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Reports still link Roy Oswalt to Cardinals, but no deal yet

By Richard Durrett FRISCO, Texas — Matt Harrison has followed the Rangers' offseason exploits and he's seen Roy Oswalt's name tossed about on talk radio and in various media reports as wanting to play for the Texas Rangers. Roy Oswalt is close to signing with the Cardinals Obviously, the answer is no. No one in [...]

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Person familiar with negotiations: Tampa Bay hires Rutgers' Schiano as team's …

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist After all the names, after all the interviews, after all the days of wandering around the country looking for a new coach, what if the Bucs end up hiring the rather uninspiring Sherman? Do you pump your fist into Two of the biggest names, Brad Childress and Mike Sherman [...]

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Prince Fielder Signs With Detroit Tigers, And Now Washington Nationals Must …

AP Mark J. Terrill / AP A big man with a contract to match, Prince Fielder finished third in the NL MVP voting last season. AP source: Fielder and Tigers agree on 9-year deal 01.24.12 Free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers NEW YORK — Slugger Prince Fielder and standout pitcher Tim Lincecum, [...]

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Tell us: Was Prince Fielder deal a good one for Tigers?

Newspapers and TV and the Internet are just so 20th Century. We rely on Twitter for our breaking news and our hard-hitting analysis! I had some increased, and a touch irrational, hope that the Mariners would still prevail in signing Prince Fielder to a reasonable contract. He's a good bat but his market appeared to [...]

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Prince Fielder's choice: Detroit

Prince Fielder, who hit baseballs out of Tiger Stadium as a 12-year-old, is on his way back to Detroit, where his father, Cecil Fielder, starred for seven years. The Tigers have agreed to sign the free agent first baseman to a By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY The Texas Rangers believe they are out out of [...]

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For Posada, an Emotional Farewell

From pinstripe legends to foes on the diamond, Posada left an indelible mark on those who watched him play. Today has been a very emotional day in Yankees History as beloved catcher Jorge Posada had retired from baseball after 17 years in pinstripes. The retirement press conference was sweet yet somber as Jorge Posada sat [...]

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A life in pinstripes: Yankees C Jorge Posada retires after 17 seasons, 5 …

There was a lot of interesting stuff from the Jorge Posada press conference Tuesday, impossible to get to it all. But some are certainly worth reading, including this from Posada (below center, with Mariano Rivera on left ad The New York Yankees had a lot of veterans, but it was Jorge Posada's responsibility to nudge [...]

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The winners and losers in the Prince Fielder deal

The Tigers are "very close" to a nine-year deal with Prince Fielder, Yahoo's Tim Brown tweets. Fielder will join Miguel Cabrera in the middle of the Tigers' order to create more than enough offense to make up for the loss of Wire Taps: Washington Nationals, Prince Fielder Rumors Day 245. It appears that slugger Prince [...]

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Cecil Fielder shocked by son Prince's signing with Tigers

Slugging first baseman Prince Fielder is "very close" to signing a nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to a tweet from Tim Brown of yahoo.com and several other national baseball writers. Ken Rosenthal of foxsports.com says the deal is Contributor Network Jan 23, 8:14 pm EST Imagine the sight of Prince Fielder in an [...]

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Hicks: Tracy Morgan collapses at Sundance

By Tony Hicks PARK CITY, UT – JANUARY 22: Actor Tracy Morgan (L) and Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk (R) attend Creative Coalition's 2012 Spotlight Initiative Gala Awards Dinner at The Supper Club by Stella Artois during the 2012 Sundance Film [MTV] ? Tracy Morgan is recovering in the hospital after falling unconscious at the [...]

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