Matt LaPorta

|TODAY| |MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL| |at Washington Street Gym|  6:30 p.m. — Mielke Farms vs. Kessler’s/Pepsi.  7:45 p.m. — Napton Gardens vs. Gold Pages.  9 p.m. — Aberdeen Bombers vs. Coke Zero. |CHURCH LEAGUE...

|TV SPORTS| |WEDNESDAY|  Soccer -- UEFA Champions League, Anderlecht vs. AC Milan, 1:30 p.m. Real Madrid at Manchester City, same-day tape, 7 p.m. (FSN).  Men’s College Basketball -- Maui Invitational, fifth place, 4 p.m.; third place, 6:30 p....

MINNEAPOLIS — Justin Morneau provided a reminder Sunday of what he can do when he is healthy. After injuries caused the former AL MVP to miss all or most of the past three Septembers, Morneau is finally finishing a season in good health. And his two...

Remember in the IronPigs first season, when the Phillies went out and signed Valentino Pascucci to hopefully anchor the middle of the lineup? Pascucci had led the minor leagues in home run the previous season iwth 34, and he had averaged just under 23...

Columbus' Cord Phelps will start at second base for the International League in tonight's Triple-A All-Star game. The position became open when Boston recalled the scheduled starter, Pedro Ciriaco, last weekend. Ciriaco's promotion opened the door for...

According to Baseball America's Jim Callis, former Florida State outfielder James Ramsey and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to terms on a $1.6 million signing bonus that will make Ramsey the fifth-highest paid college senior in major league...

This week is shaping up to be a good one for Florida catcher Mike Zunino. On Sunday, he had a three-run home run that helped Florida sweep the Gainesville Regional. On Monday, he was taken with the No. 3 pick in the MLB Draft. And on Tuesday, Zunino was...

IronPigs manager Ryne Sandberg has been named to International League manager Mike Sarbauch's coaching staff for next month's Triple-A All-Star game in Buffalo while first baseman Cody Overbeck and starting pitcher Tyler Cloyd have taken over the lead...

Tyler Cloyd is the only IronPig among the fans choices so far for the squad that will represent the International League in the Triple-A all-star gmae next month at Buffalo. Cloyd is running second among starting pitchers to Buffalo's Harvey. An IronPig...

1987 -- Sugar Ray Leonard returned to the ring in spectacular fashion after a three-year layoff and defeated Marvin Hagler in a split decision to become middleweight champion. 1992 -- Duke became the first team in 19 years to repeat as NCAA basketball...

No. 20 Indians: No. 11 in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Rockies. If the Cubs could, they would run, not walk, away from the last three years of Alfonso Soriano's contract. The Orioles would do the same with the two left on Brian...

Having already erased much of a big deficit, the Indians were on the cusp of tying the game in the ninth inning with runners in scoring position, one out and a fly ball from Matt LaPorta heading toward center field. Unfortunately for Cleveland, that's...