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It’s a tale of two teams, but three cities. And as Charles Dickens wrote, it’s a tale of the years they intertwined from the start, one enjoying a “season (or seasons) of light,” the other dreading a “season of darkness.” The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs always pop up on each other’s schedules at least twice, sometimes more, every year. But rarely do they begin a regular season against each other. ...

For a venue so roundly chastised for being aácumbersome, noisyáhost for baseball all these years, the Baggy Dome is poised for one more awkward dance. The Minnesota Twins guaranteed at least one more game of baseball in the old facility, giving a raucous-turned-tense home crowd reason to exhale,ácheer and wave their Homer HankiesálateáTuesday night with an extra-innings victory against the Detroit Tigers. In the same uphill fashionáas they chased down the Detroit ...

Major League Baseball in late September might beáa warm-up act for the Fall Classic, but it isn't without its own theatrics on and off the field. Prospects have hadátheir cups of coffee, some are turning heads.áA few teams are still dogging it out for playoff spots. And someáorganizations just can't wait untiláafter theá162nd game to run a skipper out of town, buying into the notion thatáend-of-summer managerial shake-ups haveámeasurable effects. Two years ...

HOOVER, Ala.—The box score would indicate a pitching duel reminiscent of the night before. But what really transpired Friday night at Regions Park were back-to-back-to-back missed opportunities by the Barons, followed by a battle within of who could care less. And a visiting club that was happy to mow over an uninspired home team. The Jacksonville Suns punched in a pair of runs in their half of the fifth, then toyed with the Barons' bullpen in ...

While the Birmingham Barons and Jacksonville Suns sat in opposing dugouts during a pregame delay, the pomp and circumstance of both unborn and newborn football seasons was on full display Thursday night. Fireworks blazed above the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, then crowned a packed crowd at Heinz Stadium as the Steelers and Titans neared kickoff and the start of the 2009 NFL season. In the college ranks, Georgia Tech showcased its highly-touted offense, exploding for ...