Clemens, 49, is on trial for the second time on federal charges of lying in 2008 to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform when he denied having used performance-enhancing drugs. The committee was investigating drug use in Major League Baseball. The core of the government’s case against the seven-time Cy Young...

Jeff Kowalsky/European Pressphoto AgencyCurtis Granderson running the bases after hitting a grand slam against Detroit on Friday. DETROIT — Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson used Saturday night’s ejections of the hitting coach Kevin Long and Manager Joe Girardi by the plate umpire Bob Davidson to call for greater accountability for umpires. Davidson’s...

DETROIT — The scene unfolded with comical slowness. And the Yankees were not happy about it. With two out and Detroit batting in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 5-1 victory Sunday, a fan ran onto the field at Comerica Park and headed toward shallow center field. Oddly, stadium security officers did not immediately react to apprehend him. As first baseman Mark...

The Houston Astros selected the 17-year-old slugging shortstop with the No. 1 pick Monday night, making him the first player from Puerto Rico to lead off the draft. “This means a lot,” Correa said from the draft site at MLB Network studios. “We’ve got a lot of good players there.” Correa, however, is the only one to be...

Placido Polanco hit a tying, two-run homer to help the Phillies rally from a 3-0 deficit against Clayton Kershaw, but it wasn’t enough. Dee Gordon ripped a triple to right-center to start the ninth against Papelbon (0-2). Herrera followed with a grounder through the shortstop hole to put major league-leading Los Angeles ahead to stay. ...

Cole De Vries (1-1) lasted five shaky innings to pick up his first major league victory in his third career start. He got plenty of help from Jamey Carroll, who reached base four times with two RBIs, and Ben Revere, who also drove in a pair of runs. The game was tied 4-all in the fifth when Morneau belted his homer off Will Smith (1-2), also making his...

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic saved four match points and came back to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-1 in the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday, moving closer to a fourth consecutive Grand Slam title. The No. 1-ranked Djokovic’s next opponent is 16-time major champion Roger Federer. It’s a rematch of their semifinal at Roland...

PARIS (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to save four match points before he downed local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the French Open quarter-finals and keep alive his dream of holding all four grand slam titles on Tuesday. Serbian world number one Djokovic, looking to become the first man in 43 years to win the...