But this day, May 27, 2002, was special, and I just had to tell him why. Forty years earlier, in the first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, Skowron hit a three-run homer just beyond the low, short right-field wall with none out in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-1. Moose looked up from his seat on the couch. ...

The commissioner’s office said the 38-year-old right-hander tested positive for Clenbuterol. In November 2006, while with the New York Mets, Mota was suspended for the first 50 games of the next season. “The Giants are disappointed to learn of Guillermo Mota’s suspension,” the team said in a statement. The Major League...

McAllister, recalled from Triple-A Columbus to make his fifth career start, allowed just two earned runs and six hits. The Indians took their turn pounding Humber (1-2) , who hasn’t been sharp since pitching the 21st perfect game in major league history on April 21. Since then, he has allowed 20 runs in 13 1-3 innings and gone 0-2 with a no-decision. ...

The 2008 World Series MVP was suspended for intentionally throwing at the Washington rookie in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 9-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday night. Major League Baseball announced the penalty Monday. Hamels also was fined. Hamels wasn’t available to reporters before the Phillies opened a three-game series against the...

He made the most of it. McAllister pitched six innings for his first major league win as the Cleveland Indians pounded a far-from-perfect Philip Humber on Monday in an 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox in a day-night doubleheader opener. Recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Columbus, McAllister allowed two earned runs and six hits in a...

Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said Monday that Gonzalez had a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Gonzalez was injured Saturday, sliding into second base during a 5-2 loss at San Francisco. Last week, Brewers first baseman Mat Gamel also tore the ACL in his right knee chasing a foul popup. Last month, left-hander Chris Narveson underwent surgery to repair a...

Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison last October for abuse of office after a trial the West said was politically motivated. She is in prison in the city of Kharkiv, one of the Euro 2012 venues, and is on hunger strike in protest at what she said was an assault by guards, an allegation denied by the prison administration. Her case has...

Mihaylov, who is also a UEFA Executive Committee member, declined former team mate Stoichkov’s request, saying it was not right for a president to respond to a coach. “I will not go into any discussions and debates with him,” the BFU chief told the national channel BTV. The challenge came after Stoichkov had made several...