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The healthiest man in the world has just ambled into the Thompson hotel. A.J. Jacobs extends his hand and grins with an intensity usually reserved for inmates who have escaped death row. While he’s not a felon — just a best-selling author and editor at ...  

The Rome Braves announce that RHP A.J. Holland has been transferred to Danville of the Appalachian League. Rome receives LHP Ian Thomas. Thomas was signed by the Atlanta Braves from the York Revolution. Before joining the Revolution, Thomas pitched three ...  

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and A.J. Allmendinger gained eligibility for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after finishing 1-2 in Saturday's Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earnhardt Jr. led all 40 laps in the preliminary event. He will start 21st in the ...  

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - Williams High School senior A.J. Minor has always had poetry in his life, he just didn't know it until he started writing last year. "My mom is a poet, my uncle, a lot of my family is into poetry," he said. Minor recently got word that ...  

Even more than that, he scored the affection of A.J., who constantly told Bryan she loved him, but did not receive it in return. He also began acting more cowardly, using count-outs and disqualifications to retain his title. He hid behind A.J. during ...  

Starter A.J. Burnett allowed two runs on six hits in eight innings for the Pirates, who have won four of six and completed a 5-4 homestand. Tony Watson (3-0) pitched a perfect 12th to earn the win. The start of the game was delayed 29 minutes, and a light ...  

Record-breaking quarterback A.J. Long, who has thrown for 6,547 yards and 73 touchdowns in just two seasons at Pius X, has left the school. Pius X coach Phil Stambaugh, contacted at about 5:30 early Monday night, said he has had no contact with his ...  

Bobby Abreu hit a three-run double and A.J. Ellis added a three-run homer during a sixth-inning rally Sunday that carried Ted Lilly and the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. All-Star center fielder Matt Kemp, who leads the ...  

A.J. Ellis drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night in the opener of a series between the NL West and Central Division leaders. A.J. Ellis drew a bases ...  

Michael Floyd, A.J. Jenkins, and Bruce Irvin take the next step. (AP) With the draft over and all wrapped up, we thought it would be a good idea to get back on the phone with our buddy Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN's NFL Matchup, and talk about the NFL by division.  

A.J. Ellis sliced a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and Ted Lilly remained unbeaten as the host Los Angeles Dodgers toppled the Giants 9-1 on Monday. Ellis’ double just inside the right-field line off Barry Zito snapped a 1-1 tie and the Dodgers ...  

San Francisco 49ers WR A.J. Jenkins will participate in the team's upcoming rookie minicamp after originally saying he probably would miss it because of his graduation. Jenkins will be moving to the Bay Area and will work out at the team's facility on a ...  

PITTSBURGH — A gift arrived recently for Pirates starter A.J. Burnett. The package included a suit, a form of payback from Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes, who Burnett bought a few suits for back in 2009, when Burnett was in the first season of a five-year ...  

For White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, there was no better feeling than winning the World Series in 2005. Remarkably, his 35-year-old body feels better now than it did during that championship season seven years ago. Chalk it up to a small measure of good ...  

A.J. Ward has what you'd call good pedigree. On his father's side alone, four professional athletes, so the question wasn't would Ward play sports, but what sport would he excel at. Ward played football for the Clinton Arrows, as well as basketball growing ...  

The Cardinals, after clubbing Pittsburgh starter A.J.  Burnett for four runs in the first, touched him up for three more runs in the second tonight at Busch Stadium. The Pirates responded by changing catchers and managers. That second part actually was ...  

Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean and his new wife Rochelle DeAnna Karidis announced this week that they are expecting their first child. The two posted a short video on YouTube, announcing the news to McLean’s fans. They have since received hundreds of ...  

In the 2009 and 2012 NFL Drafts, the San Francisco 49ers selected wide receivers in the first round. They are Michael Crabtree and A.J. Jenkins. Both had consistent and polished collegiate careers to earn their first-round status, and both will be looking ...  

One of the most highly recruited quarterback prospects in Iowa over the past decade, A.J. Derby, is back on the market. After announcing his transfer from Iowa, Derby re-surfaced at Coffeyville Community College (KS). He is re-energized, focused and ...  

A.J. McLean and his wife Rochelle DeAnna Karidis are expecting their first child together. The Backstreet Boys star and Rochelle wed at the Beverly Hills Hotel in December of 2011. The union had been on the cards for a long time, but it was postponed ...  

Nearly five months after tying the knot with Rochelle DeAnna Karidis, the 'Inconsolable' singer posts a YouTube video in which he is joined by his wife in sharing the happy news to fans. A.J. McLean is going to be a father. The Backstreet Boys member has ...  

A.J. Ellis drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth, and Los Angeles pulled out a 6-5 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night in the opener of a series between the NL West and Central Division leaders. Adam Kennedy had ...  

Ever wonder if the Twins would have been better off keeping A.J. Pierzynski instead of going with Joe Mauer? Well, Blair Reynolds of the Yahoo contributor network did. Let's watch him defeat his own premise in just three easy snips: I can't help ...  

253 draft picks transformed the NFL in a matter of days. Around the League will examine the aftershocks by asking one post-draft burning question for all 32 teams. Does A.J. Jenkins complete 49ers' passing attack? Last year's San Francisco 49ers ...  

The NFLPA rookie premiere was this week down in Los Angeles, and SB Nation's very own Amy K. Nelson and Dan Ruebenstein were in attendance to catch up some of the best and brightest in the NFL. Once such player was San Francisco 49ers rookie A.J ...  

Dale Earnhardt Jr. led all 40 laps of the Sprint Showdown, claiming his first win in a Sprint Cup race of any kind since 2008, but A.J. Allmendinger stole the show. After being forced to hit pit road to replace a flat left-front tire as the rest ...  

San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver A.J. Jenkins has been invited to go through the grueling uphill run that former 49ers receiver Jerry Rice made the staple of his offseason workouts. It appears that Jenkins needs it. Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea ...  

San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice isn't wasting any time putting first-round draft pick A.J. Jenkins through the gauntlet of his NFL training regimen. Rice is preparing to take Jenkins on "The Hill," a 2.5-mile uphill climb in San Carlos, Calif.  

San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice isn't wasting any time putting first-round draft pick A.J. Jenkins through the gauntlet of his NFL training regimen. Rice is preparing to take Jenkins on "The Hill," a 2.5-mile uphill climb in San Carlos, Calif.  

Today, he resides in the sport's version of Siberia. But A.J. Burnett likes his new surroundings. Really. The Pirates may not offer the prestige, payroll and championship expectations Burnett had with the Yankees. But for a man who had become an ...  

Former boy band star A.J. McLean and his wife, Rochelle Karidis, shared some exciting news with their fans via YouTube over the weekend -- they're expecting a baby! "I just wanted to say thank you guys for all your love and support . . . Because ...  

[+] Enlarge Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesWho is the best catcher in the NL right now? Look no further than in A.J. Ellis in Los Angeles. In reality, Ellis is not a superhero, but he might be the best pick for the National League All-Star team ...  

ANAHEIM -- Facing lefty C.J. Wilson was enough for White Sox manager Robin Ventura to move his left-handed-hitting catcher A.J. Pierzynski down in the lineup one spot, to sixth. It was not, however, enough for Ventura to give Pierzynski the day ...  

ANAHEIM -- Facing lefty C.J. Wilson was enough for White Sox manager Robin Ventura to move his left-handed-hitting catcher A.J. Pierzynski down in the lineup one spot, to sixth. It was not, however, enough for Ventura to give Pierzynski the day ...  

The 49ers officially announced the signings of six of their seven draft picks. A.J. Jenkins is the only unsigned pick, but he is in town and has reportedly indicated he will sign an injury waiver while a deal is getting worked out. I can't find ...  

Once A.J. Burnett recovered from his much-documented experiment into the nuances of bunting a baseball, he gave the Pittsburgh Pirates great hope with two very solid starts in April.  In those contests he totaled 13 innings pitched, and yielded ...  

A.J. Martinez struck out 17 to help Holy Spirit High School beat Atlantic City 9-3 in a Cape-Atlantic League American Conference Division II baseball game Monday. Martinez allowed three runs on six hits. Ryan Solari went 2-for-4 with three RBIs ...  

MIAMI -- Amare Stoudemire reduced himself to another A.J. Burnett, another Kevin Brown, another raging, self-absorbed New Yorker who put his own frustrations over his team's pressing needs. He cut his left hand punching a fire extinguisher case ...  

ANAHEIM -- Facing lefty C.J. Wilson was enough for White Sox manager Robin Ventura to move his left-handed-hitting catcher A.J. Pierzynski down in the lineup one spot, to sixth. It was not, however, enough for Ventura to give Pierzynski the day ...  

Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith will not be making any bold proclamations about his team winning the Super Bowl. Or even the division. Smith told U-T San Diego that after the Broncos won the AFC West last year and signed Peyton Manning this ...  

The quarterback of the BCS national champions takes the stand. Crimson Tide star A.J. McCarron was a witness for the prosecution in a burglary trial this afternoon. Eugene Adams, jr. is accused of breaking into A.J.'s dad's house in March of 2010.  

A.J. Ellis drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of their weekend series at Dodger Stadium. The win was the second straight for the ...  

"I just wanted to say thank you guys for all your love and support. We recently got married—I was the most recent Backstreet Boy to take the plunge," the singer shares with his beautiful wife by his side. The couple then reveals their exciting ...  

On Friday, the D-backs reinstated Young from the 15-day disabled list and optioned outfielder A.J. Pollock to Triple-A Reno. Young had been on the DL with a right shoulder contusion since April 18. He was the designated hitter and batted fifth ...  

In his first start of the season, A.J. Burnett worked seven scoreless innings to beat St. Louis. The second start against the Cardinals, just 11 days later, was a disaster. Carlos Beltran drove in a career-best seven runs with a pair of three ...  

Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean and his wife Rochelle DeAnna Karidis announced that they’re expecting their first child on YouTube. “Because we love you all so much, we wanted to share with you — for the first time — something very special ...  

One of the highlights of the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night was the pair of firsts that rookie outfielder A.J. Pollock had. He had a pair of hits, but he logged his first extra base hit with a ...  

-Who made the biggest impact on rookie receiver A.J. Jenkins’ first day working out in a 49ers uniform? Jim Harbaugh made the biggest impact afterwards, no question, just by standing, talking and taking a fairly direct swipe at Jenkins’ very ...  

The Pittsburgh Pirates (15-18) look to duplicate Sunday what for them was an offensive outburst on Saturday night, when the Pirates tallied five runs in a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros. Pittsburgh has only scored five runs at PNC Park five ...  

The Bayshore Discovery Project and Century Savings Bank announced on Wednesday that the bank will become the home-port sponsor for the local non-profit, which operates New Jersey’s official tall ship, A.J. Meerwald. The sponsorship will help ...  

ANAHEIM -- All A.J. Pierzynski said he needed was to see a ball off his bat touch the outfield grass. Then the flood gates would open. That's exactly what happened in Tuesday's loss in Detroit, where the White Sox catcher's five hits were as ...  

A.J. Ellis, an All-Star? "Why not?" Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly asked. Related Dodgers' Matt Kemp a right-thinking kind of slugger Dodgers owners are off to a lively start Tale of the tape. Matt Kemp's batting Dodgers close in on deal with ...  

Iowa State issued this press release on Monday: AMES, Iowa – Iowa State linebackers Jake Knott and A.J. Klein have been named to the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The award is presented annually to the college football Defensive IMPACT ...  

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Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers Saturday. A day after Detroit's Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the ...  

FRISCO — Midland RockHounds pitcher A.J. Griffin and Frisco RoughRiders hurler Jason Grimm put together two solid performances through the first four innings of Monday’s game at Dr Pepper Ballpark. But, unfortunately for Griffin, he had one ...  

For White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, there was no better feeling than winning the World Series in 2005. Remarkably, his 35-year-old body feels better now than it did during that championship season seven years ago. Chalk it up to a small ...  

PASWAG.COM has learned that Quaterback A.J. Long from Pius X High School (PA) has received his second offer from Syracuse University. The current sophomore previously had one offer from UCLA. Long has been making a name for himself in the ...  

A.J. Long, Pius X's record-breaking quarterback, has left the school. Royals coach Phil Stambaugh said that Long's mother, Angela, disenrolled him on Monday and may have taken him with her to Tennessee, where she lives. As of late Tuesday ...  

It's a matchup of Arkansas natives at Comerica Park today as Tigers left-hander Drew Smyly faces Pittsburgh right-hander A.J. Burnett. Both attended high school in the Little Rock area. "It's pretty cool to pitch against him," said Smyly, 22.  

Although first-round draft pick A.J. Jenkins remains unsigned, the 49ers had their other six draft picks sign four-year deals upon their arrival at team headquarters today. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Those six: running back ...  

And so the legend of A.J. Ellis grows yet again. By the time this is over, they won’t be singing songs comparing him to Roy Campanella, but to Davy Crockett. Ellis is the great surprise of the Dodgers’ 2012 season, a career minor leaguer ...  

Samardzija came to the home plate area while Konerko was down, an indication he was concerned and felt badly about hitting Konerko, and later discussed what happened with Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski when he led off the bottom of the inning.  

A.J. Ellis started 108 major-league games before Sunday and had never been penciled in higher than seventh in the batting order. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said because of - not in spite of - Ellis' high batting and on-base averages ...  

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A.J. Pierzynski's recent hot streak apparently is enough to keep him in the Chicago White Sox's lineup Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels. The left-handed-hitting Pierzynski, who is six for his last nine at-bats ...  

A.J. Soares has quickly become one of the faces of the new-look New England Revolution. The second-year pro is a leader both on the Revs' back line and in the locker room. Soares (Twitter: @AjSoares) has earned legions of fans with his ...  

A.J. Jenkins isn’t ready to run “The Hill” with Jerry Rice. On the first day of the 49ers’ rookie minicamp this morning, the first-round pick discovered there is being in shape. And then there’s being in NFL shape. And he needs to do ...  

Hit-by-pitch Alex Rios was hit-by-pitch. Bases loaded with two outs and A.J. Pierzynski due up. Out A.J. Pierzynski flied out to center to end the inning. Out Mike Trout flied out to right. None on with one out and Maicer Izturis due up.  

This is a free event and everyone is welcome. This month, the A.J. Meerwald will be in Bivalve and is offering a special Second Friday Sail on the beautiful Maurice River from 4 to 6 p.m. Go to bayshorediscovery.org or call 856-785-2060.  

He scored on a double hit to the same part of the park by Loney, who, in turn, scored on a single to left by A.J. Ellis. Tony Gwynn Jr. tripled to right field to drive in Ellis and increase the margin to 3-0. The lead didn't last long.  

The first call A.J. Jenkins made after he was selected by the 49ers in the first round of last month's NFL draft was to Paul Petrino, his offensive coordinator at the University of Illinois, his "second father" and his toughest critic.