The long ball may sell tickets in Major League Baseball but, come World Series time, more often than not it is good pitching that wins championships.

Goddard, Kan. native Jeff Berblinger left a number of legacies in Lawrence and on the KU baseball program. The second baseman was named an All-American his senior year (1993) and helped lead the Jayhawks to the College World Series that same season. After being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, Berblinger saw action with the Cards as he was called up in September of 1997, just in time for Mark ...

DALLAS (Reuters) - The baseball that broke the hearts of Boston Red Sox fans when it rolled through first baseman Bill Buckner#39;s legs during the 1986 World Series sold to an anonymous bidder for $418,250 at auction on Friday, the auction house said. Buckner#39;s error on a routine ground ball in Game 6 of the series against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York was widely blamed for costing ...

DALLAS — The baseball that rolled through the legs of Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series was sold at auction Friday for $418,250.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Unlike in most of Africa, soccer is not the top sport at the Rev. John Foundation School in Uganda#39;s capital. Instead, a fairly foreign American game is No. 1 and catching on quickly.