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| Dodgers offer arbitration to Manny, Lowe and Blake |
MLB Baseball |
12/01/2008 |
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| tal pick between the first two rounds. LA originally offered Ramirez a two-year deal for $45 million with a club option for a third year worth another $15 million -- an offer that would have been the second-highest annual salary in the majors behind New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. However, general manager Ned Colletti withdrew the offer to the 12-time All-Star and MVP of the 2004 World Series on November 15. Ramirez, who is an unrestricted free agent, just completed an eight-year, $160 million co |
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| Yankees decline salary arbitration with Pettitte, others |
MLB Baseball |
12/01/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Pitcher Andy Pettitte and right fielder Bobby Abreu were both not offered salary arbitration by the New York Yankees prior to a midnight (et) deadline on Monday. Both players earned $16 million last season, but because the Yankees declined to offer arbitration they won't receive compensation in the form of draft picks should the two choose to sign with another team this winter. Other players who were not offered arbitration were first baseman Jason Giambi; pitchers Sidney Ponson, C |
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| Making a run at LeBron |
NBA Basketball |
11/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Every time LeBron James wears a New York Yankees cap, the basketball fans in Gotham smile. I guess the reasoning is simple and goes something like this...Since the Cleveland Cavaliers' superstar loves baseball's most storied franchise, he must relish the thought of playing in the nation's No. 1 media market. Knicks fans ask: "Who wouldn't want to play in the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden?" And Nets fans counter with, "Who wouldn't want to play on a team partially owned by |
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| Mussina hangs up spikes after first 20-win season |
MLB Baseball |
11/20/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina, as expected, retired on Thursday after 18 seasons in the major leagues. Reports circulated on Wednesday that Mussina had decided to call it quits after the first 20-win campaign of his illustrious career. He finished the 2008 season with a record of 20-9 and a 3.37 earned run average in 34 starts for the Yankees, and was awarded his seventh Gold Glove. At age 39, Mussina became the oldest pitcher in baseball history to record 20 wins in a |
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| New Boss: Hal Steinbrenner officially takes control of Yankees |
MLB Baseball |
11/20/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - Major League Baseball owners approved a shift of control of the New York Yankees from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal on Thursday. Steinbrenner's sons, Hank and Hal, had been named co-chairpersons of the team last April after taking over the day-to-day operations of the Yankees following the 2007 campaign. "At the MLB meetings today, the clubs approved Hal Steinbrenner as the control person for the New York Yankees," family spokesman Howard Rubenstein said in a statement. "This |
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| Report: Mussina to hang up spikes after first 20-win season |
MLB Baseball |
11/19/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina is reportedly retiring after 18 seasons in the major leagues. According to a report on foxsports.com, Mussina has decided to call it a career and will officially announce his retirement later this week. Mussina, coming off the first 20-win campaign of his illustrious career, was awarded his seventh Gold Glove this past season. His 2,813 career strikeouts rank sixth among active pitchers and 19th on the all-time list. The first-round pick o |
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| Pujols named NL MVP |
MLB Baseball |
11/18/2008 |
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| un homer. I try to make sure I walk more than I strike out. I don't think about it, I just try to work hard at it." This marks the 16th time a Cardinals player has been honored. Their total of MVP winners is the most in the NL and second only to the New York Yankees' 20 MVPs in the American League. Howard, who edged Pujols for this award in 2006, picked up 12 first-place votes, eight second-place tallies, six third, one fifth, one sixth, two seventh-place and one 10th-place vote for a total of 308, based on a t |
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| Johnson, No.48 team the next dynasty in professional sports |
NASCAR |
11/17/2008 |
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| ut, no time to take time off, in my mind, (Jimmie) is the best." Johnson's team joins the likes of other championship-winning greats in the U.S. this past decade such as the Los Angeles Lakers, winning three straight NBA Finals from 2000-02, and the New York Yankees, taking the World Series consecutively from 1998-2000. Also, the championship achievements of Formula One legends Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio as well as National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) great John Force have been engraved in motorsp |
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| NL MVP is anyone's guess |
MLB Baseball |
11/17/2008 |
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| drive in 100 runs in each of his first eight seasons. Pujols won this award back in 2005 and should he win today it would mark the 16th time a Cardinals player has been honored. Their total of MVP winners is the most in the NL and second only to the New York Yankees' 20 MVPs in the American League. Howard, meanwhile, won this award in 2006 and will be trying to give the Phillies their third straight MVP. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins took home the trophy a year ago. Howard, who will turn 29 on Wednesday, led the majo |
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| Report: Yanks deal P Rasner to Japanese team |
MLB Baseball |
11/15/2008 |
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| Bronx, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Yankees have sold the contract of pitcher Darrell Rasner to a team in Japan's Central League, according to a report by ESPN. The report states that the contract was sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1 million, and Rasner is expected to sign a two-year contract with the team. Rasner's agent said that he requested the deal after the pitcher went 5-10 with a 5.40 earned run average in 113 1/3 innings for the Yankees last season. A former second-round pick of t |
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