Several things have changed for the first-place Colorado Rockies since they finished last season with a 64-98 record.

Brandon Maurer thought the first-inning woes that hampered the first two starts of his career were in the past. The last three outings had been an impressive turnaround for the Seattle rookie in his first month in the majors.

The Memphis Grizzlies got down in the trenches again and grabbed home-court advantage from the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Denver Nuggets beat Golden State 107-100, reducing the Warriors' lead in the best-of-seven West first-round series to 3-2. Golden State coach Mark Jackson accused the Nuggets of dirty play.

The Mariners weren’t able to recover from Brandon Maurer’s rocky first inning, in which he gave up four runs, as their three-game losing streak was snapped. Mike Morse had his eighth homer, one of the few bright spots. MARINERS SIXTH: Mariners get one back on Morse homer, but get only on

Yoenis Cespedes drove in four runs, Seth Smith knocked in three with a bases-loaded double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Tuesday.

Kenneth Faried brought the energy and the Denver Nuggets rediscovered their toughness in time to stave off elimination Tuesday night with a 107-100 win over the Golden State Warriors.

J.J. Putz knew he was in trouble as soon as he let go of the ball.

One bad month is not about to shake Andrew McCutchen's confidence.

Theo Epstein's one and only big offseason move while running the Chicago Cubs is off to a slow start.

Mark Jackson is standing up for his smooth-shooting guard who's constantly getting knocked down.

The Chicago White Sox had already scored twice only six batters into the game against Yu Darvish, the Texas ace who had thrown 18 consecutive scoreless innings.

James Gillheeney and Danny Farquhar combined on a six-hitter and Carlos Triunfel had a two-run single as Tacoma beat Tucson.

Jason Collins said he has gotten "incredible" support since coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues, and hopes he may have made the path easier for others to follow.

Considering his previous two outings, Phil Humber was pleased with his performance against the New York Yankees.

Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer with one out in the top of the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Yu Darvish could've made things a lot easier on himself if only his foot had found the bag.

Alex Cobb made just about everybody in Tampa Bay forget about James Shields for five stellar innings Tuesday night. The sixth is what separated the youngster from the veteran.

After his Blue Jays finished off a disappointing April with a much-needed win, manager John Gibbons summed up his sentiments with a single word.