MLB
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Yankees reach deal with Sexson
Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- First baseman Richie Sexson and the New York Yankees reached a deal Thursday, a week after the Seattle Mariners cut the slumping slugger. A person familiar w...
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As problems go, this certainly would be a most welcome oneJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The headline read, "Twins add to Jolie, Brad frenzy.'' And for a painful 30 seconds, all I could try to squeeze out of my thick head was some explanation fo...
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Cards opt for 8-man bullpen
Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals activated reliever Randy Flores from the 15-day disabled list on Friday, opting for an eight-man bullpen during a stretch of 18 consecutive ga...
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Cubs place Lieber on DL, recall HoffpauirJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON _ The Chicago Cubs placed Jon Lieber on the 15-day disabled list because of a right foot strain today and recalled infielder Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa. ...
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Fan who won 7th-inning stretch contest dies
Jul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - GUTTENBERG, Iowa -- An eastern Iowa man who became the first Chicago Cubs fan to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field has died from bone cancer. Dustin Eg...
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It's a long way from Yankee Stadium to PeoriaJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Rare has been the day in two years of managing that Ryne Sandberg's been away from his team. Except to join his fellow Hall of Famers in Cooperstown in late...
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Selig gets elite briefing on asterisks, instant replayJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Never let it be said that Bud Selig is opposed to hearing new ideas. The commissioner of baseball welcomed a committee of Hall of Famers to his office earli...
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White Sox send Jenks to rehab, waive Ozuna
Jul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Jenks, on the disabled list with a sore left scapula, had his rehab assignment transferred Wednesday from Class A Winston-Salem to Double-...
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Sox' Danks has presidential seal of approvalJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The President of the United States had just concluded an early-morning briefing with his top advisers in a foreign capital when he turned from Secretary of ...
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Boston Red Sox get harsh welcome at Yankee Stadium
Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees does not take a day off for the All-Star game. The Yankee Stadium crowd lustily booed Boston's sev...