NCAA Baseball Tournament 2014: Regional matchups, bracket

The 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket was announced Monday during the Selection Show on ESPNU.

NCAA Baseball Tournament

Selection Show: Oregon State is the overall No. 1 seed in the 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2014: 16 regional sites named

The NCAA has announced the 16 hosts for the regional round of the 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The 16 regional hosts announced Sunday night are guaranteed spots in the 64-team NCAA tournament. The rest of the field will be announced Monday.

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2014: All the automatic bids

The automatic bids for the 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Show: TV schedule for Selection Monday

When is the Selection Show for the 2013 NCAA Baseball Tournament?

Dad catches minor league son's first home run of the season

Astros minor leaguer Conrad Gregor hit his first home run of the season and his dad was there to snag it.

Dodgers celebrate Josh Beckett's no-hitter

The Dodgers swarmed Josh Beckett after he threw the 2014 season's first no-hitter.

White Sox gift Jeter dirt, donation, bench

The White Sox gave Derek Jeter a bench, a $5,000 donation and some infield dirt from Comiskey Park in his last game at U.S. Cellular Field.

Yunel Escobar's stolen base cleared the benches

The Red Sox thought it was disrespectful when Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar stole third, so the benches cleared.

Josh Beckett no-hits Phillies

Josh Beckett throws the first no-hitter of his career at age 34 on Sunday with a six-strikeout, three-walk performance as the Dodgers blanked the Phillies, 6-0.

A Knight's tale

This is how Matt Davidson pictures himself. He craves his chance to play for the White Sox. But for now, Davidson is a top prospect struggling to find his stride in Triple-A. SN's Cassandra Negley has his story.

Dad catches son's HR

Conrad Gregor's first home run of the season was caught by his dad.

Manny being Cub

For a team that needs an attitude adjustment, Ramirez could be a tonic for the Cubs.

Phillies skipper Ryne Sandberg ate cat food as a kid

Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg admitted he used to eat cat food as a snack when he was a kid.

Unsuspecting beer vendor snags foul ball with bucket on head

An unsuspecting beer vendor at Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park made a great catch while serving the fans.

Heads up

That's going to leave a mark.

Boston blues

Not only has Boston's losing skid reached eight games, but now OF Shane Victorino has landed on the disabled list with a hamstring issue.

Wieters injury

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters will have surgery on his right elbow and be sidelined for about nine months, the team announced Monday.

Nolan Arenado breaks left middle finger, lands on DL

Arenado dove head-first into second base and could hit the DL.

Cabrera and Beltre

Like little kids.

Pads' '84 reunion

It's Retro Weekend in San Diego as the Padres celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise's first NL pennant. Several members of that team were at Petco Park on Friday night, including Steve Garvey.

Stormy NYC

Black hail, lightning and a city skyline make for some fun photos.

Big pitch

Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is heading to the Hall of Fame one day for his prowess at the plate, but he'd like to make at least one appearance as a pitcher before he makes the trip to Cooperstown.

A's giveaway

The Oakland Athletics are once again building on their fans' emotional connection to the George Michael song 'Careless Whisper' that Josh Reddick used as his walk-up music a few weeks ago.

Chris Christie: 'I would love to be GM of the Mets'

Controversial New Jersey governor Chris Christie said he'd gladly sign on to be the new GM of the Mets.

Torii Hunter baffled by Yu Darvish's eephus pitch

Yu Darvish left Torii Hunter puzzled by lobbing him this 55 MPH curveball.

Rivera

In an interview on the YES Network's "Center Stage," Mariano Rivera revealed that he hated pitching as a kid.

For the Birds

In the latest edition of SN's Broadcast Review series, Jesse Spector takes a look at the view from St. Louis, where fine calls of the plays as they happen are undermined by everything between pitches from both Dan McLaughlin and Al Hrabosky.

Brewers' snafu

The Milwaukee Brewers made a call to the bullpen. Too bad no one was warming up.

Sale rings up Yanks

Chris Sale retired 18 of 19 batters over six scoreless innings in his return from an arm injury, and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday night.

Padres' throwbacks

Tribute or troll? The Padres wear their 1984 jerseys with the Cubs in town.

Crazy bounces and bat dogs

ACC baseball is the best.

Jobu bobbleheads

A Cleveland Indians minor league team is giving away Jobu bobbleheads.

Cubs' new look

The Cubs are no closer to renovating Wrigley Field than they are to winning a world championship.

Puig-tastic

Yasiel Puig made one of the best catches of the year on Thursday. Then he made two of the worst baserunning moves.

Tulo saw the sign

Troy Tulowitzki fires back at sign-stealing claims

Semi-formal ball

The Gastonia Grizzlies will don their finest formal wear this summer.

Fielder out?

Prince Fielder will have season-ending surgery, Rangers say

Olivo released

Miguel Olivo has been released by the Los Angeles Dodgers after his fight in the dugout with Triple-A Albuquerque teammate Alex Guerrero.

Weaver CG

The ninth inning of Astros-Angels had a little of everything, including a potentially serious injury to one of Houston's future stars.

1-hit wonders

Brandon Moss hit a solo homer for Oakland's only hit and the Athletics took advantage of the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays for a 3-2 victory Wednesday night.

Four-homer game

Now that's the way to get yourself noticed: Diamondbacks minor leaguer Jon Griffin belted four home runs in as many at-bats Wednesday night.

Puig flips

Yasiel Puig bat flip? Yasiel Puig bat flip. And a good one.

Nice gesture

The boy who was struck in the head by a foul ball at Turner Field was visited in the hospital by players from both the Braves and Milwaukee Brewers, providing a bit of comfort to the player who lined the ball into the stands.

Olivo banned

Minor league catcher Miguel Olivo instead was given a suspension for taking a chunk out of infielder Alex Guerrero's lobe druing a dugout fight.

Tulo cheating?

Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow is "kinda, sorta" suspicious about Rockies shortstops Troy Tulowitzki's video-game numbers at Coors Field this season.

Olivo takes after his idol

On Tuesday Miguel Olivo bit off part of his teammates ear during a fight. During spring training he admitted that he wanted to be like Mike Tyson, only without the ear-bitting.

Walk-off balk

Al Alburquerque's balk in the 13th inning gave the Indians the victory.

Oops! Big South Baseball Tournament delayed after sprinkler mishap

The four games on tap for Day 2 of the Big South Baseball Tournament Wednesday have been delayed until Thursday because someone left the sprinklers on overnight at Winthrop Ballpark in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

'Hero Cat' confirms cats can't throw baseballs

Tara the Hero Cat was asked to throw out a first pitch. Maybe chasing a ball of string would've been a better option.

Sporting News Podcast: Ep. 38

Before chatting with Sporting News MLB writer Jesse Spector, Matt and Bill discuss the NBA Draft lottery, the NBA playoffs, Super Bowl venues, and much more on the Sporting News Podcast.

'Careless Whisper' fever: A's reach out to George Michael

The A's have invited George Michael to appear to appear at theO.co Coliseum soon.

Cliff Lee injury update: Phillies lefty placed on DL

Cliff Lee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild elbow strain, and the Philadelphia Phillies are relieved the injury isn't more serious.

Tigers' Evan Reed could face sexual assault charges

Prosecutors plan to review a request for charges against Tigers reliever Evan Reed following a sexual assault complaint,

Cubs end Tanaka's regular-season unbeaten streak at 42 starts

Masahiro Tanaka lost his first MLB games in nine starts.

Chris Davis hits three home runs against Pirates, leads Orioles to 9-2 win

Chris Davis finally found his form from last season. Francisco Liriano is still looking for his.

Phillies' Cliff Lee placed on DL with elbow strain

Lee is on the 15-day disabled list.

Cubs give Jeter '2' from Wrigley scoreboard

The Cubs gifted Derek Jeter with the No. 2 from Wrigley's scoreboard on Tuesday.

Baseball bite

Alex Guerrero got into a fight with his teammate and lost part of his ear.

Harvey rehab

Should Matt Harvey be even thinking about coming back in August?

Stephen Drew signs one-year deal with Red Sox

Free agent SS Stephen Drew signs with the Red Sox.

NCAA Baseball Tournament 2014: Automatic bids so far

Here are the automatic bids for the 2014 NCAA Baseball Tournament.

WATCH: Jimmy Fallon reunites Don Mattingly with his mustache

On Monday's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Don Mattingly was reunited with his long-gone facial hair.

Cashner update

Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said the club will proceed with rest and rehabilitation for Andrew Cashner's recovery, based on the recommendation of team doctors. There was no mention of surgery.

Overbay on mound

Brewers first baseman Lyle Overbay gets the final out of Milwaukee's loss to the Braves.

WATCH: Brandon Phillips saves game with diving catch

Brandon Phillips saved the game with this catch in the bottom of the 12th.

WATCH: Indians fan catches ball with his face

A Cleveland Indians fan caught a ball with his face.

Tigers' travels

Forced to spend an extra night in Boston because of mechanical problems with the team plane, the Tigers didn't get to Progressive Field for Monday's game until shortly after 4 p.m. — roughly three hours before the first pitch of the series opener.

Abreu update

White Sox manager Robin Ventura characterized the results of Monday's MRI exam as "good news," but declined to provide a timetable for Abreu's return.

Kipnis' rant

Second baseman Jason Kipnis says the Indians will "play for the fans we do get."

Kick save catch

That is certainly a unique way to make an out

#AskSpector: First manager fired? It's possible there won't be one

Detroit Tigers go full Zubaz during winning streak

The Detroit Tigers can't be beaten on the field. Off the field, there Zubaz game is unmatched.

CC Sabathia injury update: Yankee LHP out until at least July

The Screwball

Baseball and statistics go together like America and apple pie, but with Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe pondering whether baseball fans really care about new statistics, SN's Jesse Spector has the answer.

Mike Trout helps high schooler by getting him a prom date

Mike Trout asks a girl to prom for a guy.

Mitch Williams takes leave of absence from MLB Network amid youth baseball controversy

Former All-Star pitcher Mitch Williams, embroiled in controversy over his behavior at a youth baseball tournament, will take a leave of absence from his analyst duties at MLB Network, the New York Daily News reports.

Albert Pujols homers twice off David Price; Angels top Rays

Albert Pujols hit a pair of solo shots against the David Price, and Matt Shoemaker took a shutout into the seventh inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Sunday.