It’s almost baseball season, which means it’s time for anti-tobacco extremists to start grabbing easy headlines. One especially zealous state lawmaker wants to ban smokeless tobacco by players and ...

Rooted in baseball historyBaseball's spitting image dates back to the game's roots. The term "bullpen" was derived from Bull Durham tobacco, which was first produced by the Blackwell Tobacco Co. in ...

After hounding Major League Baseball and its players union over steroids, Congress now wants the sport to ban smokeless tobacco. ``Good luck,'' San Francisco Giants reliever Brandon Medders said.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Senate Democrats are urging Major League Baseball and the players union to ban smokeless tobacco, such as chew and dip. Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey and Dick Durbin of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Two U.S. senators have urged the heads of Major League Baseball and the players union to ban the use of smokeless tobacco products on the field and in the dugout and the ...

Councilmember Yvette Alexander and three youth baseball players brought this message to the Wilson Building Thursday afternoon: Just say no… to smokeless tobacco. Never miss a beat. Get our free daily ...

HARTFORD -- Connecticut U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is praising baseball's new labor deal that will limit players' use of smokeless tobacco. The agreement does not ban smokeless tobacco during games, ...

Oral cancer survivor Gruen Von Behrens warns public about smokeless tobacco. April 14, 2010— -- Gruen Von Behrens was 13 when he became addicted to smokeless tobacco. A typical rural Midwestern ...