American League and National League Home Run Derby captains Jose Bautista and Troy Tulowitzki announced their top three picks for their teams.    

Miami Marlins general manager Dan Jennings told USA Today Sports that he will not trade either of the team’s best hitters, reiterating the club’s stance that Giancarlo Stanton won’t be dealt while also claiming that Casey McGehee isn’t available.    

Pete Carroll will be inducted into the University of Southern California Hall of Fame in 2015, the school announced Monday.    

Brian McCann has gotten off to a rough start with the New York Yankees, and Terry Pendleton isn’t surprised at all.    

David Ortiz has defended himself in the face of rumors and innuendo about performance-enhancing drug use before. On Monday night, the Boston Red Sox slugger went for the jugular.    

The defense team for Oscar Pistorius closed its case in the athlete’s murder trial on Tuesday, bringing a legal case that has transfixed South Africans and others around the world closer to a verdict.    

Chris Davis snapped a lengthy slump with a tiebreaking homer in the 11th inning, part of a six-run uprising that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Monday night.    

Jesse Chavez matched a career high with nine strikeouts in six innings, and three relievers pitched scoreless ball to lead the Oakland Athletics past the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.    

The NCAA is suggesting that football teams hold no more than two contact practices per week during the season in guidelines that grew out of a safety and concussion summit early this year.    

Veteran forward Channing Frye has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with the Orlando Magic, a source confirmed to ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne.