Darrell L Nickel

Poland's Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. (PEO.WA), the country's second-largest bank by assets, said Friday its second-quarter net profit dropped 1.4% on lower fee income and higher provisions. The bank, which is also known as Pekao and is a unit of Italy's UniCredit S.p.A. (UCG.MI), posted a net

Alcides Escobar drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 7-6 win on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker has fended off four challengers in a Republican primary to win his party's nomination for a second term.

Mitch Moreland provided a go-ahead, pinch-hit single as part of a four-run seventh inning to lift the Rangers over the Angels, 15-9, in the finale of a four-game set on Thursday.With the game locked at 8-8, Michael Young singled off David Carpenter (1-2) to start the seventh before finding second

Josh Hamilton drove in four runs and the Rangers offense bailed out Ryan Dempster in his Texas debut in a 15-9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

Alcides Escobar's RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

The Arizona Diamondbacks released outfielder Scott Podsednik on Thursday after he declined his assignment to Triple-A Reno.Podsednik and reliever Matt Albers were acquired from Boston at the trade deadline on Tuesday for reliever Craig Breslow

Bartolo Colon spun eight scoreless innings on Thursday as the Oakland Athletics downed the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-1, in the opener of a four-game set Thursday at the Coliseum.Colon (8-8) scattered seven hits and walked just one while striking out three to earn his second straight victory