Stephen Strasburg makes spring training debut for Washington Nationals
VIERA, FLA. -- The crowd had swelled to about 200 in the right field corner of Space Coast Stadium, the location of the Washington Nationals' bullpen. Shortly after the public address announcer introduced the starting pitcher stretching in center field -- "none other than No. 37, Stephen Strasbu...

Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats
VIERA, Fla. — Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut. Other than those minor hiccups, the top prospect was pretty impressive. Strasburg threw two scoreless innings in the Washington Nationals' 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, responding well to the hoopla surrounding his first exhibition start. "There was a lot of adrenaline flowing today," he said. "It's just great to get my feet wet because I know what to expect next...

Strasburg allows 2 hits in 2 innings in long-awaited spring training debut for Nationals
VIERA, FLA. — Stephen Strasburg battled some nerves and location issues during his spring training debut. Other than those minor hiccups, the top prospect was pretty impressive. Strasburg threw two scoreless innings in the Washington Nationals' 9-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, responding well to the hoopla surrounding his first exhibition start. "There was a lot of adrenaline flowing today," he said. "It's just great to get my feet wet because I know what to expect next...

Nats rookie Strasburg shines in debut
VIERA, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- Prized Washington Nationals rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg made his spring training debut Tuesday, allowing no runs in two innings. Strasburg, one of the most heralded young pitchers in baseball history and last year's first overall draft choice, hurled two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., allowing two hits, striking out two and walking none. After setting down the Tigers 1-2-3 in the first inning -- all on...

Heavy rains bring flood warnings, especially in Wellington and Royal Palm Beach areas
Overnight storms have soaked the roads, and there's no immediate end in sight to all this rain in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. So much has fallen and so much more is expected that the National Weather Service has issued an urban flood warning for parts of central Palm Beach County -specifically the Wellington and Royal Palm Beach areas, until 10:30 a.m. All of South Florida is now under a flood watch until 7 p.m. A flood warning means Flooding is imminent or has already been...

Stephen Strasburg Performs Miracle Of Turning 27 Pitches Into Six Outs [Mlb]
Baseball Jesus Stephen Strasburg debuted today against the Tigers and pitched two scoreless innings. He gave up back-to-back two-out singles in the second, finished with a strikeout, and transubstantiated into Miguel Batista. [ ESPN ] Send an email to Tommy Craggs, the author of this post, at craggs@deadspin.com .

Penny leads Cardinals past Nationals 6-4
JUPITER, FLA. — Brad Penny threw four shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the winless Washington Nationals 6-4 on Wednesday. The Cardinals were without sluggers Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday, who were scratched after batting practice. Pujols was supposed to be back in the lineup after being sidelined by back soreness but the problem resurfaced. Holliday had some soreness in his rib cage. Penny allowed one hit, struck out two and walked none in a much sharper effort than his...

Washington Nationals: Go Natinals! [2010MLBPreviews]
Will Leitch will be previewing/musing on every baseball team each weekday until the start of the season. You can pre-order his book and follow him on Twitter . Today: Washington Nationals. Here's a crazy statistic via B-Pro's Jay Jaffe (subscription required): Last year's attendance at Nationals (Still Doesn't Have A Sponsor) Park, the team's second year at the new building with the goofy center field camera angle, was 6.5 percent lower than the final year's attendance at RFK Stadium....

Florida Gators defeat Auburn in SEC tournament opener
1 inch 1 inch of body type 1 inch 1 inch of body type 1 inch 1 inch of body type 1 inch 1 inch . Nashville, Tenn. (AP) -- Alex Tyus scored 24 points, and Florida snapped a three-game skid by beating Auburn 78-69 Thursday night in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.