Articles filed under Baseball
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Three resolutions to get Cubs started in the right directionJan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The new year is here, and it's only six weeks until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, so therefore be it resolved: • That the Cubs honor John McDonough a...
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Pair of state titles highlight 2007Jan 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I can still vividly recall former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka offering one of his favorite sayings -- "those who live in the past are cowards and losers." Well, for o...
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Ex-Yankee Leyritz charged in fatal DUIDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested Friday on charges of driving under the influence and killing a driver after his car crashed into h...
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Players not likely to testify in baseball hearingsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A member of a congressional panel investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball believes there's little to be gained by having players t...
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Bugs in the system made '07 memorableDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - They came off the lake and out of the night. Swarms of flying critters descended with a fury on the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees like a day of reckoning. The m...
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Prior signs with PadresDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, making him the second postoperative pitcher to join the...
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Ryan Acosta: A caring father's legacyDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Some things in life are so clearly beyond understanding or reason, as to be sadly opaque. A century of futility comes to mind, though the Cubs' future is never more unce...
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Mitchell Report exposes clubhouse cultureDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Imagine Barry Bonds' trainer scurrying across the clubhouse to bring the star a snack, then sitting down to play cards before a game. Now picture Bonds'...
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Shredded ball? How appropriateDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Leave it to a pooch to put things in perspective. While the rest of us have been wringing our hands about the national pastime's drug problem and wondering where our Joe...
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In spite of baseball's problems, support for Selig stays strongDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Bud Selig could be baseball commissioner for life if he wanted. His backing among owners is as strong as ever after the Mitchell Report, which accused owners...