Oakland's Tejada named American League MVP
Miguel Tejada of Oakland won the AL MVP after guiding the A's to the West title. He led Rodriguez and other stars on ballots with 21 of 28 first place votes and 356 points from the BBWA. Tejada spoke from the Dominican Republic palace reception with a large crowd celebrating his honor.
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Phillies open checkbook in bold free agent push
Phillies shift from frugal to aggressive spending as they offer more than 100 million to Jim Thome Tom Glavine and David Bell. GM Ed Wade emails Thome’s agent and negotiates with others while teams weigh payroll fits.
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Baker and Cubs begin negotiations for managerial deal
Dusty Baker's agent opened preliminary talks with the Chicago Cubs in Phoenix aiming to hire Baker, a three time NL manager of the year, to turn around the franchise. A four year, 14 to 16 million dollar package is discussed as the likely terms.
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Xavier West stays and powers Xavier back to top 10
Xavier star David West announced he would stay for his senior season, cancelling an early NBA departure. The 6-9 forward sent in his draft letter but chose to return, keeping Xavier’s national prominence as AP preseason No. 10. West, Chalmers and four other starters lead a seasoned Musketeers lineup set to push for a deep NCAA run.
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Walton Gardner among five seniors on AP preseason All-America
The Associated Press preseason All-America team includes Arizona pair Luke Walton and Jason Gardner among five seniors. David West of Xavier led with 43 votes, followed by Walton with 42, Gardner at 39, Hinrich of Kansas with 35, and Erwin Dudley of Alabama with 32.
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Trio charged in Pix Six betting scam involving horse racing
Three former Drexel Tau Kappa Epsilon members, Derrick Davis, Glen DaSilva, and Chris Harn, surrendered to the FBI in White Plains on conspiracy to commit wire fraud for a $3 million Oct. 26 Breeders' Cup wager. They face up to five years. released on $200,000 bond. cocaine positives require testing.
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