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Benton and Bryant have seen some native sons make dramatic rises to the Major League level — Benton's Cliff Lee winning a Cy Young Award and starring most recently for the Philadelphia Phllies, while Bryant's Travis Wood has also found a home in the bigs. It's been a while, however, since Little Rock's youth baseball leagues groomed a player that reached the big time. That time was finally realized last week when Drew Smyly, the former Arkansas Razorback who starred at Little Rock Central High School and before that came though the Little Rock Junior Deputy baseball program, was anointed as the fifth starter on the Detroit Tigers' pitching staff. read more >

Alex Rodriguez started New York's four-run first inning with an RBI single, and rookie Ivan Nova held down the NL's most prolific offense for eight innings Monday night, leading the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. read more >

Yankees get the best of the Bryant native on the mound. read more >

Reds manager nixes guy who pitched near-perfect game to pitch against guy who pitches near-perfect game. read more >

Reds can't get a break, going into the NL Central stretch. read more >