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Freshman Girl Earns Right to Try Out for Baseball Team
usatoday.com — An Indiana girl would be allowed to try out for the high school baseball team under an agreement reached after her family filed a federal lawsuit over an Indiana High School Athletic Association rule that barred her from trying out.More… (Baseball)
SF Giants Offer Manny Ramirez 4-Year Deal
cbs5.com — The San Francisco Giants are pursuing free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez and have offered him a four-year deal, a well-connected source said.More… (Baseball)
Yankees: Exhorbitant Spending Almost a Public Service
nytimes.com — The Yankees as public trust, public service. Uh...right. Hal Steinbrenner for President, U.S. UN Ambassador..More… (Baseball)
Giants Sign Randy Johnson
upi.com — The San Francisco Giants announced Friday they have signed five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson to a one-year contract.More… (Baseball)
Sammy Sosa Ready, Waiting to Return to Majors
sports.espn.go.com — Sammy Sosa is still waiting for an offer to play in the major leagues, according to a report published by Dominican newspaper Listin Diario. Sosa, who previously had expressed his intention to retire from baseball after the next World Baseball Classic in March, believes he can still have an impact at the major league level.More… (Baseball)
Report: N.Y. Times May Sell Its Stake In Red Sox
nbcsports.msnbc.com — According to reports, The New York Times Co is trying to sell its stake in the holding company of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.More… (Baseball)
Mark Teixeira Agrees to $180M Yankees Deal
news.yahoo.com — The New York Yankees have reeled in another prime free agent, reaching a preliminary agreement with first baseman Mark Teixeira for $180 million over eight years.More… (Baseball)
Source: Teixeira, Yanks agree to 8-year deal
sports.espn.go.com — Free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira has reached agreement with the New York Yankees on an eight-year contract worth more than $170 million, a source involved in the negotiations tells ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.More… (Baseball)
Brian McNamee sues Roger Clemens for defamation
sports.espn.go.com — Roger Clemens' former personal trainer has filed a defamation lawsuit against the seven-time Cy Young award winner, the New York Post reported Tuesday.More… (Baseball)
Angels Withdraw Offer for Teixeira
sports.espn.go.com — I guess giving one man not named A-rod an 8 year contract wasn't that appealing to them. As good as Teixeira is, I can't say I blame them too much.More… (Baseball)
Dock Ellis dies at 63-Threw No Hitter On LSD
sports.espn.go.com — Former major league pitcher Dock Ellis died Friday of a liver ailment in California, his former agent, Tom Reich, confirmed. Ellis was 63.More… (Baseball)
Schuerholz: Furcal's Agents are "Despicable"
sports.espn.go.com — Two days after Furcal, then a free agent, spurned an offer from the Braves to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers, team president John Schuerholz called the actions of Furcal's agents, Paul Kinzer and Arn Tellem, "despicable" and "disgusting" and said the franchise would never deal with the firm again, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.More… (Baseball)
Furcal Re-Signs with Dodgers for $30M
sports.espn.go.com — Rafael Furcal is staying with the Los Angeles Dodgers, reaching a preliminary agreement Wednesday on a three-year contract. Furcal will receive $6.5 million the first year, $8.5 million the second, $12 million in 2011 and will receive a $3 million bonus at the end of the contract. He receives a vesting option for a fourth year.More… (Baseball)
NY Yankees Hope $243.5 Million Pitching Pair = The Playoffs
nbcsports.msnbc.com — The New York Yankees introduced a new pair of aces at the top of the rotation on Thursday in free agents CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett who they hope will re-arm them for another run at a championship.More… (Baseball)
Sports Fans, Keep Up With Your Teams On StatTweets.
techcrunch.com — A big part of being a sports fan is keeping score. And now there is a great way to keep up with scores ...More… (Baseball)
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