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HBT: Who were MLB's All-Star snubs?

HBT: The selections weren't that bad. Still, it's hard to believe Bryce Harper and Austin Jackson didn't make the cut.

 

Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges

Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Jurors returned their verdict Monday after close to 10 hours of deliberation. The outcome brings an end to a 10-week trial that capped an expensive, five-year investigation into one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball.

 

Cain pitches first perfecto for Giants

The Giants franchise waited a long time for a perfect game, and Cain became the one to finally do it. Not Hall of Famers Christy Mathewson or Juan Marichal or Gaylord Perry before him.

 

Govt: Roger Clemens covered up his steroid use

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that Roger Clemens covered up his use of performance-enhancing drugs, and he urged them to hold the former star pitcher accountable for lying to Congress....

 

McCourt management of Dodgers under grand jury investigation

A federal grand jury is investigating possible criminal financial misconduct of the Dodgers and related entities during the ownership of Frank and Jamie McCourt, a person familiar with the matter told The Times.

 

Source: 'Complications' for Rivera not serious

The agent for Mariano Rivera said that the evaluation of the 42-year-old Yankees reliever's injured knee did not go smo

 

Dodgers usher in new era of ownership

The Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball, ushered in a new era of ownership Wednesday while ending a dismal chapter of ownership under Frank McCourt, who baseball's commissioner described as "looting" the club of $190 million to fund an extravagant lifestyle.

 

Marlins Suspend Manager for 5 Games Over His Comments on Castro

Ozzie Guillen

The suspension was announced Tuesday shortly before Ozzie Guillen was to hold a news conference to explain his remarks about Fidel Castro, which caused a public backlash.

 

John Grisham throws a baseball morality tale

John Grisham's "Calico Joe"

The master of the legal thriller and lifelong baseball fan asks, "What if a pitcher intentionally hit a batter and both careers were ruined? ...

 

Dodgers sold for nearly $1.6 billion in cash plus debt assumption, court records show

Magic Johnson

Guggenheim Baseball L.P. is paying $1,587,798,000 in cash and assuming debts of no more than $412,200,000 to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt, according to documents filed Friday afternoon in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

 

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