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| Cleveland Indians 2009 Preview |
MLB Baseball |
03/30/2009 |
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| Carmona won 19 games two years ago, but was just 8-7 last year with a 5.44 ERA. The Indians took a flyer on oft-injured righty Carl Pavano, signing him to a one-year deal. Pavano just completed an injury-plagued four-year, $40 million stint with the New York Yankees, appearing in only 26 games and missing the entire 2006 campaign due to injury. Pavano compiled a 4-2 record with a 5.77 ERA over 34 1/3 frames through seven starts in 2008. Lefty Scott Lewis and right-hander Anthony Reyes will round out the rotatio |
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| Longtime football coach Lou Saban dies |
NFL Football |
03/29/2009 |
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| ving on to Buffalo from 1962-65. He spent five seasons with Denver (1967-71), overseeing the team through the AFL-NFL merger, and returned to the Bills from 1972-76. Saban's pro teams went 95-99-7. Away from football, Saban was also president of the New York Yankees from 1981-82. "He has been my friend and mentor for over 50 years, and one of the people who helped shape my life," Yankees owner and chairperson George M. Steinbrenner said in a statement. "Lou was tough and disciplined, and he earned all the respe |
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| Former Yankee Blanchard dies |
MLB Baseball |
03/25/2009 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Former New York Yankees slugger Johnny Blanchard died Wednesday. He was 76 years old. According to the club's web site, Blanchard died of a heart attack in Minnesota. "This is a sad day. Johnny was a good friend and a great teammate. He was proud of being a Yankee and always fun to be around. We'll miss him," former teammate and Yankees great Yogi Berra said of Blanchard's passing. Blanchard made his big league debut in 1955 and four years later became part of the Yankee roster. He |
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| The Logo says no to the Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - It's easy to pick out the marquee franchises in the world of sport. The New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, Dallas Cowboys and Montreal Canadiens would probably top most lists. But, how about the other end of the spectrum -- the seemingly always moribund clubs with the proverbial dark cloud always looming. In the NBA, it's rather easy to pick out the league's doormat -- Donald Sterling's hapless Los Angles Clippers. Whether its karma or just good ol' bad luck, the Clips' histo |
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| Athletics, Geren agree to one-year extension |
MLB Baseball |
03/24/2009 |
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| 000-02) at the helm of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. He spent the next three years as Oakland's bullpen coach and was the club's bench manager in 2006 before replacing Ken Macha as manager. His seven-year managerial record on the minor league level, which included three years in Boston's farm system, is 452-390. A former catcher, Geren's professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, including five years in the majors with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He hit .233 in 307 major league games. |
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| Chicago White Sox |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
03/22/2009 |
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| Signed pitcher Gavin Floyd to a four-year contract; traded catcher Chris Stewart to the New York Yankees for future considerations. |
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| Personal Fool: Bam's Mailbag - MVP, billionaires and T.O. |
This Day in Sports |
03/20/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - "So now that we are almost through baseball's spring training, which team do you think has taken best advantage of developments in steroid production this offseason?" Mike C. Allentown, PA Mike- In my opinion, the New York Yankees are the team to beat when it comes to doping and dopes. While other teams TALK about steroid use, the Yankees produce championships through the creative use of chemicals. Well certainly not recently, but no one said "chemically induced" better than |
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| Pirates option P Gorzelanny to minors |
MLB Baseball |
03/18/2009 |
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| ng for one of two open spots in Pittsburgh's rotation that will be headed by Paul Maholm. Ian Snell and Zach Duke will also likely begin the season in the Pirates' rotation. In 67 career games, 65 of those starts, Gorzelanny is 22-25 with a 4.78 ERA. Pittsburgh also optioned Jose Tabata to Double-A Altoona on Wednesday. Tabata was part of last year's trade with the New York Yankees that sent outfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte to the Bronx and is considered one of Pittsburgh's top prospects. |
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| Royals sign P Ponson |
MLB Baseball |
03/17/2009 |
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| son, 32, was 1-1 with a 4.00 ERA in two starts for the Dutch, allowing four runs and seven hits in nine innings to help the team make a run into the second round of the World Baseball Classic. He spent last season with the with the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees and went 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA in nine starts for the Rangers and 4-4 with a 5.85 ERA in 16 appearances (15 starts) for the Yankees. Over 11 seasons in the majors, which has included stints with Baltimore, San Francisco, St. Louis and Minnesota, he is |
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| Red Sox SS Lugo to miss 3-to-4 weeks |
MLB Baseball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Jed Lowrie for the starting shortstop position, hit .268 with one homer and 22 runs batted in over only 82 games last season when he was slowed by a torn quad. Lugo had informed the team about soreness in the knee during Friday's contest against the New York Yankees and underwent an MRI exam. Surgery was performed after the initial diagnosis. The procedure was done by Dr. Thomas Gill in Boston, where Lugo is expected to stay for the next week before returning to Boston's spring training complex in Fort Myers. I |
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