MLB
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Average down to .226Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Add Kosuke Fukudome to the list of Cubs players slumping at the plate. Fukudome was 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Angels. He grounded out three time...
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Buehrle gets nod for Opening DayMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Mark Buehrle has been scratched from today's scheduled exhibition start against the cross-town Cubs. It's one of the biggest games of the spring, but fr...
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Cabrera, Duncan suspended 3 games each
Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera and first baseman Shelley Duncan were suspended for three games each for their roles in Wednesday's spring-training frac...
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Piniella creating a sense of urgencyMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- Those weren't alarm bells going off Friday. It only sounded that way. Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he wasn't overly concerned about the team's collectiv...
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MRI on Owens' groin looks 'good'Mar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- Slowed by a strained groin since the Feb. 25 intrasquad game, center fielder Jerry Owens was feeling much better Friday after having an MRI. "It showed ...
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Baseball boom leads to sky high ticket demand, prices
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Encounter brief against MadduxMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - MESA, Ariz. -- A Japanese reporter walked up to Greg Maddux on Thursday and asked for a word with the San Diego Padres star pitcher. "I'm with the Japanese media," she s...
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Crystal strikes out in new career
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A Central theme: Cubs will be fineMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - If it's March in Chicago, then it's time for Cubs fans to panic. Whether it's this injury or that ailment, this surgery or that procedure, the batting order, the rotatio...
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Anderson making it tough for White Sox to ignore himMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. -- The White Sox had their one spring off-day Thursday, and no one deserved a breather more than Brian Anderson. Not only is Anderson batting .381 in the C...