TORONTO -- In Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, two of the foremost practitioners of the pitch that has defined October will duel at Rogers Centre. Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu ...

The World Series may all come down to one pitch. Well, to be more specific, one pitch type: the splitter. Game 6 is Friday night, and the Toronto Blue Jays have a 3-2 lead. They can take the crown ...

Showcased by World Series Game 6 starters Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, split-finger fastballs have been used for 6.8% of postseason pitches this year, more than double last year’s 2.4% and up ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- It will be a long time before the Trail Blazers can process the predawn arrest Thursday of coach Chauncey Billups in a federal investigation related to rigged poker games allegedly ...

LOS ANGELES — This was a win any coach would be proud of. Monday, on the second night of a back-to-back, Portland interim coach Tiago Splitter rolled out waves of young, long, athletic defenders — ...

Welcome to the Postseason of the Splitter. More than pumpkin spice, the split-finger fastball has become the flavor of the month. Its use in the postseason (6% of all pitches, or 17.4 per game) has ...

TORONTO (AP) — Mr. Splitty has returned. Showcased by World Series Game 6 starters Kevin Gausman and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, split-finger fastballs have been used for 6.8% of postseason pitches this year, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija had 26 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 139-119 on Friday night in Tiago Splitter’s first game as interim head ...