SAN DIEGO - Milt Thompson has been searching for a miracle solution for the last nine weeks. That search continues. After losing four straight to the Dodgers, the Phillies beat the San Diego Padres, 1-0, Friday night, but Thompson would like more

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Tina Thompson scored 15 points Sunday and led the United States to a 96-60 win over New Zealand, finishing group play in the women's Olympic basketball tourney. The unbeaten and untested Americans set up a quarterfinal game on

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Dottie Collins, who starred as a women's professional baseball pitcher in the 1940s, has died of a stroke in Indiana. She was 84. Collins was known for her six seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the 94-kilogram class of men's weightlifting. The silver went to Szymon Kolecki of Poland the bronze to Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia.

CINCINNATI -- In the Cardinals' bullpen, it's starting to look like 2006 again. During the Cards' improbable run to the World Series title that year, a corps of young relief pitchers emerged as go-to guys, not only in the ninth, but throughout the late

Wednesday: Cardinals (Todd Wellemeyer, 10-4, 3.79) vs. Pirates (Jason Davis, 1-2, 1.80), 7:15 p.m. CT This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its c

the Cardinals played powerball in a Mega Millions state. And once again, the victim of the beating made the outburst feel very much like winning the lottery. Skip Schumaker's three-run homer set the tone for a bombardment of Aaron Harang as the Cardinals

Wow. You know it must be urgent if Major League Baseball is moving quickly.Historically, baseball hasn't been known for its alacrity when it comes to fixing things that are broken. Cap Anson was in the Hall of Fame and Josh Gibson was dead before Jackie

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers placed reliever Todd Jones on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of a sore right shoulder. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 4.97 ERA and 18 saves in 21 chances. He started the season as Detroit's closer, but was removed

NEW YORK -- Injured slugger Hideki Matsui is back with the Yankees and is likely to be activated Tuesday, when the club begins a six-game trip at Toronto. Matsui had 15 at-bats during a simulated game at the Yankees' spring training complex in Tampa,