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NEW YORK (AP)—One Los Angeles institution is buying another. A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion. The price would shatter the mark for a sports franchise. Stephen Ross paid $1.1 billion for [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds will remain free and unpunished while he appeals his conviction for giving misleading testimony before a grand jury. A federal judge handed Bonds a sentence of 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service on Friday — then delayed the sentence pending [...]
(Reuters) – St Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa captured his third World Series crown on Friday but could not be drawn into deciding which was the most memorable. “This one is just different,” the 67-year-old La Russa said after the Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to win the Fall Classic 4-3. “It was [...]
ESPN-NEW YORK — It’s been said again and again over his 16-year career. And now it’s official: Mariano Rivera is the top closer in baseball history. The seemingly ageless right-hander recorded his 602nd career save on Monday in the New York Yankees’ 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins, placing him alone atop baseball’s career saves [...]
WASHINGTON The judge declared a mistrial Thursday in baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge had ruled out of bounds. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said the prosecutors had made a grave mistake. And he said Clemens could not be assured a fair trial after jurors were shown evidence [...]
PHOENIX (AP)—Prince Fielder spent two days in the desert being booed, payback for not picking hometown hero Justin Upton for the Home Run Derby. Fielder’s two sons didn’t like the negative attention, which made it even tougher to take. So if he had to do it over again, would Fielder go with Upton in the [...]
NEW YORK (AP)—Derek Jeter homers for his 3,000th hit, making him the first player to reach the mark with the New York Yankees. Jeter hit the milestone with a drive to left field with one out in the third inning Saturday at Yankee Stadium. He became the 28th major leaguer overall to get 3,000. Jeter [...]
WASHINGTON –Roger Clemens’ perjury trial opened Wednesday with both sides raising the prospect of calling a roster of former baseball stars as witnesses and the judge angrily criticizing Congress for withholding an audiotape of Clemens’ deposition. Clemens is accused of lying under oath to the House Government Reform Committee in 2008, when he denied ever [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice Wednesday but a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts that the home run king lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using steroids and human growth hormone. The verdict, following a 12-day trial and almost four full days [...]
NEW YORK (AP)—Unwilling to face another drug ban, Manny Ramirez is leaving baseball and at peace with his decision while the sport confronts the specter of steroids again. “I’m at ease,” Ramirez told ESPNdeportes.com by phone from his home in Miami. “God knows what’s best (for me). I’m now an officially retired baseball player. I’ll [...]
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