USA TODAY is creating a list of the 250 greatest American sports figures of all time. The USA TODAY Network is also spotlighting top athletes from individual states, starting with Tennessee. This ...

It’s hard to recognize greatness when it’s right under your nose. Many would admit they took the Roy Halladay era of Blue ...

Kevin Johnson, Coventry, Sr., P: The Hudson Valley CC commit has a 1.46 ERA with 70 strikeouts over 38.1 innings pitched. He is also slashing .444/.550/.651 (1.201 OPS) with a home run, 24 RBIs and 24 ...

Be prepared to take notes should you decide to take a field trip to the Cade Townsend School of Pitching. You’re going to hear a lot of numbers and learn plenty about the seams on a baseball and their ...

The Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a time to take stock of teams. Here are our grades for each of the Yankees players ...

The next time his team seals a victory, Aaron Boone knows exactly what he’ll do. From his perch near the top step of the dugout, the manager will channel John Sterling’s famous gyrating call, as if he ...

Crooked Numbers is a monthly column dedicated to Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. Keeping track of the weirdness is a team effort, so get in touch if you've witnessed something ...

With the Major League Baseball season on hiatus and players looking for ways to keep their minds occupied, a number of the ...

Who had the best baseball career from Brevard County? The debate is on. As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary this summer, USA TODAY Sports will celebrate the 250 greatest American ...

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground interim police chief Albert Wheaton was a non-roster invitee to the Atlanta Braves' 1991 spring training but wa ...

The San Diego Padres have been hit with an unexpected blow to their pitching rotation. Matt Waldron, one of the few active knuckleball pitchers in the Major Leagues, has been temporarily sidelined ...

If their teams are out of the race by mid-summer, look for Freddy Peralta, Robbie Ray and Joe Ryan to be popular trade targets. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Elsa, Ezra Shaw, David ...