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Teixeira, 21 others avoid arbitration
Jan 17 2008 11:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Teixeira, Huston Street and Brad Lidge were among 22 players who avoided arbitration by agreeing to contracts Thursday, one day before teams and players exchange figures.
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Immunity unlikely for Clemens' accuser
Jan 17 2008 11:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer for Roger Clemens' accuser was told by a congressional committee staff member that his client was unlikely to be granted immunity for his deposition and testimony.
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Teixeira, Gonzalez agree with Braves
Jan 17 2008 9:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - First baseman Mark Teixeira agreed to a $12.5 million, one-year contract with the Braves on Thursday, one of four Atlanta players coming to terms rather than going through arbitration.
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Jennings joining Rangers' rotation
Jan 17 2008 7:52PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jason Jennings relishes the opportunity to prove his elbow is healthy and his miserable performance last season was an aberration.
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Selig given 3-year contract extension
Jan 17 2008 7:03PM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Major League Baseball owners gave commissioner Bud Selig a three-year contract extension through 2012 on Thursday, a move made two days after some congressmen were critical of his leadership is responding to the sport's drug problem.
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Selig given 3-year contract extension
Jan 17 2008 7:03PM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Major League Baseball owners gave commissioner Bud Selig a three-year contract extension through 2012 on Thursday, a move made two days after some congressmen were critical of his leadership is responding to the sport's drug problem.
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Lowell: HGH test must be totally precise
Jan 17 2008 6:54PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - World Series MVP Mike Lowell is willing to give blood if that's what it takes to be tested for human growth hormone. But only if the test is 100 percent accurate. Not 99 percent.
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AP: FBI looks into Tejada testimony
Jan 17 2008 5:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Miguel Tejada is under FBI scrutiny, officials said Thursday after opening a preliminary investigation into whether the former AL MVP lied when he told federal authorities he never took steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
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Selig hopes to decide discipline soon
Jan 17 2008 7:39AM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - One day after testifying before Congress, baseball commissioner Bud Selig told owners he hopes to complete his review of the players and executives mentioned in the Mitchell Report by the start of spring training in mid-February.
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Selig hopes to decide discipline soon
Jan 17 2008 7:39AM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - One day after testifying before Congress, baseball commissioner Bud Selig told owners he hopes to complete his review of the players and executives mentioned in the Mitchell Report by the start of spring training in mid-February.
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Leyritz faces additional charge
Jan 17 2008 7:17AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Toxicology results show former major leaguer Jim Leyritz's blood-alcohol levels were nearly twice the legal limit the day he was involved in a fatal crash in December.
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WADA criticizes baseball on drug testing
Jan 17 2008 7:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new president severely criticized Major League Baseball on Wednesday, saying the sport was resisting George Mitchell's recommendation to transfer drug testing to an independent organization.
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