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| Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP) |
| Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won an MVP award with Boston and became a beloved player in the city. The shortstop signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday before announcing he's leaving baseball at 36 to become an ESPN analyst. |
| A-Rod to interview with feds soon (AP) |
Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone. The Yankee slugger said from the team's spring training complex Wednesday that the interview site is under discussion but he would like it to be in Tampa so his training is not...
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| Bryant's late jumper ends Lakers' slide (AP) |
Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers' closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles' longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won't have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.
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| Edwards placed on 3 weeks' probation (AP) |
Sticking with its ``boys, have at it'' attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
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| Chiefs sign former Jets RB Jones (AP) |
The Kansas City Chiefs' running game just got a big boost. The Chiefs signed free agent running back Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets to the AFC championship game last season and was the NFL's third-leading rusher. The team announced the deal Tuesday, but declined to disclose the terms.
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| Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock (AP) |
Former sprinter Marion Jones has signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using steroids and doing jail time for lying to federal prosecutors. Jones was a star at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney but admitted two years ago that she had taken a designer steroid known as the 'clear.' She was stripped of her medals, including...
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