The Red Sox sent the popular infielder and some cash to Chicago in exchange for relief pitcher Zach Stewart and bench player Brent Lillibridge. Youkilis, 33, has spent the last nine seasons with the Red Sox, winning two World Series titles while establishing himself as one of the more dependable hitters in the lineup. This season has been a...

Alex Brandon/Associated PressJason Bay during batting practice earlier this month. The Mets’ clubhouse was all laughs before Saturday’s game against the Yankees. That was chiefly because of Little Jerry Seinfeld, a chicken that Tim Byrdak let loose inside as a gag a day earlier, which players say has brought good luck and humor to Citi Field. Left out of the...

The shaky Reds closer was tagged by Josh Willingham’s two-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday, rallying the Minnesota Twins over Cincinnati 4-3. In Chapman’s previous outing, he allowed a game-ending, two-run homer to Asdrubal Cabrera in the 10th inning at Cleveland last Tuesday. This time, Chapman relieved starter Mike Leake with a...

Mike Moustakas had two home runs for the Royals, who gave up 41 hits and 30 runs to their state rivals in the three games. The previous weekend in St. Louis, the Royals won two out of three. Beltran gave the Cardinals an early lead with a three-run homer in the first, lining Jonathan Sanchez’s 0-2 pitch 389 feet over the fence for his 20th home run...

A favorite at Fenway Park for so long, he wanted a final chance to say so long. The Boston Red Sox traded away the hard-nosed Youkilis on Sunday, sending the three-time All-Star infielder and cash to the Chicago White Sox for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and right-hander Zach Stewart. “Bobby (Valentine) wanted him to have that moment of...

The win moved the White Sox past Cleveland into the AL Central lead. Chicago also announced it had acquired All-Star infielder Kevin Youkilis and cash from Boston in a trade for infielder Brent Lillibridge and right-handed pitcher Zach Stewart. Alejandro De Aza opened the White Sox 10th with a double off Manny Parra (0-2). Adam Dunn walked with one out and...

Michael Phelps qualifying for the finals in the 400-meter individual medley at the United States Olympic Trials in Omaha.   Credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/06/25/sports/20120625photoreplay.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Frederic J. Brown/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDana Vollmer in the 100 meter butterfly preliminaries on Monday. OMAHA – Dana Vollmer pulled off her goggles and read her time on the overhead scoreboard Monday morning with a mix of surprise and relief. Surprise, in that she nearly broke her American record in 100-meter butterfly in a preliminary at the...