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Cliff Lee marvels at Tim Lincecum's motion. So much torque, so much power. So darn unusual. "The way he does it, no one else does it that way. I like that," Lee said Tuesday, a day before the Texas Rangers ace pitches against the San Francisco Giants star in Game 1 of the World Series. "I like when unorthodox works and it works to that kind of an extent, back-to-back Cy Young...
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| | | | | | Allen Iverson has agreed in principle to a $4 million, two-year contract with the Turkish professional basketball team Besiktas. Iverson is expected to officially sign with the club this weekend and will begin his overseas career the week of Nov. 8. His management team put out a release Thursday. Iverson and Besiktas officials will hold a press conference Friday in New York. | | | | | |
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For a team that barely made it to the playoffs, the San Francisco Giants are looking more and more like a baseball juggernaut. Matt Cain pitched 7 2-3 innings and combined with his bullpen on a four-hitter, Edgar Renteria reprised his October success with a home run and three RBIs, and San Francisco broke away for a 9-0 win Thursday night and a 2-0 Series lead.
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Russell Wilson made seemingly every big play to help North Carolina State rally from a big halftime deficit against No. 16 Florida State. Then Nate Irving came up with the one the defense desperately needed Thursday night. Wilson threw a fourth-down touchdown pass to George Bryan with 2:40 left, then Irving recovered a fumble in the final minute on the Seminoles' final drive to give N.C.
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Dwight Howard had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Orlando Magic to an easy 112-83 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night, giving the NBA's newest arena a grand opening and spoiling No. 1 overall pick John Wall's debut. Vince Carter had 18 points and Jameer Nelson scored 16 to help the Magic cruise to another blowout victory after a perfect preseason.
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| | | | | | San Francisco Giants outfielder Jose Guillen, left off the team's postseason roster, is linked to a federal investigation into shipments of performance-enhancing drugs, The New York Times reported on its website Thursday night. The story, citing several unidentified lawyers, said federal authorities told Major League Baseball they were looking into shipments of human growth hormone, allegedly... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | A Notre Dame student died Wednesday after the tower from which he was filming football practice fell over. Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior from Long Grove, Ill., was transported from the LaBar practice complex to a South Bend hospital, where he died. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Declan's family and friends," coach Brian Kelly said in a release. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Oklahoma State star wide receiver Justin Blackmon was arrested early Tuesday on a suburban Dallas highway on a misdemeanor DUI complaint and his status with the Cowboys was unclear headed into the final weeks of the season. Blackmon was arrested at 3:45 a.m. after officers used radar to determine he was driving 92 mph in a 60 mph zone along Interstate 35 in Carrollton, Texas, police spokesman... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Blackhawks wing Marian Hossa will miss the next few weeks with an upper body injury, a big blow for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Hossa was injured in the second period of Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Los Angeles. Coach Joel Quenneville said during Thursday's practice that the injury is "not of serious nature" and he wasn't sure when exactly it happened. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Vladimir Guerrero is not in the Texas Rangers lineup for Game 2 of the World Series. Guerrero, the slugger who has to play in the field in the NL park rather than his usual designated hitter slot, had two errors in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants. Nelson Cruz was back in right field Thursday after playing in left field the night before. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Lawrence Taylor's lawyer says there's no plea offer on the table, at least now, in the rape case against the pro football great. Taylor appeared Thursday in a suburban New York court on charges of having sex with a 16-year-old prostitute. He remains free on bail. The ex-NFL MVP is accused of paying $300 to have sex with the Bronx runaway in a suburban hotel room in May. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | It's unusual to hear a professional athlete say he's not good enough. That's how far Albert Haynesworth has sunk to keep from playing nose tackle in a 3-4 defense. "I'm not good enough to play the 3-4," Haynesworth said Thursday. The player whose stated goal is to become the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history held his first midweek question-and-answer session this... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka's season is over, and there is a chance his career with the New York Giants could be at an end. The Giants have placed the five-year veteran on injured reserve on Thursday with a herniated cervical disk after waiting more than a month to see if rest would fix his neck. | | | | | |
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Brett Favre has a fracture in his left ankle that could put him on the bench and end his NFL-record consecutive games streak. Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress said Monday an MRI revealed the injury after the 28-24 loss at Green Bay on Sunday night. Childress said the 41-year-old Favre is wearing a walking boot.
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| | | | | | Joe Girardi and the New York Yankees have agreed on the outline of a $9 million, three-year contract for the manager, according to a baseball official familiar with the negotiations. Although the agreement is not complete, the sides "are dotting the 'i's and crossing the t's,' the person said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made. | | | | | |
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The woman who allegedly received lewd photos and inappropriate text messages from Brett Favre has not yet spoken with the NFL. Jenn Sterger's manager, Phil Reese, says Thursday that Sterger has not met with league investigators. He did not say if any meetings with the league are planned but that "she is strongly considering it and is leaning towards it." The NFL is investigating a...
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| | | | | | Nevada and Fresno State have agreed to play one more season in the Western Athletic Conference before transferring to the Mountain West Conference in 2012, but will pay significantly less to make the move than the WAC had demanded, the league said Thursday. The two schools wanted to make the change next year, but WAC officials filed a lawsuit that said they failed to provide proper notice to leave... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Sandy Alderson was chosen as the New York Mets' general manager, and is now responsible for rebuilding a big-spending organization beset by problems on and off the field. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday an announcement would probably come Friday, a day off in the World Series schedule. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore says he's 100 percent and expects to play for the 17th-ranked Gamecocks against Tennessee on Saturday. Lattimore sprained his left ankle early in the second half against Kentucky on Oct. 16 and did not play in 21-7 win over Vanderbilt last Saturday. Lattimore declared himself ready to go following practice Wednesday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Defending national champion Duke was a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 men's basketball poll. At the other end of the Top 25 there was big news Thursday with San Diego State entering the rankings for the first time ever. Duke, on top for a seventh time, has two starters returning to a roster featuring highly touted freshman Kyrie Irving and transfer Seth Curry,... | | | | | |
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Barry Bonds believes these Giants can give San Francisco the World Series title he was unable to deliver in his 15 years with the team. "They don't need me," Bonds said before the game. "They're fine by themselves." They were in Game 1 against the Texas Rangers, hitting their way to an 11-7 win Wednesday night with Bonds cheering from the stands.
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New coach, new general manager and new star in the making. Same old result for the Clippers. Brandon Roy scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled the NBA debut of Blake Griffin with a 98-88 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Griffin had 20 points and 14 rebounds, a year after his rookie season was supposed to begin.
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Monta Ellis matched his career high with 46 points, Stephen Curry added 25 points and 11 assists, and the Golden State Warriors won Keith Smart's coaching debut by beating the Houston Rockets 131-128 on Wednesday night. David Lee had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and Dorell Wright scored 15 points to help the Warriors to their first season-opening win since 2005.
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| | | | | | Lying flat on his back and writhing in pain, Kevin Durant gave Oklahoma City its first big scare of the season. By the time the game was on the line, he and Russell Westbrook were soaring high again and leading the Thunder to victory. Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook added 28 points and 10 rebounds and Oklahoma City beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 106-95 on Wednesday night in the season... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | For one night, losing LeBron didn't hurt so bad. After nearly four months of emptiness, anger and worry, the Cleveland Cavaliers returned to the floor and realized they can still win. Maybe they're going to be OK after all. Playing their first game in seven years without LeBron James, the Cavaliers stunned the Boston Celtics 95-87 in their season opener Wednesday night, a win that gave... | | | | | |
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Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh have their first win with Miami, and the Big Three got help from some big 3s in the Heat's 97-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Playing with purpose a night after an 88-80 loss in a hyped showdown with Boston, the three looked as if they still need some games to get used to playing with each other.
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LeBron's former team has already done something his new, super team in sunny Miami couldn't: Beat Boston. Playing its first game in seven years without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers stunned the Celtics 95-87 in their season opener Wednesday night, a win that at least for one night gave local fans reason to believe that life will be OK minus the two-time MVP.
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Wilson Chandler scored 22 points, Amare Stoudemire had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday night. Chandler scored eight points in the final quarter and Stoudemire added seven for New York, which led 74-72 through three. Stoudemire, the Knicks' prize free agent acquisition, is hoping to lead New York back to the playoffs for the first...
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| | | | | | Several groups are working with the NCAA to find new ways to enforce rules prohibiting improper agent-related benefits for student-athletes, including possible post-NCAA financial penalties that reach into a player's potential NFL career. The NFL, NFL Players Association and sports agents are among those involved in talks with the NCAA that have included various proposals. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Vince Young's left knee and ankle are feeling good enough that the Tennessee quarterback returned to practice for the first time since spraining his leg on Oct. 18. Now whether he plays Sunday when the Titans (5-2) visit San Diego (2-5) remains to be seen. Coach Jeff Fisher backed down practice to give his team some rest, and he says Young was good enough to get through one period Wednesday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Big 12 suspended Nebraska linebacker Eric Martin for Saturday's game against Missouri for a hit he put on Oklahoma State's Andrew Hudson. Martin blindsided Hudson with a block during Niles Paul's 100-yard kick return in the first quarter of last week's 51-41 Nebraska win. No penalty was called on Martin at the time. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Tom O'Brien often tells his North Carolina State players that they should treat every game like a title is on the line. This time, they believe him. Then again, the Wolfpack hardly need anyone to explain just how high the stakes are for Thursday night's visit from No. 16 Florida State. "As coach always says, every game's the ACC championship game. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Gilbert Arenas will miss at least the first two regular-season games for the Washington Wizards with a strained tendon in his right ankle. Arenas was in a walking boot and missed his fourth straight practice Wednesday. Wizards coach Flip Saunders said Arenas will be reevaluated by doctors but will be out Thursday at Orlando and Saturday at Atlanta. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Army coach Rich Ellerson never appreciated an off week so much. "It was a good time to have a week off," Ellerson said as his Black Knights returned to practice for Saturday's game against VMI at Michie Stadium. The Black Knights needed time to off since their overtime loss to Rutgers at the New Meadowlands Stadium on Oct. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Arkansas defensive tackle Dequinta Jones has been arrested and charged with marijuana possession. The 19-year-old Jones, was arrested early Wednesday by Fayetteville police after an officer smelled marijuana coming from his vehicle during a traffic stop for no vehicle license lights. According to the preliminary police report, Jones had a plastic bag with 8.7 grams of marijuana in his pocket. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will have arthroscopic surgery Friday to repair a small meniscus tear in his right knee. The Yankees said Wednesday that team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad will operate at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Sabathia is to begin his pre-spring training routine three-to-six weeks after the operation. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | A person familiar with the plans says the NBA draft is moving from New York City to Newark. The person requested anonymity because the league had yet to announce that the annual draft of college players will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark in June. Commissioner David Stern is expected to make the announcement Wednesday night before the New Jersey Nets' season opener against the... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | As soon as there was an opening for a new U.S. Davis Cup captain, Jim Courier began lobbying for the job. His aggressive approach worked. Four-time Grand Slam champion Courier was hired by the U.S. Tennis Association to lead the country's Davis Cup team, replacing Patrick McEnroe, who resigned last month. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will miss Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos in London because of a separated left shoulder. Head coach Mike Singletary said Wednesday that Smith will be sidelined for 2 to 3 weeks and Troy Smith will start for the Niners (1-6) at Wembley Stadium. "Troy Smith gives us a good opportunity to win this game," Singletary said. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Lakers' emotions ran high when the lights went down at Staples Center. They walked to center court one at a time, accepting a gaudy ring before saying something heartfelt about the next teammate in line. The two-time NBA champions needed every bit of that family bond just to survive the first test in a season that's sure to be full of them. | | | | | |
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Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night. Citing unidentified sources, SI said the team could announce the move as soon as Friday. Alderson met with the Mets' ownership group Tuesday, and the team said it wouldn't comment any further on the search until it is ready to announce its...
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| | | | | | LeBron James and the Miami Heat were showered with chants of "overrated!" They sure looked that way in their debut as a team formed to win a championship. The old Big Three of the Boston Celtics, playing under the franchise's 17 title banners, beat the new Big Three of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh 88-80 on Tuesday night. | | | | | |
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Kellen Moore threw two touchdown passes and caught another on a trick play, helping No. 2 Boise State beat Louisiana Tech 49-20 on Tuesday night for its 21st consecutive victory. Moore was 20 of 28 for 298 yards while coolly directing the Broncos to 468 total yards. Tyler Shoemaker caught six passes for a career-high 124 yards and Doug Martin had 21 carries for a career-best 150 yards and two...
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| | | | | | The wife of left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee was among family members of Texas Rangers players subjected to obscenities and taunts during the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium. Kristen Lee said fans even were spitting at them from above. "I brush that off as fans being fans. You can't control 50,000 people and what they're going to do," Lee said Tuesday, the day... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Mike Tomlin didn't like it when the NFL was criticizing his players. Apparently, he doesn't like it any better now that the league is praising them. Ray Anderson, the NFL vice president for football operations, applauded Steelers linebacker James Harrison for "heeding our emphasis" by avoiding a dangerous hit Sunday in Miami like the one on Browns wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the New York Knicks have conducted secret workouts of college players that may have circumvented NBA draft rules. Three players who were involved in workouts told Yahoo! that Knicks director of East Coast scouting Rodney Heard coordinated and conducted them in suburban Atlanta. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Tony Romo does not need surgery on his broken left collarbone, and doctors are expecting the Dallas Cowboys quarterback to miss up to eight weeks. With only 10 weeks left in a season that's off to a 1-5 start, there may not be much reason for Romo to return at all. "We have one game left, one game," coach Wade Phillips said, refusing to look beyond the upcoming weekend. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Pittsburgh Steelers gain more appreciation for defensive end Aaron Smith's play whenever he misses a game due to injury. Unfortunately for the Steelers, and for Smith, that's becoming a regular occurrence. Smith is out indefinitely after needing surgery to repair a torn triceps tendon in his left arm. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard has been cleared to practice and play after passing post-concussion tests. Garrard passed the NFL-mandated tests Tuesday, then worked out at the facility. Coach Jack Del Rio said Monday that Garrard would start Sunday's game at Dallas if he received clearance. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Adam "Pacman" Jones' comeback season with the Cincinnati Bengals has been cut short by a neck injury. The Bengals said Tuesday that they put Jones on the injured reserve list because of a herniated disk in his neck suffered in Sunday's 39-32 loss at Atlanta. Jones had one of the game's highlights, ripping the ball away from receiver Roddy White and returning it for a... | | | | | |
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LeBron James sat courtside at the new Boston Garden, icing his right knee after a shootaround, tapping away at his phone and complaining about the Dallas Cowboys. Beneath the Celtics' 17 NBA championship banners -- the last one hung at James' expense -- he sat in his Adidas warmups chatting with a Nike representative while reporters surrounded teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
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| | | | | | Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at this year's World Cup, died Tuesday. Paul had reached octopus old age of 2 1/2 years and died in his tank on Tuesday morning in an aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, spokeswoman Ariane Vieregge said. | | | | | |
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Baseball's playoffs could be expanding in two years. The new head of the players' union says his members are open to adding more wild-card teams for 2012 and possibly extending the division series to a best-of-seven. Union head Michael Weiner says it's also possible players would agree to cutting the regular season from 162 games, but that's more problematic because it would cost...
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Tony Romo's season might be over, and the Dallas Cowboys' season might as well be. As for Eli Manning and the New York Giants, everything's clicking. Romo broke his left collarbone in the second quarter, then his teammates let a 13-point lead turn into a 41-35 loss Monday night that helps send both teams in opposite directions in the NFC East.
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Before leaving for the airport Monday and catching the flight to Boston, Dwyane Wade had a conversation with the friend he calls Larry. As in, the Larry O'Brien Trophy. The one they give out for winning an NBA championship. "I asked him where he's been," Wade said. "He's eluded me.
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| | | | | | The World Series umpiring crew will have a couple of first-timers -- unlike last year. Stung by a spate of missed calls in the playoffs last season, Major League Baseball switched away from recent tradition and brought in only umps with previous World Series experience. Umpires Sam Holbrook and Bill Miller will make their World Series debuts Wednesday night in Game 1 between Texas and San... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Reggie Bush expressed optimism on Monday that he would be able to practice this week on his healing right leg and possibly play on Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Saints' running back, who has missed five games since fracturing his right fibula in Week 2, says team doctors have told him he has healed enough to test his leg at full-speed. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Toronto Blue Jays appear set to hire a manager, with Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell expected to get the job. Farrell has never managed in the majors and would succeed Cito Gaston, who retired after the season. The team has scheduled an afternoon news conference, although it did not give a reason. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | The Yankees started a busy offseason Monday, but not with new contracts for manager Joe Girardi or aging icons Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. Those marquee moves should happen soon enough. No, the first order of business in the Bronx was to fire pitching coach Dave Eiland on general manager Brian Cashman's first day at the office after a disappointing loss to the Texas Rangers in the American... | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Mark McGwire is coming back to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team said Monday that McGwire has agreed to a one-year deal after making his debut as the Cardinals hitting coach last season. Terms were not disclosed. The Cardinals also said pitching coach Dave Duncan has agreed to a two-year deal, with a mutual option for 2013. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Kellen Moore and the other starters on No. 2 Boise State's high-flying offense have gone a month now without playing a single down in the fourth quarter. Because the Broncos have been jumping out to big, early leads the last three games, Moore has routinely traded his helmet in for a headset and joined the other starters on the sidelines before breaking a second-half sweat. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Pitching coach Dave Eiland has been fired by the New York Yankees, the first move in what should be a busy offseason in the Bronx after a disappointing loss in the American League championship series. General manager Brian Cashman would not divulge a reason for letting Eiland go after his third year as the team's pitching coach. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Both of Bengie Molina's teams are in the World Series. Molina has been with the Texas Rangers for only 3 1/2 months, traded there July 1 after 3 1/2 seasons with San Francisco. Now, instead of catching for two-time NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Molina faces the more difficult task of trying to hit him when Rangers play in their first World Series starting Wednesday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Jerramy Stevens has been released by the team after being arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. The Bucs made the move Monday, two days after police said the 30-year-old player was pulled over in his pickup truck for loud music and an officer smelled marijuana inside the vehicle. | | | | | |
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