NL-best Cubs pick up Piniella’s option for 2010
Manager Lou Piniella plans to stick with the Chicago Cubs for a while. The Cubs picked up the option on Piniella’s contract for 2010 on Tuesday, a day before the NL Central champions open the playoffs against …
Dempster gets first chance [...]

LIVE: ChiSox need win to force 1-game playoff
Weeks homers to help Brewers take wild-card lead
The Milwaukee Brewers control their own destiny again. Rickie Weeks hit a three-run homer in the seventh, Seth McClung pitched four scoreless innings in relief and the Brewers rallied to beat the Chicago [...]

Analysts: Tough to determine if there is such a thing as clutch The night before this year’s All-Star Game, Nike held an A-List marketing party to showcase Derek Jeter’s new line of shoes. …

Yankees are looking to future
Joe Girardi rounded the corner, bounded into the New York Yankees clubhouse and began dragging a big garbage can back to the manager’s office.
Rangers make coaching changes
Texas Rangers‘ bench coach Art Howe and third base coach Matt [...]

White Sox win, force playoff vs. Twins (AP)

Alexei Ramirez spread his arms wide, raced around the bases like a little kid and jumped into Paul Konerko’s embrace at home plate. No wonder they were so happy. The White Sox would play one more day. Ramirez set a rookie [...]

Rays beat behemoths with patient plan Rays beat behemoths with patient plan If the Rays had three times the payroll, they might be the Red Sox. Then again, if they were the Red Sox, they’d have finished in second place. [...]

Twins win, will root for Tigers to knock out White Sox The Minnesota Twins wrapped up their regular season with a win. Up next? Another agonizing afternoon spent cheering against the …

Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey steps down after 8 years in role
Paul Godfrey stepped down as president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, ending an eight-year run in which his success on the team’s business side was never matched by similarly strong improvements [...]

M’s end miserable season with 4-3 win over A’s
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored the decisive run as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, ending a pair of forgettable seasons.
The perennial All-Star finished the [...]

Joe Mauer Nears Batting Title
The Twins are about to take the field with the American League Central race still in the balance.But they know they’re at least safe from elimination on Sunday, thanks to the half-game lead over the White Sox …
Chicago-Detroit makeup game set for Monday [...]