A large aluminum No. 8 that commemorates Orioles great Cal Ripken outside the Camden Yards ballpark was recovered about two hours after it was stolen by four young men, Baltimore police said.

While many are loathe to read too much into Tennessee’s 2009 propects based on its season-opening opponent, nearly all that glittered in the Volunteers’ rout of Western Kentucky was not fool’s gold.

American Association PLAYOFFS First round (best-of-5 series) Tuesday's results Wichita 6, Lincoln 2, Wichita leads 1-0 Pensacola 7,