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NL star pitchers whacked in All-Star game
Jul 12 2005 11:31PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Young or old, a lot of National League pitchers got whacked. John Smoltz gave up a homer to Miguel Tejada, Dontrelle Willis allowed Mark Teixeira's two-run home run and the American League went on win the All-Star game 7-5 Tuesday night.
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Kenny Rogers booed, gives up homer
Jul 12 2005 11:30PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Kenny Rogers was grilled by reporters, booed by fans and tagged by a couple of National League hitters. Not exactly the All-Star experience he was hoping for. But he did show up and he did pitch _ which was more than many expected.
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Orioles' Tejada takes home All-Star MVP
Jul 12 2005 11:20PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles have a long tradition of All-Star MVPs, and Miguel Tejada fit right in. The clutch-hitting shortstop homered, drove in two runs and took home MVP honors after leading the American League over the NL 7-5 Tuesday night.
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Tejada and Teixeira lead AL over NL, 7-5
Jul 12 2005 11:07PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Miguel Tejada, Mark Teixeira and their American League teammates gave a new-look All-Star game the same old result. Tejada homered off John Smoltz to start the scoring, Teixeira added a two-run drive off Dontrelle Willis and the AL overcame Kenny Rogers' bumpy inning to beat the NL 7-5 Tuesday night for its eighth straight win.
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Bedard effective in tuneup for return
Jul 12 2005 10:53PM (CT)
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Baltimore Orioles left-hander Erik Bedard prepared for his return from the 15-day disabled list by throwing five shutout innings Tuesday night in a rehabilitative stint with Class A Delmarva.
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Clemens arrives at All-Star game with dog
Jul 12 2005 9:26PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Roger Clemens' latest arrival to the All-Star game Tuesday night had to be unlike any other. The seven-time Cy Young winner had a tiny puppy, dressed in a No. 22 jersey, and his two teenage sons _ Koby and Kory _ at his side. The dog, Chewy, was a gift from Koby's girlfriend.
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Selig: MLB will not bow to IOC demands
Jul 12 2005 8:18PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Major League Baseball will not agree to the changes demanded by the International Olympic Committee for reinstating the sport for the 2016 Games.
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Tiger Stadium sits with only memories
Jul 12 2005 6:48PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Weeds sprouted out of gutters and rust stained the walls above faded and chipped paw prints that once were vibrant orange. Tiger Stadium was quiet, and in sad shape, several hours before the All-Star game was played Tuesday night about a mile away at Comerica Park.
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Selig: All-Star rotation to resume in '08
Jul 12 2005 5:24PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - After being played in National League cities in consecutive years, baseball's All-Star game will return to an American League site in 2008.
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Selig still hopeful for Marlins' ballpark
Jul 12 2005 4:53PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Florida Marlins remain confident they will be able to assemble financing for a new ballpark, according to baseball commissioner Bud Selig.
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Selig: Remarks not a factor in Nats sale
Jul 12 2005 4:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says remarks by a congressional committee chairman against billionaire George Soros won't be considered as the sport weighs offers for the Washington Nationals.
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Cowboy Joe returns as All-Star umpire
Jul 12 2005 3:28PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Used to doing the ejecting, Joe West was tossed out himself. He lost his job as a major league umpire, and now he's an All-Star, picked to call balls and strikes during Tuesday night's game at Comerica Park.
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Abreu sets Home Run Derby record with 24
Jul 12 2005 8:18AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Bobby Abreu won the Home Run Derby with a record-setting performance Monday night, hitting an astounding 24 homers in his first turn at bat before outslugging hometown favorite Ivan Rodriguez in the finals.
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