Federal agents, following up on baseball's own two-month investigation, have been interviewing representatives of all 30 major league teams after the May firing of Dave Wilder, the Chicago White Sox's senior personnel director, and two White Sox scouts.

The end of an era -- and subsequently the relevance of the hometown ballclub -- has come to an end in Cleveland. Less than a year removed from an American League Central Division title and a near trip to the World Series, the Indians have fallen

Justin Duchscherer tries to lower his major league-leading earned run average this evening when the Oakland Athletics continue their four-game series with the Seattle Mariners at McAfee Coliseum. Duchscherer, who was named to his second All-Star Game on

Washington Nationals reliever Chad Cordero and outfielder Elijah Dukes will have surgery this week. Cordero, 26, will have surgery in California Tuesday with Dr. Lewis Yocum performing the operation. Dukes, 24, is scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery

As well as the Chicago White Sox have played lately, manager Ozzie Guillen is adamant about getting to next week's All-Star break on a good note. For the White Sox, that means getting wins on the road. Chicago salvaged a four-game split with Sunday's 4-3

The Pittsburgh Pirates reinstated pitcher Ian Snell from the 15-day disabled in time to start Tuesday's contest with the Houston Astros. The right-hander was sidelined with medial epicondylitis in his right elbow and hasn't pitched since receiving a

The San Francisco Giants recalled infielder/outfielder Eugenio Velez from Triple-A Fresno Tuesday and optioned outfielder Brian Horwitz to Fresno. The 26-year-old Velez started the season with the Giants, getting the lion's share of starts at second

CHICAGO - First-round bids are due on July 18 for the Chicago Cubs baseball team, which owner Tribune Co hopes to sell along with other assets in an auction that analysts have said could top $1 billion, two sources close to the process said on Tuesday.

Just imagine how many more RBIs Lee and Berkman would have if the Astros had more consistent play from the men who hit in front of them. Something tells me that even if Lee doesn't win the online vote, Major League Baseball will find a way to get him on

Heads turn as Van Frederick rides his BMW motorcycle through Old City Philadelphia. Tourists gawk. Drivers whip out their camera-equipped cell phones. Frederick's co-pilot - riding in a sidecar customized to resemble an oversized baseball - is paying no