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The Braves have their replacement for center fielder Andruw Jones, competing a trade that brought Mark Kotsay from the Oakland Athletics on Monday.
Billy Beane went into the offseason believing his Oakland Athletics could compete in the AL West again if they just stayed healthier than last year.
The Boston Red Sox will open the 2008 season in Tokyo, and the World Series champions could be leaving Japan's biggest baseball star behind.
Daisuke Matsuzaka might miss the Boston Red Sox's 2008 season opener at the Tokyo Dome.
Magglio Ordonez hit two homers in an eight-run second inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 Sunday to win consecutive games for only the second time since mid-July.
Joe Blanton refused to allow his mind wander to what he might be about to accomplish. Blanton and Carlos Silva kept pounding the strike zone inning after inning. Finally in the sixth, Oakland got to Silva — and Blanton maintained his fast, efficient pace the rest of the way.
On many a night, Kevin Slowey's numbers would have earned him a win in his major league debut. His Minnesota Twins teammates pulled out a victory after he was gone — and that pleased Slowey plenty. Jeff Cirillo and Mike Redmond had RBI singles in the 10th inning and the Twins hung on for their season-best fifth straight win, 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
Dan Haren is the new ace for the Athletics, and he pitched that way again Wednesday. The right-hander acquired in the Mark Mulder trade with St. Louis three Decembers ago sure has taken on a key role.
Sammy Sosa told himself to be patient and wait for his pitch — even if it wasn't a home-run pitch. Oakland intentionally walked Mark Teixeira to load the bases and get to Sosa, and the slugger broke through against Lenny DiNardo.
The Oakland Athletics handed another loss to their beloved old third-base coach. Eric Chavez, who gave one of his six Gold Gloves to Ron Washington, hit a three-run homer and rookie Travis Buck added a solo shot for the A's in a 5-3 win over slumping Texas, spoiling Wash's Bay Area return as Rangers manager Monday night.
Miguel Tejada got it started, and Melvin Mora followed. Then Nick Markakis hit a home run, too. Perhaps that old adage about hitting being contagious might be true, after all.
For the first time in two weeks, the Baltimore Orioles experienced the pleasure of a blowout victory. Brian Roberts had three hits and three RBIs, Miguel Tejada had three hits and a homer, and the Orioles cruised past the Oakland Athletics 8-3 Saturday night.
Dan Haren knows all about pitching well and not having anything to show for it. So after his fifth straight victory, the right-hander could sympathize with losing pitcher Erik Bedard.
The White Sox couldn't put good wood on Chad Gaudin's high and tight fastball. Gaudin threw seven-plus scoreless innings, Hiram Bocachica hit his first home run in almost three seasons and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday.
John Danks welcomed Jim Thome back to the White Sox dugout with open arms. "I actually gave him a big hug," the rookie left-hander said. "I told him that I missed seeing that." Thome hit a three-run homer and finished with five RBIs to back a strong outing by Danks and lead the Chicago White Sox to a 10-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Paul Konerko is trying to stay optimistic about the slow start he and the Chicago White Sox are having at the plate. They all looked pretty good Monday night. Konerko had three hits and scored three runs, and Rob Mackowiak hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning as Chicago defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-5. Darin Erstad added three of Chicago's season-high 14 hits and drove in three runs.
Matt Morris has pitched so well after San Francisco losses that he's earning a reputation for being the club's stopper.
Jack Cust has been working on his Barry Bonds impersonation for his entire adult life, and he's finally getting a chance to show it off to the genuine article. Even Bonds had to be impressed when the latest homer in the unlikely Oakland slugger's two-week power binge put the Athletics in control of the Bay Bridge Series.
Barry Zito never guessed the strike zone would be tougher to find than the visitors' clubhouse in his dreadful return to the Coliseum. The Athletics hammered their former ace in his first start back in Oakland for the San Francisco Giants, tagging Zito for seven runs and six hits in a 15-3 victory to open the Bay Bridge Series on Friday night.
Kansas City has come close to winning half its games against right-handers. On Thursday, the Royals started working on left-handers. Scott Elarton got his first victory since last July, slumping Mike Sweeney had two hits and the Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 7-4 Thursday to win their first road series.
The Royals needed Ryan Shealy's bat and defense, and he came through on short notice. Shealy came off the disabled list to hit a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth inning, lifting Kansas City to a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
The way he's been going lately, Dan Johnson has no idea why he didn't swing the bat one pitch earlier. He still gave the Oakland Athletics just what they needed.
Once again, Gil Meche and Dan Haren shut down the opposing hitters and had nothing to show for it on their records. And once again, a game between those two aces was decided on a home run against Justin Duchscherer.
Jack Cust capped off a memorable week with one more powerful swing. Cust homered for the fourth straight day and hit his sixth in seven games since joining Oakland, capping a five-run ninth inning with a three-run drive that gave the Athletics a 10-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
Fausto Carmona had mixed results working out of Cleveland's bullpen last season. This year he's a mainstay in the starting rotation. Carmona recovered from a shaky first inning to win his fourth straight start, and Josh Barfield hit a pair of run-scoring triples as Cleveland beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 Saturday and stopped a three-game losing streak.
Ever wonder about why the passion for rowing seems to envelope its participants so completely? Ever wonder why your classmates find it reasonable to wake up at 4:30 every morning and spend 3 hours sweating in an icy fog? Ever wonder if rowing shells ever sink?
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has vowed to keep fighting for a chance to compete in this year's Olympics in Beijing despite being banned. But athletics fan Ollie Richter says he supports the the controversial decision of the sports chiefs.
Florida State University leaders reviewed the computer records of as many as 900 students enrolled in the same online music history course in which some student-athletes are suspected of cheating, the university's provost said.
How the D'Backs, A's, Astros, Cardinals and Padres fared in the deals completed on Friday, 12/14
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has annulled all sprinter Marion Jones's results dating back to September 2000. Athletes who finished behind sprinter Jones at the 2000 Olympics are now set to move up the finishing order.
Doping is OK in semiconductor industry whereas in athletics you could face a ban if caught. This article illustrates the ins and outs of doping.
Brazil's women, the world silver medallists, are out to prove they can match their country's men and win the volleyball World Cup, which gets under way in Japan on Friday.
In fact, the show, in its third version, generally has a positive impact on children. What we get most is children coming out of the exhibit wanting to be doctors. In the very least, they come out with a greater appreciation of their bodies and of life.
I have to wonder, if the Bush administration werent so deeply involved in the theory of reckless capitalism and immediate globalization, would they be protesting China's hosting of the 2008 Summer Games?
Buffalo is one of the cities fortunate enough to have buildings designed under the watchful eye of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. But on Friday, another Wright masterpiece will be unveiled on the Buffalo waterfront - nearly half a century after his death.
Not only should you be working, but you should playing just as much! Besides, how else are you going to get in shape for the next Black Oak Nights: NYC Event?
OSAKA -- Only eight months after having a baby, Australia's Jana Rawlinson won the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships here Thursday night.
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) -- Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele powered to his third successive 10,000 meters world title with a pulsating victory on Monday. Bekele, right, swept past compatriot Sihine, left, on the final bend to claim a hat-trick of men's 10,000m world titles.
In states like Alabama, Florida and Georgia, 90 to 100 is an A; 80-89 is a B; 70-79 is a C, and so on with the 10-point scale. In Mississippi public schools, depending on the district, the range for an A is anywhere from 92 or 95 to 100.
Haile Gebreselassie won today's NYC Half-Marathon in 59:24 in his first New York City racing experience. He averaged 4:31 per mile and smashed the year-old (and only) course record of 1:01:22.
The 18-year-old belongs to an emerging generation of openly gay and lesbian athletes on high school and college campuses across the country.
It is something, isn't it, that the most contentious argument in athletics this year concerns the speed of a runner who has no legs.
"Rowing is not an elite sport. Anyone can do it, and you can start it at any age and continue on for the rest of your life," said Magian, noting the organization serves rowers from age 12 through senior citizens.
Even with the contemporary to training and the diet, it would be today difficult to find the sufficiency of selected athletes for the actuating of Ancient Greek fleet from the rowing warships - Athenian screening machine.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chad Gaudin combined with Rich Harden on a one-hitter, and the Oakland Athletics connected for three home runs off Kei Igawa in a 7-0 victory over the lethargic New York Yankees on Saturday.
Champion amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius can compete against the world's best able-bodied athletes while researchers try to determine whether his prosthetics give him an unfair advantage, a spokesman for the international track authority said Friday.
For the second year running, Southern California basketball coach Tim Floyd offered a scholarship to an eighth-grader.
Waukesha - Student athletes and others who participate in School District activities might have to study a little harder next year, after the School Board passed a measure Wednesday to raise the minimum grade required for them to take part.
The Gambia Athletics team returned home last week with the VI solidarity athletics Championship title.
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