It was the early ’90s on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and, “parking,” Brian Fruit says,” was just an absolute nightmare.” Fruit was a student, and one summer he worked an odd ...

It’s finally the start of baseball season: you can almost feel the gentle spring breeze, smell the peanuts and popcorn, and hear the crack of the bat. You may also notice something more colorful, ...

The multi-coloured tape are gaining in popularity because it offers a soft, non-slip grip without the stickiness of pine tar You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Players have been altering bats for decades in a bid to improve their grip - adding pine-tar or some specialized grip tape, maybe shaving the handle slightly to make it thinner.

Baseball’s version of laying on hands deals more with palm and finger placement on the bat than healing the afflicted. In any case, batters, too, hope for miracles. Lehigh Valley IronPigs middle ...