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A baseball with a note on it is seen among other items at a memorial for Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart at Angel Stadium in this April 10, 2009 file photo.
 
The motorist convicted of murder for driving drunk in the car crash that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was sentenced to 51 years to life on Wednesday.
 
 

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Throughout the past decade, Roy Halladay came to spring training determined to master the changeup. Year after year, he met his match.
 
 
 
The Oakland A's signed right-hander Rich Harden to a one-year, $1.5-million contract Tuesday, a deal that was agreed upon last week but not finalized until he passed a physical.
 
 

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Blue Jays  general manager Alex Anthopoulos.

Jays add depth with six free-agent signings

They are not big name additions like Zack Greinke or Carl Crawford, but the Toronto Blue Jays added a half-dozen players on Tuesday.


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Cliff Lee signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, spurning both the big-spending New York Yankees and his old team, the Texas Rangers.

Sifting through baseball's free agency battlefield

Does anyone shed a tear for the Yankees losing out on Lee?


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Pat Gillick in 2008, when he worked for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Pat Gillick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Pat Gillick, who built World Series championship teams in Toronto and Philadelphia, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee.


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Veteran, Alta., native Brant Stickel has signed a minor-league contract with the L.A. Dodgers.

Huge step for big-league dream

The nurse was given fair warning.But she handed the kid a ball, anyway.


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Veteran, Alta., native Brant Stickel has signed a minor-league contract with the L.A. Dodgers.

Huge step for big-league dream

The nurse was given fair warning.But she handed the kid a ball, anyway.


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Rich Harden (above, during his time with the Chicago Cubs) is expected to be used out of the bullpen by A's manager Bob Geren.

Harden will be trying to make A's as a starter

The Oakland A's signed right-hander Rich Harden to a one-year, $1.5-million contract Tuesday, a deal that was agreed upon last week but not finalized until he passed a physical.


 
Past his prime,  shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees got what he deserved  and not what he expected at about $17 million a year in a contract  he recently signed with the Yankees.

Yankees slash player spending

The New York Yankees lowered spending on players by $12 million US this year, cutting payroll by $5 million and slashing their major league-leading luxury tax by more than $7 million.


 
Blue Jays  general manager Alex Anthopoulos.

Jays add depth with six free-agent signings

They are not big name additions like Zack Greinke or Carl Crawford, but the Toronto Blue Jays added a half-dozen players on Tuesday.


 
Zack Greinke watches from the dugout during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Deal with K.C. boosts Milwaukee starting rotation

In July 2008, Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin made the ultimate midseason trade by acquiring pitching ace CC Sabathia from Cleveland. The result was the team's first playoff berth in 26 years.


 
Stubby Clapp of Canada.

Canada’s Clapp ready for new challenge as manager in Astros’ system

Stubby Clapp isn’t sure of the exact date next June when he’ll make his debut as a baseball manager, but his dad already has it circled on the calendar.


 
Russell Martin of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a RBI double in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the 2008 NLDS.

Russell Martin signs one-year deal with Yankees

The New York Yankees made it official on Thursday, announcing that free-agent Canadian catcher Russell Martin has signed a one-year contract.


 
Newly signed Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee smiles during a news conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15, 2010.

A mound of jaw-dropping talent

Let's face it. At this stage of the off-season, the Phillies' rotation, lifted from intimidating to awe-inspiring by the unexpected return of Cliff Lee, looks like the mound version of Murderers' Row.


 
Rich Harden (above, during his time with the Chicago Cubs) is expected to be used out of the bullpen by A's manager Bob Geren.

Victoria baseball player set to sign $1.5 million deal

Victoria's Rich Harden, once one of the aces of Oakland's rotation from 2003 to 2008, has agreed to a one-year deal with the A's worth $1.5 million plus incentives, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting.


 
 
Don Fehr, former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association in a file photo.

MLB union win drug court case

Following the end of a seven-year legal fight, the head of baseball's players' union hailed a ruling that federal agents illegally seized the test results and samples from what was supposed to be an anonymous 2003 survey.


 
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on September 19, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Yankees ink Rivera for $15M per year

Closer Mariano Rivera, the American League's all-time saves leader, has signed a two-year contract to remain with the New York Yankees, the club announced on Tuesday.


 
Hideki Matsui (L) speaks to the media.

Oakland, Matsui finalize $4.25 million deal

The Oakland Athletics introduced Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui as their new designated hitter on Tuesday, after finalizing a one-year, $4.25 million contract with the free agent.


 
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on September 19, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Closer Rivera finalizes two-year deal with Yankees

Closer Mariano Rivera, the American League’s all-time saves leader, has signed a two-year contract to remain with the New York Yankees, the club announced on Tuesday.


 
Lyle Overbay

Pirates ink 1B Overbay

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday they have agreed to terms with free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract.


 
Cliff Lee

Money no object in big baseball markets

Proof that George Steinbrenner is really dead arrived with news that the toys he bequeathed to his kids, the New York Yankees, have once more failed to throw so much money at a free agent that he could not refuse their offer.


 
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A's officially add Matsui

The Oakland Athletics made it official by agreeing to a one-year contract with designated hitter and outfielder Hideki Matsui.


 
 
Russell Martin of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a RBI double in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the NLDS on Saturday in Los Angeles.

Reports: Yankees sign Canadian Russell Martin

The New York Yankees have reportedly signed free agent Canadian catcher Russell Martin.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
George Johnson

Even the middling Flames deserve presents

The task of doling out presents to the Calgary Flames wouldn't be any-one's idea of a jolly exercise this Yuletide. There's a decidedly shabby Billy Bob Thornton feel to the gift-giving -- unfiltered cigarette dangling limply from cracked lips, bloodshot eyes, ratty red suit, bottle of scotch at the ready and a blowsy blonde perched on your lap.

 

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