His fans from Seattle to Venezuela call him "King Felix." Yet it's another, more personal title that Felix Hernandez cites as the reason his career took off last year, when he went from maddening inconsistency and unfulfilled potential to dominant pitching that earned him a $78 ...

Cliff Lee thought he was staying in Philadelphia — for the rest of his career. The Phillies' postseason star proposed a routine counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday, then headed for the Mississippi River near his Arkansas home to hunt. He got some stunning ...

Derek Jeter, who sparked the New York Yankees to their first Major League Baseball title in nine years, was named Monday as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. Jeter becomes the first member of the 27-time World Series champions to capture the award from the US magazine, which began honoring athletes in 1954. The 35-year-old team captain has been ...

Zack Greinke fidgeted a bit and spoke softly. Winning the Cy Young Award brought up a whole lot of unwanted attention. "A lot of stuff going on today when I usually just like doing nothing," he said. "But just part of life." The ...