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Twins' Santana wins AL Cy Young Award
Nov 16 2006 11:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Johan Santana swept the Cy Young ballot the same way he buzzed through batters all season. Santana won the AL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second time in three years, and the Minnesota Twins' ace was a unanimous choice once again.
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Bonds' trainer ordered jailed again
Nov 16 2006 11:54PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two central figures in the BALCO steroids probe were front and center Thursday, accused of obstructing the federal grand jury investigating performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
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A's to introduce Bob Geren as manager
Nov 16 2006 11:54PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Bob Geren will be promoted from bench coach to manager of the Oakland Athletics, ending a monthlong search for Ken Macha's replacement. Two A's players told The Associated Press that Geren called them Thursday after he was hired. The team scheduled a news conference for Friday afternoon to formally introduce Geren as their new manager.
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MLB free-agent market discouraging GMs
Nov 16 2006 9:22PM (CT)
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Kenny Williams stood in the hotel lobby as general managers started to leave, talked about his starting pitchers and said the $51.1 million fee the Boston Red Sox bid merely for negotiating rights to Daisuke Matsuzaka had given him an idea.
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Cards re-sign Spiezio to 2-year contract
Nov 16 2006 8:24PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Scott Spiezio and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a $4.5 million, two-year contract on Thursday, keeping one of the team's top reserves with the World Series champions. The deal includes a club option for 2009.
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New Yankee Stadium lawsuit dismissed
Nov 16 2006 7:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the new $1 billion ballpark for the New York Yankees.
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Bonds' trainer ordered jailed again
Nov 16 2006 7:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Barry Bonds' personal trainer must return to prison for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports.
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Baseball owners approve new TV contracts
Nov 16 2006 6:50PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Major League Baseball owners on Thursday unanimously approved television contracts with Fox and TBS that run through 2013 and are worth more than $3 billion.
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Tigers, Casey agree to 1-year deal
Nov 16 2006 6:37PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - First baseman Sean Casey is staying with the AL champion Detroit Tigers, agreeing to a $4 million, one-year contract Thursday.
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Poker face: A-Rod says he wants to stay
Nov 16 2006 6:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez wants to play the hand he's got with the Yankees. Arriving at his charity poker tournament Wednesday night, the much-maligned slugger insisted he wants to stay in New York rather than be traded to a town where the fans might not be so hard on him.
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White Sox, Cubs swap relief pitchers
Nov 16 2006 5:14PM (CT)
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - It took a trip to Florida for Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams and Cubs GM Jim Hendry to make a trade with each other.
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Girardi, Leyland win top manager honors
Nov 16 2006 4:56AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Girardi is the NL Manager of the Year. Oh, by the way _ he's available. Six weeks after he was fired by Florida, Girardi won the award Wednesday for keeping the rookie-laden Marlins in contention nearly all season. Jim Leyland took home AL honors after a quick turnaround with the Detroit Tigers.
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