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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- A spokesman for Major League Baseball tells The New York Times the league is looking into a procedure performed on Yankees right-hander Bartolo Colon last year. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former ESPN commentator Jay Mariotti pleaded not guilty to charges Wednesday that he stalked and assaulted his former girlfriend, the same woman he pleaded no contest to battering in another case last year. | | | | | |
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| | | | | ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Angels first baseman Kendrys Morales won't play this season after deciding to undergo another surgery on his left ankle. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LOS ANGELES -- By the time Kobe Bryant was done with his state of the union address at the Lakers' practice facility, he had spoken for nearly 24 minutes. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Mets' longtime clubhouse manager amassed a secret hoard of baseballs, hats, bats and uniforms, including an autographed 1986 World Series warm-up jersey, that he intended to use to fund his retirement, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing his arrest. | | | | | |
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| | | | | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Robert Traylor, the former NBA and University of Michigan big man nicknamed "Tractor" because of his hulking frame, has died. He was 34. | | | | | |
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| | | | | AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said he has no reservations about erecting a statue for Cam Newton while an NCAA investigation continues and expressed confidence that Auburn will ultimately be cleared of any wrongdoing. | | | | | |
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| | | | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- At the cost of a $1 million fine, the Fiesta Bowl will keep its place in the Bowl Championship Series. | | | | | |
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| | | | | To the surprise of almost no one, the Fiesta Bowl will remain a BCS game. As penance for its sins (illegal campaign donations, lavish expenses and inappropriate reimbursements, etc.), a task force headed by Penn State President Graham Spanier decreed that the troubled bowl should pay a $1 million fine, payable to local youth charities. BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said that the task force came up with a dollar figure that "reflected the severity of the allegations in the report." | | | | | |
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| | | | | BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Barcelona clinched its third straight Spanish league title on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw at Levante. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Barcelona clinched its third straight Spanish league title and the 21st in its 111-year history with a 1-1 draw at Levante on Wednesday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Jockey Michael Baze, found dead in his vehicle Tuesday in the Churchill Downs stable area, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday on a cocaine charge. | | | | | |
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| | | | | ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Athletics left-hander Dallas Braden needs shoulder surgery. | | | | | |
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| | | | | DALLAS (AP) -- Dallas guard J.J. Barea says he doesn't hold any animosity toward Lakers center Andrew Bynum after their ugly collision. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Former NBA and University of Michigan player Robert "Tractor" Traylor has died. He was 34. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Fiesta Bowl will be allowed to remain part of the Bowl Championship Series, though it must pay a $1 million fine for apparent illegal campaign contributions and inappropriate spending. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Mets longtime clubhouse manager amassed a secret hoard of baseballs, hats, bats and uniforms, including an autographed 1986 World Series warm-up jersey, that he intended to use to fund his retirement, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing his arrest on stolen property and fraud charges. | | | | | |
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| | | | | GENEVA (AP) -- Facing a deepening corruption scandal, FIFA demanded evidence Wednesday to back up English claims that six executive committee members were involved in bribery during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests. | | | | | |
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| | | | | When Lord Triesman spoke before the British Parliament on Tuesday, it created shockwaves throughout the game. The former head of the English Football Association accused four members of FIFA Executive Committee -- the body charged with determining the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups -- of attempting to solicit favors from him in exchange for their support of the English bid for 2018. Two reporters for the Sunday Times newspaper were also called to testify and claimed that a "whistle-blower" within the Qatari FA told them that two other ExCo members, Jacques Anouma of Ivory Coast and Issa Hayatou of Cameroon, were paid $1.5 million in exchange for their support of Qatar's bid. | | | | | |
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| | | | | HOUSTON (AP) -- A group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane is close to an agreement to buy the Houston Astros. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MIAMI (AP) -- Shaquille O'Neal lagged well behind the rest of the Boston Celtics on the short walk from the bus to the locker room on Wednesday morning. | | | | | |
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| | | | | CHICAGO -- After the Bulls' uninspired loss in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, many in NBA circles speculated that their youth was finally catching up to them. It was supposedly a classic case of inexperience wilting under pressure, a young team failing to live up to its high expectations. | | | | | |
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