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National League West preview
Last year: 84-78, 1st; beat Cubs in NLDS, lost to Phillies in NLCS. Manager: Joe Torre. Headliners: Russell Martin, Rafael Furcal, Matt Kemp, Hiroki Kuroda, Jonathan Broxton. Additions: Randy Wolf, Brad Ausmus, Mark Loretta, Claudio Vargas, Guillermo...Tags: Randy Wolf, Gary Bennett, Matt Kemp, Chad Billingsley, Brad Ausmus
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Baseball top 25 rankings
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || Rk. || Team (Section, 2008 Record) || Comment || || 1 || MATER DEI (SS-Division I, 24-7) || It's scary to think how good Monarchs might be if a "BASEketball" league really existed. || || 2 || EL TORO (SS-Division II, 25-7)...Tags: High Schools, New York Mets, Academic Progress, Major League Baseball, Greg Maddux
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Chicago Cubs show some flash in winning spring opener
Tribune reporterMESA, Ariz. — The first day of the longest spring training in history began Wednesday with fans singing "Happy Birthday" to Ron Santo and finished three hours later when So Taguchi caught the game-ending fly in a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. In...Tags: Dick Allen, Major League Baseball, Lou Piniella, Baseball, Chicago Cubs
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Dodgers Get Hudson Cheap
Free agent Orlando Hudson, after waiting all winter for a lucrative multiyear deal, settled for a one-year, $3.8 million contract with the Dodgers, who will use him to replace retired second baseman Jeff Kent. The deal is contingent on Hudson passing a...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Jason Isringhausen, Carlos Delgado, United States, Contracts
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Two teams with unsettled quarterback situations -- the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings -- might be interested in acquiring suspended Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick.
Vick is in federal prison on felony charges related to dogfighting and is scheduled to be released in July. The Falcons have said they will try to trade him, though they could cut him and make him a free agent. San Francisco coach Mike Singletary said...Tags: Jason Isringhausen, Mike Singletary, Motor Racing, Michael Vick, Minnesota Vikings
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Vikings, 49ers may have interest in signing Vick
Two teams with unsettled quarterback situations -- the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings -- might be interested in acquiring suspended Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick. Vick is in federal prison on felony charges related to dogfighting and...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Punishment, George Mason, Mike Singletary, Motor Racing
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Young players asked to fill leadership void for Dodgers
This morning's first full workout of the spring will be preceded by the Dodgers' first full-squad meeting, which raises a question about which players, if any, will talk. Jeff Kent, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Lowe and Brad Penny spoke regularly at these...Tags: Bernie Williams, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Jonathan Broxton, Pittsburgh Pirates
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MLB Spring Preview: Where do teams stand?
South Florida Sun-SentinelNL EAST ATLANTA BRAVES 2008: 72-90, 4th place KEY ADDITIONS: RHP Derek Lowe, RHP Javier Vazquez, RHP Kenshin Kawakami, LHP Boone Logan, C David Ross. KEY LOSSES: RHP John Smoltz, LHP Tom Glavine, LHP Mike Hampton, RHP Elmer Dessens. TALKING POINTS:...Tags: Mike Mussina, Jeff Weaver, Bobby Abreu, Chan Ho Park, Ichiro Suzuki
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A-Rod should be in Cooperstown
OK, I give up. Uncle, uncle. It's not that the SI.com report that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 is a big shock. Nothing about baseball and steroids can be considered a big shock anymore. What I give up on is the notion that these...Tags: Major League Baseball, Jose Canseco, Referenda, Pete Rose, Alex Rodriguez
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Lakers' Lamar Odom finds inspiration playing against the Celtics
Thursday night's game in Boston was worthy of June. . . . It's hard to say which was more beneficial to the Lakers, Kevin Garnett's fouling out or Garnett's jousting with Lamar Odom and bringing the enigmatic Lakers forward out of his stupor. . . . L.O....Tags: Elgin Baylor, Boxing, Lightweight Boxing, Wars and Interventions, New York Knicks
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Pushing Ben's buttons at UCLA
Has Ben Howland become the "Washout of Westwood?" While we can all appreciate commitment to defense, intense practices, fighting for playing time, and the challenge of winning on the road, Howland has been demonstrating an inability to coach offense, poor...Tags: Randy Wolf, Jon Garland, Shaquille O'Neal, Chan Ho Park, Ben Wallace
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Terps' statement is wrong message
News item: The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, hindered by shooting problems and overall inconsistency this season, hoped to make some kind of statement against No. 2 Duke yesterday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. My take: And I would like to make...Tags: Jessica Simpson, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Rex Ryan
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