Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been selected for his 11th All-Star Game, joining the roster as a Legend Pick by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

With mounds of dirt, construction vehicles and the exact location where home plate will be at the new Athletics ballpark serving as the backdrop, team owner John Fisher stood in front of a large gathering with one message: “We are Vegas’ team.”.

The Colorado Rockies have made history no team wants to claim.

When a fan flipped over the railing and fell off the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park on Wednesday night, it elicited memories of fans who have died from similar falls at other major league stadiums.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week at the White House with President Donald Trump.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.

The jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers and Cubs opened their regular season had a different vibe than the usual MLB game.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is still struggling to recover from an illness, with manager Dave Roberts pessimistic that the eight-time All-Star will be ready for opening day against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday in Japan.

For two days in Japan, it’s the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League.

Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport lined up 10 deep and hoping to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived.

He joins CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki in this year's class.

Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani’s deal.

Seventy years since the last professional women’s baseball league, another one hopes to give women a chance to shine in baseball.

Sometimes, it really does help to have all that money.

The Detroit Tigers were sellers at MLB's trade deadline on July 30.

"I'm blessed to have a great team. It's all about the people you have around you."

Cave Spring alum and VMI pitcher Holden Wilkerson drafted by the Blue Jays

Amherst County native Christian Martin was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals while VMI's Holden Wilkerson was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Under the direction of head coach Brian O'Connor, Virginia has now had 100 MLB Draft selections.

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez is set for his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for Chris Sale.

More runs are scored at Coors Field in Denver, because the air is less dense.

MLB’s new uniform reveal hasn’t gone very well.

The Oakland Athletics probably won't be in Oakland a whole lot longer.

Magna Vista advances in the Region 3d bracket with a 73-66 win at William Byrd in Vinton.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he will retire when his current term ends in January 2029.

Patrick Henry defeated Franklin Co in boys basketball action 82-63.

How well do you remember what happened in the sports world in 2023?

Colonels defeat Patriots 74-60.

Bryan Abreu gave up Nathaniel Lowe’s two-run homer in the Houston Astros’ 11-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series after his two-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Adolis García delayed until the start of next season.

There was a World Series and other postseason games played at Globe Life Field even before Texas Rangers fans got to see their own team do anything in the stadium with a retractable roof.

VIrginia Tech's offensive explosion of 38 points in a the weekend win over Pitt leads to a pair of players being honored by the ACC.

The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped to 2 hours, 40 minutes in the first year of the pitch clock, a 24-minute decrease in a season of change that resulted in a spike in batting average and the most stolen bases in nearly 40 years.

The Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing plans for a new ballpark in downtown St. Petersburg, which is a positive development for baseball fans in Florida.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred will consider increasing time on the pitch clock for the postseason but is reluctant to adjust an innovation the sport considers a great success.

The Cavaliers' catcher earned the 2023 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award

Shohei Ohtani became a two-way All-Star for the third straight year when he was picked for the American League pitching staff, and eight Atlanta Braves were chosen for the July 11 game in Seattle — the most of any team since 2012.

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad.

The rules have changed since Bob Melvin and Bruce Bochy were big league catchers when big collisions with runners trying to score were just part of the game.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred thinks the use of banned sticky stuff is more widespread than the three pitchers ejected this season for illegal grip aids.

Major League Baseball celebrations have turned into a full-on production for some teams.

Salem sophomore Shaniya Robinson won the Girls 200m at the Knights Track Classic.

Has it really been about 100 years since arguably America’s first true sports icon was in his heyday?

The Oakland Athletics are packing their bags for Las Vegas, a long-expected move that will affect far more baseball fans than in those two cities.

Anthony Rendon says he can't comment on a video posted on social media that appears to show the Los Angeles Angels All-Star third baseman appearing to swipe at an Oakland fan after the Angels lost to the Athletics on opening day.

10 Sports’ John Appicello sat down with Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock, who hired Women’s Basketball Coach Kenny Brooks.

Temperature and air pressure play a big role in whether or not a ball clears the fence

The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with Panama defeating Taiwan 12-5 for its first win in tournament history and the Netherlands beating Cuba 4-2 in the opening Group A game as Didi Gregorius drove in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run.

The Radford boys outlasted Floyd Co, but the Lady Buffs handled Glenvar to take home the Region 2C hardware.

VHSL State Wrestling Championships for Classes 1, 2, and 3 are underway in Salem.

Without question, 2022 will forever go down as a memorable one in the sports world with all that was achieved by athletes and teams around the world.

VIrginia's championship city is once again hosting a pair of national title "final 4's".

The Major League Baseball Players Association has voted to extend the contract of executive director Tony Clark through 2027.

The Bobcats dominated the Knights to complete a 1-loss regular season.

Lord Botetourt outlasts Christiansburg 3-2 to advance in the Region 4D volleyball tournament.

Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, Tyler Anderson threw seven sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-0, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season.

The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers.

The Blue Demons defense keyed the win over defending Region Champ Abingdon.

Galax defeats Giles 28-14.

Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks.

The Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to unionize minor leaguers, reversing decades of opposition.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the sport’s treatment of minor leaguers, prompting immediate criticism from the players’ advocacy group.

The McGwire family is set to see the other side of things in one of baseball’s best rivalries.

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

The Sock Puppets rally for 3 in the 9th to down the River Turtles in Pulaski's home opener.

Baseball celebrated the life and legacy of Lou Gehrig on the 81st anniversary of the Hall of Famer's death.

The NCAA Division 3 Softball Championships got underway at the Moyer Softball complex in Salem.

A former Milwaukee Brewers ball player turns BBQ extraordinaire in this Tasty Tuesday

The New York Mets are upset after several of their hitters have been hit by pitches over the first few weeks of the season.

Chris Bassitt pitched six strong innings, and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 for their franchise-best sixth straight series win to start a season.

Rustburg pulled away from the Bees of Brookville for the shutout win.

Baseball’s regular season begins this week, so that means the abbreviated spring training session for teams, which started late due to the offseason lockout, is over.

Pitchers, catchers and batters will be able to appeal calls from human umpires to “robo umps” in the Low-A Southeast League this season, while pitch clocks, anti-shift rules and larger bases will be tried in the minors ahead of possible big league use in 2023.

The high school basketball season has reached the Region semifinal and final rounds.

Baseball negotiations have resumed with new intensity in an effort to salvage opening day.

Area wrestlers are battling for state medals in Salem in Classes 1, 2, and 3.

Day one of the Adam Ward Classic saw some cross-town rivalry action on the hardwoods.

The Cavaliers pulled away from Hidden Valley in a non-District matchup.

Pulaski Co handled Patrick Henry in a battle of quality River Ridge District girls basketball programs.

New Head Coach Brent Pry has named Joe Rudolph as the latest member of his staff.

This year marked somewhat of a return to normalcy in the sports world.

Christiansburg advances over Brookville in the First Round of the Northside Invitational.

The Lady Cavs improve to 4-0 this season.

Tony Clark was a minor league prospect in the Detroit Tigers’ system and Rob Manfred a junior lawyer on management’s legal team during Major League Baseball’s last work stoppage.

The World Series champion Atlanta Braves have added depth at catcher by signing Manny Piña to a two-year, $8 million contract.

The Titans sweep the Carroll Co. Cavaliers in 3 for the region crown.

Regular season Co-Champions square off for Blue Ridge District title.

Bassett 62 Tunstall 0.

Oak Hill 107, Massanutten 92

RB Chuck Webb led Patrick Henry to a 44-7 win over Hidden Valley.

The major league batting average dropped to.

The Knights get a win at Bogle Stadium.

LB defeats Christiansburg 3-1

Tim Anderson recently admitted he has never watched “Field of Dreams.” Well, he just submitted a pretty good script for a sequel.

USA Baseball defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 on Wednesday in Tokyo.

It’s official: The Cleveland Indians will become the Cleveland Guardians.

With 19 live speeches and nine video tributes this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction talks will be limited to six minutes apiece.

Liberty's Will Wagner, son of Ferrum alum Billy Wagner, was drafted by the same team as his dad in the 18 round-- Houston Astros.

Hidden Valley girls fall in overtime while the Patrick Henry boys came up short in PK's.

William Fleming fell to Stone Bridge 46-13 on Saturday in the Class 5 State semifinal game. The Colonels finished their season 6-3 overall.

Six Challenger tennis tournaments scheduled for Canada this year have been canceled because of the pandemic.