Barry Bonds is free, so punch his ticket to Cooperstown  —  DETROIT — We watched Barry Bonds celebrate again Wednesday, listened to his legal team boast, with the San Francisco Giants reveling over their beloved hero's good fortune.  —  Yeah, baby, just like ol' times.

Cub phenom Kris Bryant makes first pro start in CF on seventh day in majors  —  PITTSBURGH - It's a rare day when the Pittsburgh Pirates play a game and the better center fielder is on the other team.  —  And when he's been in the major leagues for only a week, and making his first career professional start in the outfield?

Mets go to 11, tie club record for most wins in a row, with sweep of Braves  —  The Mets won their 11th game in a row, and completed a sweep of their 10-game homestand, with a 6-3 win over the Braves on Thursday afternoon.  —  The Mets jumped on the board early with a bases-clearing double off …

Blue Jays release injured outfielder Dirks  —  The Toronto Blue Jays released Andy Dirks, who's expected to miss the entire minor league season after undergoing another back surgery, an industry source told Sportsnet.  —  The outfielder started the season with the Buffalo Bisons on the triple …

Yankees Top Tigers 2-1 on McCann's RBI in 8th Inning  —  DETROIT — Brian McCann drove in Jacoby Ellsbury with the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on a chilly Thursday afternoon.  —  Ellsbury led off the eighth …

Lohse, Brewers Snap 8-Game Losing Streak, Beat Reds 4-2  —  MILWAUKEE — Kyle Lohse bounced back from a poor start this season and the Milwaukee Brewers snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Thursday.  —  Closer Francisco Rodriguez pumped his right arm and yelled after recording the final out.

Dwayne Bowe pays respect to Chiefs ‘angel’ with final kiss  —  A dedicated Chiefs fan who died last week received her final goodbye kiss from one of her most-loved players.  —  On Tuesday, former wide receiver Dwayne Bowe made a special return trip to Kansas City to pay his respect to 86-year-old Betty Johnson.

Inside details of how A-Rod's 660 fight with Yankees will play out  —  Alex Rodriguez has 658 career homers, two away from tying Willie Mays for fourth all-time and setting off another round of legal jousting with the Yankees.  —  With the way he's hitting, Alex Rodriguez looks likely …

For ballpark design, it could be different game in future  —  Picture this.  —  It's Opening Day 2050 and you are at Tomorrow Park cheering on your favorite team against the dreaded Cubs as they begin yet another championship defense.  —  You peer out toward the giant video board to catch …

Rosario is hitting .357 with three doubles in 14 at-bats this season  —  The Denver Post  —  An overtaxed bullpen forced the Rockies into a slew of moves Wednesday, as they optioned first-baseman Wilin Rosario to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room for relief pitcher John Axford.

Yelich sits again; status remains uncertain  —  4/18/15: Jacob deGrom strikes out Christian Yelich to end the Marlins' scoring threat in the 3rd inning  —  PHILADELPHIA — There was no official word needed on Christian Yelich's status for Wednesday night's game against the Phillies.