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Cubs' Zambrano says his shoulder is OK
AP Sports WriterBig Z says his shoulder is just fine and he'd like to look ahead, rather than back to last season. Carlos Zambrano is showing no signs of the problems that hampered him last season, although the team is taking a conservative approach with its ace this...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Baseball, Carlos Marmol, Contracts, Ryan Dempster
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With Twins outfield crowded, Young hopes to fit in
AP Sports WriterAs a former No. 1 draft pick with a troubled past, Delmon Young was determined to do things his way in his first season with the Minnesota Twins. That didn't produce the results anyone expected, and now he finds himself in a crowded outfield needing...Tags: Baseball, Spring Training, Basketball, Torii Hunter, Minnesota Twins
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Competition at second base for White Sox
Alexi Ramirez's move to shortstop from second base has left a vacancy that manager Ozzie Guillen needs to fill. "It will be a key position for us," Guillen said Monday, adding that he's in no hurry to make a decision. "I don't care if we don't have a...Tags: Baseball, Automotive Equipment, Chicago White Sox, Javier Vazquez, Spring Training
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Tendinitis slowing Cardinals' Ryan
Brendan Ryan's pursuit of a starting job with the St. Louis Cardinals is being slowed by tendinitis in his right wrist. The 26-year-old infielder is among several players seeking the starting job at second base, but he could also see playing time this...Tags: Albert Pujols, Baseball, Troy Glaus, St. Louis Cardinals, Adam Kennedy
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Hit or pitch? Marlins make right call on Cousins
South Florida Sun-SentinelScott Cousins didn't hear a peep from the Marlins. He recognized John Hughes, their northern California area scout, as a fixture at his University of San Francisco games, but Cousins wasn't even sure what team he represented. "He never once approached...Tags: Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Wes Helms, New York Mets, Spring Training
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Union's Fehr: '03 tests shouldn't taint all players
Baseball union head Donald Fehr began his annual tour of spring training camps Monday with steroids back in the spotlight, even though he says the sport has "fixed the problem" since the 2003 survey that led to a report Alex Rodriguez tested positive....Tags: Baseball, Spring Training, Curt Schilling
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MLB investigators to meet with A-Rod this week
ken.davidoff@newsday.comMajor League Baseball's investigations team intends to meet with Alex Rodriguez sometime between Wednesday and Friday to discuss his recent confessions of illegal performance-enhancing drug usage, a person familiar with the situation told Newsday. A-...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, World Baseball Classic, ESPN
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Good news for Nuggets: big man Nene has bruised knee but no structural damage
DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets forward Nene has a bone bruise on his right knee and won't play in tonight's game against the Boston Celtics. The tests showed that his knee has no structural damage. He is listed day-to-day. Nene was injured in the...Tags: Baseball, Injuries, Denver Nuggets, Richard Jefferson, Boston Celtics
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Union head Donald Fehr says confidential positive drug tests in 2003 don't taint all players
AP Sports WriterJUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball union head Donald Fehr began his annual tour of spring training camps Monday with steroids back in the spotlight. "Everybody understands that there were things which happened in the early part of the decade which we...Tags: Baseball, Justice System, Unions, Sports Illustrated (magazine), Wes Helms
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Cliff hanger: Indians' Cy Young winner Cliff Lee not resting on historic 2008 season
AP Sports WriterGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Stretched out on a chair in front of his locker, Cliff Lee delicately balanced a laptop computer on his thighs. Scratching his head, the AL's reigning Cy Young Award winner plotted his next move in an online chess game...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Baseball, C.C. Sabathia, Cy Young, Dining and Drinking
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Another Smoltz? Braves eager to show off their next great pitcher, Tommy Hanson
AP Sports WriterKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — When Tommy Hanson arrived for his first big league camp, he was assigned to a corner of the Atlanta Braves' clubhouse with a bunch of other guys wearing football-like numbers. The barely-out-of-high-schoolers. The journeymen....Tags: Bars and Clubs, Baseball, San Diego Padres, Tom Glavine, Cy Young
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AP Interview: A-Rod's admission 'shocked' former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda
AP Sports WriterMIAMI (AP) — Tommy Lasorda's relationship with Alex Rodriguez goes back nearly two decades, all the way to when the teenage A-Rod decided in high school that he wanted to sign his first contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lasorda's affinity...Tags: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Darren Dreifort, Contracts, Sports Illustrated (magazine)
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