North Carolina coach Mike Fox doesn’t see it as Cody Roberts’ protective cup failing him when he was hit with a foul ball in the groin area last Sunday in a game at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Despite ...

Major League Baseball players who don't wear protective cups, guys like New York Mets right-hander LaTroy Hawkins, must know they are taking a calculated risk. They do it for physical comfort because, ...

VIERA, Fla. – It was an, ummm, painful lesson. Jordany Valdespin changed his tune Wednesday about wearing protection after getting hit in the groin with a Justin Verlander 94-mile per hour fastball.

SAN DIEGO — Even after some intense ice treatment, LaTroy Hawkins was not giving in. The Mets closer, who had taken a “direct hit” to the groin Wednesday night, is not going to start wearing a ...