Jon Lester didn't let the 102-degree Texas heat and an upset stomach spoil his start.

Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg have no more courtrooms to enter, no more briefs to file, no more bidding wars to win.

Add one more win for Big Tex.

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban launched an aggressive bid to buy the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, challenging Hall of Fame pitcher and team president Nolan Ryan and his group of investors in a rare and contentious bankruptcy court auction.

Alex Rodriguez has filed an objection to next week's auction of the Texas Rangers.

May 1 - Nolan Ryan, Texas def. Toronto, 3-0.

Cliff Lee is suddenly in the starting rotation for the AL West-leading Texas Rangers, who pulled off a big deal despite bankruptcy proceedings and unsettled ownership.

The Texas Rangers plan to hold an auction next week for the team's sale in hopes of getting the bankruptcy plan approved, according to a court motion filed Monday.

The Texas Rangers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in hopes of spurring completion of the $575 million sale of the team by midsummer to a group of investors that includes Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.

The Texas Rangers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in hopes of getting its $575 million sale to a team of investors cleared by midsummer.

Before he could end a long day unlike any in his professional career, Ron Washington had to prepare for a game.

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season, but has apologized and will keep his job. "I made a huge mistake and it almost caused me to lose everything I have worked for all of my life," Washington said at a news conference Wednesday. "I am not here to make excuses. There are none."