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Judgment day: Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Piazza to find out Hall of Fame fates Wednesday
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Judgment day has arrived for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa to find out their Hall of Fame fates.
Sports teams taking closer look at secondary ticket market in move that could lead to changes
CHICAGO – Chipper Jones was down to the final few games of his distinguished career when the Atlanta Braves opened a series at Pittsburgh last month. The Pirates, who play in one of the majors’ most picturesque ballparks, were closing out their best season in 15 years.
Major League Baseball considering wider expansion of instant replay
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Baseball is considering a broader expansion of video review for umpires than first discussed.
Cabrera 1 of 5 AL MVP finalists announced by BBWAA; Kershaw, Verlander try for Cy Young repeat
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera is one of five finalists for the AL MVP award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Detroit Tigers star Delmon Young pleads guilty to aggravated harassment in NYC slur case
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Detroit Tigers star Delmon Young pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated harassment in an incident last spring where he shouted an anti-Semitic slur and tackled a man to the ground outside a Manhattan hotel, prosecutors said.
Division series’ TV ratings down from last year with teams from smaller markets in playoffs
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Television ratings for baseball’s division series are down from last year.
A pop fly drops, mayhem ensues: New wild-card era begins with more calls for expanded replay
ATLANTA – The NFL replacement refs are not there to kick around anymore.
Sign of the times – autographs in baseball go high tech as players and fans connect via iPad
Jim Nash is such a big Yankees fan that he named his son George Mattingly Nash, combining two of his favourite players: George Herman Ruth and Don Mattingly.
Washington Nationals clinch 1st NL East title despite 2-0 loss to Phillies
WASHINGTON – Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper’s burst of energy and Adam LaRoche’s slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April through September that even a loss on the first day of October could not stop them from clinching the NL East.
Suspended Giants OF Melky Cabrera disqualified from NL batting title at his own request
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball no longer has to worry about having a suspended drug cheat as batting champion.
Person familiar with negotiations: MLB nears 8-year deals with Fox and Turner covering 2014-21
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A person familiar with the negotiations says Major League Baseball is nearing agreements with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts through 2021.
Broken bat issue returns after Jays pitching coach Walton struck in dugout
TORONTO – Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton was expected to return to the dugout Friday after he was struck by a piece of a broken bat during Toronto’s game against the Seattle Mariners the previous night.
Column: Commissioner has to convince NHL owners concessions will make the league stronger
All these years later, and especially now with the prospect of a lockout looming large this weekend, it’s hard to look at a picture of Gary Bettman without recalling the going-away present one NBA general manager sent the soon-to-be-named NHL commissioner. That was in 1993, when Bettman left his post as general counsel and trusted lieutenant to NBA boss David Stern to try running a league of his own.
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake among ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ telethon participants
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – More A-listers have signed on to support the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon.
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