Baseball

Today's top sports stories:

Today's top sports stories:

Today's top sports stories:

A marquee NBA matchup and the start of an international baseball tournament highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

As a baseball fan, you hate to let the opportunity to snag a foul ball pass you by. But a dad at Monday night’s game in Atlanta had a good reason not to go for a ball that was headed his way — the Braves’ fan was busy holding his baby.

In one of the most surprising stories of the first half of the baseball season, New York Mets knuckleball-throwing journeyman R.A. Dickey is dominating hitters, having hurled back-to-back one-hitters.

The College World Series has gotten underway, with the NCAA’s best duking it out to be crowned the best baseball team in the land. The series is often a breeding ground for future major league stars.

Fans of the New York Yankee affiliate team the Charleston RiverDogs are boasting over the awesome happenings at a recent game. No, it had nothing to do with the teams or game itself, but rather what occurred during the rain delay.

It’s no secret that Boston’s historic Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in all of Major League Baseball, but did you know it’s also the most expensive?

We’ve pulled off some impressive examples of multitasking ourselves. (You should see us type and eat at the same time.) But this dad, who catches a foul ball during a game between the Giants and the Pirates while simultaneously holding his daughter, puts us to shame. Oh, and did we mention that he catches the ball one-handed? He must be some sort of super dad!

Once you become an adult, you can’t really bring your glove to a baseball game. But don’t worry, you still have something to catch a ball with should the opportunity arise. Yup, we mean that 20 oz plastic cup of beer in your hand.

All-time save leader Mariano Rivera has made close to $150 million playing baseball. But as a kid growing up in Panama, the Yankee legend had so little money that buying a baseball glove was out of the question. In the video below, Rivera demonstrates how he used to make his childhood mitts out of cardboard. He says they did make it easier to catch a fast moving baseball, but adds that anyone who