Drug testing deal nears as baseball labor talks progress
The union and management moved toward a drug testing agreement amid three Tuesday sessions while Bud Selig planned to join talks. Players touted random testing for steroids marijuana and cocaine with a two year plan and a possible penalty for positive results. Some teams prepared for a strike as talks weighed revenue sharing and luxury tax provisions to shape the 2006 contract.
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Chiefs' Sims unsigned key to cap concerns
Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil and general manager Lamar Hunt face cap trouble after six year veteran Jerome Woods was placed on injured reserve with a broken leg suffered in an exhibition at Seattle. Worry also grows over Sylvester Morris knee injury and the lack of practice time for Sims.
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Panthers safety Jarrod Cooper pleads no contest to drunken driving
Cooper, 24, pleaded no contest to drunken driving after a February one vehicle crash on I-85. He received a 90 day suspended jail sentence, one year unsupervised probation, an $800 fine, and a one year license suspension. He must enter the NFL substance abuse program and could face Panthers suspension for violations.
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Rams Coaches Tighten Lid on Practices in St Louis
The St. Louis Rams closed practices to the media for three weeks and moved sessions indoors. Quarterback Kurt Warner says such guard changes are typical in the NFL. Security chief Dan Linza surveys the field with binoculars as the team debates raising a berm and adding a fence after a Marriott Residence Inn opened nearby.
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Mulder keeps A’s rolling as Royals drop tight game
Mark Mulder went seven plus innings allowing four runs on seven hits to extend Oakland A’s win streak to 14. Billy Koch closed for his 35th save in 40 chances. Ray Durham homered off Runelvys Hernandez in the fifth as Oakland plated runs in three through eight. Terrence Long drove in two with a third inning sac fly and a seventh inning double. Joe Randa had three hits including a two‑run eighth inning triple for Kansas City. Hernandez struggled with control, surrendering four runs and eight hits with two homers allowed in six innings. Greg Myers left with a hamstring cramp in the ninth. Mike Sweeney’s 0-for-4 ended a six‑game hitting streak.
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