For the first half of the month, the bullpen was dealt an ugly hand. The month started with the news that Capps would be lost for two months. That created the need to shift certain roles. A right ankle injury to Franquelis Osoria shut him down for two

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Triathlon Gold medals to be awarded: 2 Dates of competition: Aug. 18-19 This will be the third Olympics for triathlon, the grueling combination of swimming, cycling and running. Competitors from New Zealand won both the gold and

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Weightlifting Gold medals to be awarded: 15 Dates of competition: Aug. 9-19 Weightlifting has been plagued by drug use in recent years, so much so that the international federation changed the weight classes in 1992 and

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Volleyball Gold medals to be awarded: 2 Dates of competition: Aug. 9-24 Volleyball has steadily grown since its inclusion in the Olympics in 1964 and now there is a world league that lures high-jumping and extra-quick athletes.

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Water Polo Gold medals to be awarded: 2 Dates of competition: Aug. 10-24 The rough-and-tumble sport of water polo, like so many athletic competitions, enjoys a surge of popularity around Olympic time. It has plenty of action,

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- Wrestling Gold medals to be awarded: 18 Dates of competition: Aug. 12-21 Wrestling has been around since the ancient Olympics and is bigger than ever these days. Women's freestyle wrestling was added to the Games in Athens and

The Tampa Bay Rays are pursuing a right-handed bat to upgrade their offense. The Rays have reportedly shown an interest in Cleveland Indians infielder Casey Blake, who has been excellent with runners in scoring position this year. The Tampa Bay Rays are

Cain's four-hitter helps Giants to first three-game sweep of season Photo Wire San Francisco Giants' Eugenio Velez (8), center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring on Dave Roberts's base hit off of Washington Nationals' Tim Redding in the eighth

ESPN.com news services DAYTON, Ohio -- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and

Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 RecapBox Score Play-By-Play Photos Conversation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E MIL(59-43) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 10 1 STL(57-47) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 Final W: E. Gagne(3-2) L: R. Franklin(3-4) SV: S. Torres(19) Braun goes 4-for-4, homers