Topic: Phil Niekro

Houston Astros second baseman Alex Bregman says the team has "one thing" on its mind this off-season: helping manager Dusty Baker get over the hump to win his first World Series.

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, who went on to serve in Congress as a Kentucky politician, died overnight at the age of 85.

Ender Inciarte matched his homer total for all of 2016 with his third in two games and the Braves made the opening of SunTrust Park a winning one Friday night.

While Jose Fernandez is the Miami Marlins' ace of the present and the future, Henderson Alvarez is a more-than-solid sidekick.

Woods: He and Obama won golf match ... Braves to retire Chipper Jones' number ... Pirates extend Manager Hurdle's contract ... Lisicki in, Hradecka out in Memphis ... Sports news from United Press International.

The Atlanta Braves said Tuesday they will retire third baseman Chipper Jones' number and induct him into the team's Hall of Fame.

The Atlanta Braves retired the uniform No. 31 of four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux prior to Friday night's meeting with the New York Mets.

The scheduled game between Washington and San Francisco was postponed by rain Wednesday, delaying Randy Johnson's bid for his 300th victory.

Mark Texeira hit two two-run homers Sunday, powering the Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Chipper Jones' RBI double in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday carried the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Neifi Perez had three hits and one RBI Thursday afternoon as the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee, 3-0.

Forty-one-year-old Roger Clemens became the National League's first eight-game winner in 2004 Wednesday as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1.

Roger Clemens allowed three hits and struck out 11 in seven innings and Lance Berkman had two RBI and two runs Tuesday as Houston beat Florida, 6-1.

Roger Clemens helped himself to an early lead Saturday as the Houston Astros won for the seventh time in eight road games, 8-5 over the Colorado Rockies.

President George Bush says despite a sore arm, he will throw the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals' season opener Monday.