Professional Baseball

CLEMSON, S.C. - Alvin Greene action figures are here - thanks to a South Carolina minor league baseball team.

CLEMSON, S.C. - Alvin Greene action figures are here - thanks to a South Carolina minor league baseball team.

VIERA, Fla. - In a protest over the Gulf oil spill, a minor league baseball team is changing the name of batting practice so the players will no longer have to utter the letters "BP." The Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League say they will now take "hitting rehearsal." Players commonly refer to batting practice as "BP," the same name as the petroleum company responsible for the massive oil spill that is fouling beaches along the Gulf Coast.

ALTOONA, Pa. - Authorities say a homeless man who said he was looking for the fastest route to a concession stand was arrested after walking onto the outfield during a minor league baseball game in Pennsylvania.

JUPITER, Fla. - A South Florida woman has celebrated her 106th birthday by throwing the starting pitch at a spring training game between the Marlins and St.