Diamondblacks pitcher Nick Maronde's 1.8m frame better have strong shoulders as he carries the hopes of the country's entire baseball programme upon them.

Tragedy has struck the New Zealand baseball community with news that Diamondblacks pitcher Lincoln Holdzkom has been killed in a car accident in the United States.

It's never fortunate to be trapped in a bathroom, but even less so when you are participating in the MLB playoffs.

Great Scott! Is Back to the Future 2 set to predict the 2015 World Series champion?

Bart Campbell says he has never had a Jerry Maguire moment - but his company does own the building where Tom Cruise shouted that movie's most famous line.

A beloved tradition in American sport, rookie hazing, can go very wrong, as when Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin was harassed to such an extent in 2013 that he contemplated suicide and eventually quit the sport.

A former Major League pitcher visits Greymouth to find out what happened on a rafting trip 17 years ago.

In popular culture, Chicago is home to Al Capone and the Valentine's Day Massacre, to John Dillinger and bank robbery, to Chess records and the Blues.