Matt stairs
PHOENIX - Oakland right-hander Clayton Mortensen is on the fringe of the competition for the final spot in the Athletics' rotation.

NEW YORK - Kate Hudson was talking to Kurt Russell when she suddenly stopped, leaned forward in a second-row box seat and clasped her hands together.

NEW YORK - More than any slugger on either team, pitching has been the star of this World Series.

NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui and Mark Teixeira homered off an otherwise sharp Pedro Martinez, giving the New York Yankees a 2-1 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after six innings in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night.
PHILADELPHIA - Cole Hamels isn't going to breeze through this postseason.