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Adam LaRoche's son returns for strange playoff cameo

Drake LaRoche was banished from one big league clubhouse, but you can't keep him away from October! The Washington Nationals are making the bizarre decision to use the playoffs to honor...

The White Sox should always have a picket sign handy

Baseball teams traditionally try to throw strikes, not go on them. But the White Sox are racking up quite the protesting history. A day after Chris Sale's bizarre tantrum, in...

Roger Clemens the star of Adam LaRoche's all-geezer team

Adam LaRoche won't have any trouble bringing his son to baseball games now that he's organized his own team outside of the MLB. LaRoche, 36, who unexpectedly retired from baseball...

The obvious place to start Mets' first base search

The simplest move the Mets can make to replace Lucas Duda would be to turn to James Loney. He is at Triple-A with the Padres, hitting .333. He is allowed...

Adam LaRoche went undercover with underage Asian sex slaves

Former Chicago White Sox player Adam LaRoche — who hung up his cleats when the team partly banned his son from the clubhouse — went on an undercover mission last...

Yale's NCAA tourney shocker: a win for student-athletes

Perhaps it’s known as “The Big Dance” because the truth, at best, is only danced round. What made Yale’s NCAA Tournament win over Baylor such a good, if fleeting, story?...

White Sox before shutting up: We didn't lie about LaRoche

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf released a statement Sunday in a last-gasp effort to extinguish the flames that have engulfed the organization. In the statement, Reinsdorf said the national controversy about...

Adam LaRoche twist: Players complained behind his back

PORT ST. LUCIE — Adam LaRoche still is retired, but the reasoning behind his departure keeps getting more complicated. According to a USA Today report, White Sox VP Ken Williams...

LaRoche says White Sox VP stabbed him in back on bringing son to ballpark

PORT ST. LUCIE — It appears recently retired White Sox slugger Adam LaRoche is sticking to his decision to give up baseball because he was told to not bring his...

There are no villains in Adam LaRoche's retirement story

What could make someone walk away from $13 million? In the case of veteran White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche, it was his son, Drake. The 14-year-old — who by...

F-bombs flying over White Sox's kid controversy

White Sox president Kenny Williams may have alienated his whole team over a 14-year-old kid. ESPN reported White Sox players pondered boycotting Wednesday's spring training game after it became public that Williams had...

Adam LaRoche retired because White Sox didn't want son around

Barring a change of heart, White Sox veteran Adam LaRoche is taking his bat and glove — and his son — and heading home. LaRoche, the designated hitter and first...

Adam LaRoche does the Cuddyer favor for White Sox

Like Michael Cuddyer with the Mets, Adam LaRoche signed a two-year contract with the White Sox after the 2014 season. And, like Cuddyer, LaRoche decided to retire rather than play...

Does free agency freeze mean MLB finally learned splurging lesson?

Black Friday fervor did not reach the major leagues. Like the rest of the offseason to date, teams essentially were putting off their big shopping for a later date. At...

A new environment, a new fantasy baseball hope for these players

There comes a time in a baseball player’s career when getting a fresh start in a new town is exactly what is needed to spark something special, even if good...

The best teams for 10 hot MLB free agents

Nine teams are interested, including three mystery teams. Oh, sorry. Was just getting ready for the spiel and the spin or — in some rare cases — the truth. The...