starters

Young pitchers are one of baseball's treasured assets. Yet five 25-and-under starters were traded this offseason.

That's extremely rare -- and it can be very risky, writes Tom Verducci.

For the Tigers and Yankees, the season rides on one game. But while Game 5 of the ALDS features unlikely starters, Tom Verducci says there's another reason New York has the edge.

With starters throwing fewer and fewer innings, should they be considered for the MVP Award? Joe Posnanski says there are exceptions, but starting pitching is less valuable today.

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy holds a share of the overnight lead as day two of the 75th Masters gets under way at Augusta, with Ian Woosnam and Ian Poulter among the early starters.

The NBA All-Star Game starters will be revealed Thursday night. SI.com's panel of experts names its squads, with the biggest debate coming at point guard for the Western Conference.

For this home opener unlike any other, the Miami Heat deviated from the years-old script of having starters run onto the floor when their name was called.

Derek Lowe, who won his last five starts of the regular season, will start for the Braves Thursday in Game 1 of the NL division series at San Francisco.

The early starters begin the final round at St Andrews with Louis Oosthuizen four shots clear at the top of the leaderboard.

While the Atlanta Braves missed the National League wild card by six full games that is not a real indication of how good of a season they had.

It seems no matter who they have on the roster this team just knows how to win. Granted they were a better road team than a home one, but who can argue with results.

It seems in the end the Braves were on big bat away from making a serious run at a playoff spot and regardless of who is in their starting five, their starters can go out there and get it done

The Tampa Bay Rays are giving Scott Kazmir the chance to pitch them into the World Series.