CLEVELAND — Symptoms can vary but usually include: sweaty palms, an irregular heartbeat and mild indigestion. Joe Borowski’s appearances can be downright sickening for Indians fans. Although Cleveland’s closer led the league with a career-high 45 saves, very few were of the 1-2-3 variety for the AL Central champions. More times than not, Borowski put [...]

UNION CITY, N.J. — Hideki Matsui will likely be a designated hitter when the New York Yankees open the playoffs Thursday at Cleveland. Matsui hit just .185 in September with two homers and 12 RBIs and had fluid drained from his right knee on Sunday in New York. Yankees manager Joe Torre said Monday that [...]

DENVER — In a season that needed an extra day, Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies needed extra innings to pull off the most dramatic comeback yet. Holliday raced home on Jamey Carroll’s shallow fly ball, capping a stunning, three-run rally in the 13th inning against Trevor Hoffman and leading the Rockies over the San [...]

BEREA — The beginning was supposed to be the end of the Browns. Three division home games and a trip to the West Coast in September were believed to be too much for coach Romeo Crennel and his team to survive. But after home upsets of the high-powered Bengals and defensive-minded Ravens — the last [...]

BEREA — Offensive line coach Steve Marshall walked into the locker room Monday to catch up with an old friend he hadn’t seen in a while. “What’s up, dog?” Marshall said. “It’s good to see you. You ready to go?” “Yes, sir,” said Ryan Tucker, coming off a four-game suspension for testing positive for steroids. [...]