Detroit Tigers

The second annual Detroit Tigers & St. Frances Academy Youth Baseball Clinic will take place on Feb. 16 in the school's gymnasium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Willie Horton will be the special guest for the clinic, which is open to coaches and players of all ages. It is free for children 17 years old and under and adults are asked to donate $25. During the two-hour event, several topics will be discussed by Horton, Brian Boles (former St. Frances baseball coach and current Tigers scout)

Howard Thomas "Has" Sachs, a retired Crown Cork and Seal manager and a coach, died of Alzheimer's disease complications Feb. 24 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. He was 77 and lived in Pasadena. Born in Baltimore and raised on Sidney Avenue in Westport, he was a 1953 graduate of Southern High School, where he earned varsity letters in baseball, football and basketball. Family said he played on the same team as Al Kaline, a Westport friend who went on to play for the Detroit Tigers and is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Broadcasting legend Ernie Harwell, voice of the Orioles for the first six years after the St. Louis Browns' franchise arrived in Baltimore in 1954 and a man whose voice has been compared to a "dripping Georgia peach cobbler," is back on the air.After his Orioles' stint, Harwell was the radio voice of the Detroit Tigers from 1960 until 1993, when then team president Bo Schembechler "retired" him. That meant his voice was pretty much limited to the broadcasters' wing...

The second annual Detroit Tigers & St. Frances Academy Youth Baseball Clinic will take place on Feb. 16 in the school's gymnasium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Willie Horton will be the special guest for the clinic, which is open to coaches and players of all ages. It is free for children 17 years old and under and adults are asked to donate $25. During the two-hour event, several topics will be discussed by Horton, Brian Boles (former St. Frances baseball coach and current Tigers scout)

Orioles home opener chat with Matt Vensel

Baseball Detroit Tigers -- Extended the contract of manager Sparky Anderson through the 1994 season.Western New England -- Named David Bennett football coach.

Baseball Detroit Tigers -- Agreed to terms with IF/DH Tony Phillips on a three-year contract.College football Southern California -- Football coach Larry Smith announced his resignation.

BASEBALL (AL)* Cleveland Indians -- Placed Felix Fermin (shortstop) on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 23. Purchased the contract of Mark Lewis (shortstop) from Colorado of the Pacific Coast League.* Detroit Tigers -- Placed Lloyd Moseby (outfielder) on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 23. Called up Mark Leiter (pitcher) from Toledo of the International League.

Opponent: Detroit Tigers Site: Camden Yards Time: 3:05 p.m. TV/Radio: Comcast SportsNet/WBAL (1090 AM) Starters: Tigers' Gary Knotts (0-3, 4.39) vs. Orioles' Omar Daal (2-3, 5.05)

Who will end up in the World Series? The TV networks do not want a Subway World Series, so I'm going with the Yankees and the Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers. And if they buy their tickets early, they might get a good seat. Richard Lehr Jim Royer Lutherville

The Orioles' home game July 14 against the Detroit Tigers has been changed from a 7:05 start to 4:05. The change was made because the game has been selected for broadcast on Fox. That is also the day of the Jim Palmer sculpture unveiling, which will take place at at 2:15 p.m.  with the ballpark gates opening at 2 p.m. Fans holding tickets for that game who are unable to attend due to the time change may exchange their tickets at...

Orioles home opener chat with Matt Vensel

April 17, 1992: Randy Milligan hits a pair of home runs against the Detroit Tigers to become the first player with a multi-homer game in Camden Yards history.

David Hernandez got to Camden Yards early Saturday to play catch and settle back into his locker, but he had to wait another day before his return to the rotation was official. Hernandez will be recalled in time to start today's series finale against the Washington Nationals with Koji Uehara going to the disabled list because of a right elbow strain. It will be the third major league start and fourth appearance for Hernandez, who is 3-2 with a 3.30 ERA in 11 starts with Triple-A Norfolk.

George Kell, the Hall of Fame third baseman who edged Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title before putting the finishing touches on his 15-year career with the Orioles, died Tuesday. He was 86. Jackson's Funeral Home in Newport, Ark., confirmed the death but did not give a cause. The Hall of Fame said he died in his sleep at his home in Swifton. Kell, who was a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years, was severely injured in a car crash in 2004 but was able to walk with a cane about six months later.

Golf British Open 9 a.m., [chs. 2, 7]: Normally, I wouldn't suggest getting up early on a Saturday to watch golf, but the Open at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, is getting a little interesting what with 53-year-old Greg Norman in second place trailing K.J. Choi by a stroke. Until now, Norman has spent most of the year picking out dinnerware patterns in anticipation of his recent nuptials to former tennis star Chris Evert and hasn't made a cut all season. At 7 p.m., on MASN, the Orioles are at home against the Detroit Tigers.

April 17, 1992: Randy Milligan hits a pair of home runs against the Detroit Tigers to become the first player with a multi-homer game in Camden Yards history.

A recap of the Orioles' 7-4 win over the Royals last night: OFF THE BAT It wasn't a good beginning for Orioles right-hander Steve Trachsel. After getting leadoff hitter David DeJesus to fly out in the first, Trachsel allowed an 0-2 single to Mark Teahen and then watched as his second pitch to Alex Gordon was crushed into the right-field seats for a 2-0 Kansas City lead. Trachsel settled in and didn't allow a run again. He left with one out in the sixth, eventually picking up his first win since his initial start of the 2008 season on April 4. RED-HOT FREDDIE Playing in just his second game of the season, newly anointed Orioles shortstop Freddie Bynum kept up his hot hitting.

News item: Severna Park's Gavin Floyd (Mount St. Joseph) took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning against the struggling Detroit Tigers yesterday on the way to his second victory of the young season. My take: Great to see him getting off to a good start. It'll also be good to see him make his first appearance as a pro at Camden Yards on Thursday, barring a weather disruption in the Chicago White Sox rotation. News item: An unidentified construction worker told the New York Post he cursed the Yankees by burying a Red Sox jersey under the visitors clubhouse at the new Yankee Stadium.