Sammy Sosa

Clemens, Bonds Rejected in Steroid-Stained Hall of Fame Vote

Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds were snubbed in voting for baseball’s Hall of Fame, adding the game’s two most-decorated players to the list of retired stars bypassed because of links to performance-enhancing drugs.

Jeter Is Hall of Fame Merchants’ Angel as Drugs Taint 2013 Class

Derek Jeter is the angel that business owners near the National Baseball Hall of Fame are waiting for as they worry about a drug-stained 2013 class that may lack a living member.

Clemens, Bonds Head Baseball’s Drug-Shadowed Hall of Fame Ballot

Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa, whose record-setting Major League Baseball careers were shadowed by accusations of performance-enhancing drug use, are on the sport’s Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.

Thome’s Home Run No. 610 Moves Him Into Seventh Place Past Sosa

Jim Thome of the Orioles hit his 610th home run, moving past Sammy Sosa and into sole possession of seventh place on the Major League Baseball career list.

A-Rod’s Home Run Race Risks Inflatable Needles: Scott Soshnick

The New York Yankees like to talk about pinstripe pride. The aura, the team incessantly reminds us, envelops all who don the no-names-on-the-back uniform once worn by Ruth and Reggie, Gehrig and Munson, Mantle, Maris and DiMaggio, who thanked the good Lord for making him a Yankee.

Clemens Hall of Fame Jury Won’t Be Swayed by Not-Guilty Verdict

The not guilty verdict in Roger Clemens’s perjury case is unlikely to sway baseball’s Hall of Fame voters who’ve spent years deciding whether accusations of steroid use should keep the seven-time Cy Young Award winner from being enshrined.

Rodriguez Gets 600th Home Run Ball From Yankee Security Guard

Alex Rodriguez has the baseball he hit for his 600th home run thanks to a Yankee Stadium security guard who might have been able to get $100,000 from memorabilia collectors for the piece of history.

Romney Draws Sports Team Owners as Players Pick Obama

It’s New York versus Boston, players against owners and older athletes facing younger ones, all taking sides in the presidential contest between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.

Strikeouts Show Pitchers Outdo Hitters Like No Time Since 1968

The end of Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drugs era is causing 1960s flashbacks.

Rodriguez Becomes Youngest Major Leaguer to Hit 600 Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez became the youngest of seven players in Major League Baseball history to hit 600 home runs, continuing his climb toward what was once the sport’s most hallowed record under the shadow of admitted steroid use.

New York

Barry Bonds

New York Yankees

Soros Joins Gold-Stake Cuts Before Bear Market Drop

Japan GDP Jumps Most in Year as Consumers Open Wallets: Economy

Najib Cabinet Rewards Base as Chinese Sidelined: Southeast Asia

Asian Stocks Retreat as Japanese Banks Fall on Earnings

Google Rises as Page Updates Music to Maps Services