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Selig critical of film about Dominican prospects produced by Bobby Valentine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has spoken to the Boston Red Sox with complaints over a film Bobby Valentine produced about Dominican prospects.
Time Warner’s Turner in talks to buy sports website Bleacher Report
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Turner Broadcasting System is in talks to buy San Francisco-based sports news website Bleacher Report in an attempt to expand its online presence.
Biden launches White House PSA on dating violence that features top athletes, President Obama
WASHINGTON – The White House is issuing a public service announcement against dating violence, combining the voices of President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden with those of top sports figures in a campaign to reduce assaults on women.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Rogers Communications applies to bring MLB Network baseball channel to Canada
OTTAWA – Cable company Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) has applied to the CRTC to bring the MLB Network baseball channel to Canada.
Acquittal could boost Roger Clemens’ Hall of Fame bid this fall
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Acquitted in court, Roger Clemens must wait a half-year before finding out whether he cleared his name in the minds of Hall of Fame voters.
Country group Zac Brown Band to perform 2 songs before the Home Run Derby
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Zac Brown Band is adding some star power to baseball’s Home Run Derby at next month’s All-Star game festivities.