsburgh. After the spectacular performance, Oswalt and his teammates joined

It's especially disappointing for Ellis considering he can become a free agent after this season. He has spent his first seven years in the big leagues with Oakland, including 2004 when he was sidelined with an injury to the same shoulder. 'When it

For scouts and managers who watched the Southern League this year, it was difficult to get a handle on the performances of Cubs' prospects Jeff Samardzija and Tyler Colvin.

At a hearing in New York on Wednesday, an arbitrator heard arguments in a heated contract dispute involving Pedro Alvarez and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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With a 24-0 record, a pair of gold medals and a team ERA of 0.88, it's safe to say USA Baseball's collegiate national team dominated its competition this summer—especially on the mound. While the position player prospects were not on par with previous national teams, the group of pitchers on Team USA was a good representation of the top college arms in the 2009 draft class.