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R.A. Dickey spun 7 1/3 scoreless innings Sunday as the New York Mets took a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game set at Citi Field.

Behind 7 1/3 dominant innings from starter R.A. Dickey, the Mets downed the Padres 2-0 this afternoon to notch their third straight victory before heading into a daunting stretch against the Phillies, Cardinals, Nationals, Yankees and Rays.

Johan Santana has not missed a start. Johan Santana has taken the ball every fifth day through the first two months of the 2012 season.

The audience that gathered this morning for the latest installment of Business First's What's Brewing? breakfast series got to learn not only about the business of baseball, but they got to hear the story of Louisville native Chris Burke 's first Major League Baseball And Burke seemed to delight in telling the tale of how, as a Houston Astro, he ... (more)

Forget LeBron. The heck with those Los Angeles Kings. And please -- no, make that double-please -- spare us any more rehashes of the Carolina Panthers' 2012 draft.

Think for a moment about the greatest pitches you've ever seen. Randy Johnson's slider.

Jon Lester: There are only two pitchers in Major League history who were born after 1930 and have a better career winning percentage than Jon Lester.

Louis' Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Surely, the streak would be over by now. That's what Dirk Lammers figured when he started a website in 2008 detailing, on a daily basis, how the Mets lose their latest bid for the first no-hitter in franchise history.

Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com Surely, the streak would be over by now.