Andy Mitchell tossed six solid innings as visiting Norfolk stifled Columbus, 6-1, on Friday.

Friends and family on Saturday paid a final farewell to a Lockhart soldier killed in Iraq.

DETROIT -- Detroit police seized three pit bulls outside a business believed to have been used to host dogfighting matches.

Police today said they have made no arrests in the fatal shooting Friday afternoon of a 17-year-old man i the 11000 block of St. Mary's on the west side.

he Detroit Tigers will try to snap out of their recent funk when they again battle the Oakland Athletics in the second contest of a four-game set from Comerica Park. Detroit has lost 12 of its last 15 contests and

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday accused Senate Republicans of holding up passage of a new state budget to tie up the Legislature and prevent approval of legislation that would reduce the number of Californians without health insurance.

Rick Ankiel continued his storybook comeback Saturday, belting two homers to help the Cardinals beat the Dodgers.

Having only discovered Prolapse just as they were drifting apart, I only read about the legendary on-stage fights and screaming matches that made up the core of the band's live appeal. Though singers Linda Steelyard and Mick Derrick were, by

Troubled Buffalo Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove was suspended for four games without pay by the NFL on Saturday for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Four Chicago men accused of tying up and robbing NBA star Antoine Walker at his River North home were denied bond Saturday.

BP PLC has announced it will protest five safety violations a federal agency imposed last month following monitoring it performs at the company's Texas City plant in the wake of a deadly 2005 blast.

On this sweltering Saturday afternoon, firefighters have been sweating it out trying to extinguish a two-alarm blaze at the Hunter's Glen apartmnents in the 2300 block of Berkeley -- that's near William Cannon and Brodie Lane.

Georgetown police say two men robbed a Papa John's pizzeria early Saturday morning.

The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion.

As many as 40,000 Republicans joined Saturday for a high-profile straw poll featuring barbecue, music, speeches and a chance to winnow the GOP's field of presidential candidates. Slideshow: 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

Mayor Sheila Dixon announces her support for Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

ESPN reports that the Padres have been awarded a waiver claim for Kei Igawa. The two teams now have until 2 PM on Tuesday to negotiate a trade. Via Ben.

As many as 40,000 Republicans were expected to participate in Iowa's straw poll Saturday.