TOKYO — Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish ended months of speculation Thursday by saying he intends to make a move to Major League Baseball. The 25-year-old right-hander, considered the best pitcher in the Japanese professional leagues, wrote on his blog that he had decided to use the posting system, which allows MLB teams to bid for the negotiating rights to Japanese players who have yet to become ...

Bill Cosby played football at Temple, ran track for the Owls and still attends their basketball games. Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog.

Ozzie Guillen's website apparently leaked the news he has agreed to become manager of the Florida Marlins. A post Monday night quoted Guillen announcing he was Florida bound. The blog was taken down a short time later and replaced by a post that discussed Guillen's departure from the Chicago White Sox but making no mention of the Marlins.

Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. 1902 — Chicago's Jim Callaghan tossed the White Sox's first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.

Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. 1917 — Philadelphia's Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies' 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers.