Topic: Mark Teixeira

Russia on Tuesday rejected an estimate by the U.S. government that Russia has suffered more than 100,000 casualties, with over 20,000 killed, since December in the Ukraine war.

Texas Rangers center fielder Joey Gallo didn't take long to feel comfortable in his first career All-Star Game, hitting the first pitch he saw from Giants reliever Will Smith over the right-field wall for a home run.

Singer Joss Stone turns 32 and Ethel Kennedy turns 91, among the famous birthdays for April 11.

On April 11, 1989, Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Hextall became the first NHL goaltender to score in a playoff game, defeating the Washington Capitals.

Two weeks after helping the Houston Astros to their first World Series title, second baseman Jose Altuve was named American League MVP.

In 1945, Allied troops liberated Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. French writer Marcel Conversy would describe his 15 months there as a "living hell."

It was a quiet offseason for the New York Yankees.

One of the biggest fears of a Major League Baseball team is having one of its players injured during the World Baseball Classic.

The Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets have the most to lose as baseball's free agent market opens for business.

NEW YORK -- Matt Wieters stood in the corner of the soaked Baltimore Orioles' clubhouse and waited for a radio interview to begin.