Madison News

A woman was killed and an off-duty state trooper was injured when their motorcycle collided with a car in Cheshire.

The Milwaukee Brewers have declined a club option on right-handed reliever David Weathers for next season.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

In this Oct. 9, 2009 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla listens to a question during a baseball news conference in St.

A city seethes in anticipation. Outside Yankee Stadium, workmen wielding power washers crisscross the walkways on a crisp autumn afternoon, dutifully cleaning each and every groove between thousands of concrete squares.

Submitted by Friends of Hammonasset on 2009-11-02.   The Friends of Hammonasset launches its annual Christmas tree sale at 9 a.m., Nov.

The managers appear to have decided on opposite strategies for the final four games of the World Series.

They never talked about it. Neither saw a reason to. Four years after Jayson Werth's wrist was shattered and his career thrown into limbo by a pitch from A.J. Burnett in an exhibition game, he will step into the batter's box in Game 2 of the World Series to face the hard-throwing right-hander with plenty at stake.

The New York Yankees might look rock solid, but the concrete at their new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid a probe of construction companies.

Jeff Moorad is so enamored with the way the Boston Red Sox do business that he hired another one of Theo Epstein 's assistants, this time to run the San Diego Padres .

Angels manager Mike Scioscia called baseball's postseason format "ridiculous" because of the extra off-days added a couple of years ago to suit the sport's television partners.

For the second straight offseason, Albert Pujols will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow.

Chase Utley has tied a postseason record by reaching base in 25 straight games. The Philadelphia Phillies ' slugger walked against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Vicente Padilla in the first inning during Game 5 of the NL championship series Wednesday night.

Irish tenor Ronan Tynan says he's sorry for making an anti-Semitic remark, and hopes for another chance to sing his noted rendition of "God Bless America" at Yankee Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-handed rookie pitcher Scott Elbert and right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to their roster for the National League championship series and dropped right-handers Jon Garland and Jeff Weaver .

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Julie Ainsworth on 2009-10-15.   One hundred volunteers removed 3,548 pieces of trash from Madison's Surf Club beach on Saturday, September 19th during the International Coastal Cleanup .

Good afternoon for sunny Anaheim. The Red Sox had until 1 p.m. EST to set their Division Series roster.

Gerry Davis, Dana DeMuth, Tim Tschida and Joe West have been selected as the umpire crew chiefs for the first round of the playoffs.

Venezuelan authorities reportedly will exhume the body of former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez to probe whether he was killed last year by lightning, as an autopsy determined, or was the victim of a deadly robbery.

Julie Andrews won't bring the hills alive in Madison with the "Sound of Music," but she will be signing books on Wednesday.