1731 - Benjamin Banneker, American scientist 1802 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist 1918 - Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States 1923 - Dorothy Dandridge, American actress 1928 - Anne Sexton, American poet 1931 - Whitey Herzog, Major League Baseball player and manager 1934 - Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer 1935 - Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals 1941 - Tom Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 1942 - Tom Weiskopf, American......

The Cincinnati Reds, in town the past 3 days, were in 2nd place in the Central Division and 1st place in the Wild Card standings when the series started. They have a formidable line-up that includes future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey, Jr., slugger Adam Dunn, former Dodger David Ross, gruff and hard-nosed player Ryan Freel, and rookie phenom Edwin Encarnacion. Fortunately, these Reds were no match for the mighty men in Blue this......

The Los Angels of Anaheim suffered a bitter defeat yesterday, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in a marathon 18 inning game. The loss was the fourth in a row for the struggling Angels, who have seen their AL West lead shrink to 3.5 games over the surging Oakland A's. While LAist still thinks the Angels will wind up winning the West, Bill Stoneman and Mike Scioscia need to be very concerned about......

After a near no-hitter from Derek Lowe last night, the Dodgers suddenly find themselves just five games back of the Padres. Last week, we said the Dodgers should be sellers before the trade deadline. But we might have to take a mulligan. With five days before the trade deadline, giving up with just a five-game deficit would probably wreck the psyche of a franchise already walking a public relations tightrope. The public and the......