Sports in 2009 looked down the barrel of a gun. From Tennessee to Georgia to Nicaragua, gunfire crackled in July. The causes differed — a romance gone wrong, a robbery botched, a self-inflicted wound — but the outcome did not. A gun was ...

Former All-Star pitcher Mark Fidrych suffocated after his clothes became entangled with a spinning part on the truck he was working on, Massachusetts authorities said Thursday. The state medical examiner's office ruled the death an accident, according to a release from the Worcester District ...

The Detroit Tigers paid tribute to Mark Fidrych with a moment of silence and a special video before Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The 54-year-old Fidrych, who captured the nation's imagination during his rookie of the year season in 1976, died Monday in ...

Whether he was dominating hitters or hauling asphalt, Mark Fidrych had fun. The colorful pitcher talked to baseballs, smoothed the mound with his hands and high-fived teammates in the middle of the diamond. He had one terrific season in 1976, and after injuries curtailed ...

Former All-Star pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm, authorities said. Fidrych, 54, was found dead underneath a pickup truck by a family friend, Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early said. It appeared he had been working on the vehicle, although police are investigating the circumstances. Fidrych was the 1976 American ...