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A 21-year-old New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on a man and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands during a Philadelphia Phillies game.

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Owning a baseball team isn't always a license to print money. Take the Texas Rangers, for example. Ten years after signing Alex Rodriguez to a then unheard of $252 million contract, the MLB franchise has filed for bankruptcy.

Now, it's probably not exactly fair to blame the team's financial failings on the current Yankees slugger. Still, USA Today explains that A-Rod is one of the team's largest unsecured creditors.

Jose Lima, the energetic All-Star right-hander who was a 21-game winner and dubbed his outings on and off the mound as "Lima Time," died Sunday, the Los Angeles Dodgers said. He was 37....

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Bourn has been suspended two games for making contact with umpire Alfonso Marquez during a game against the San Diego Padres.

Former All-Star pitcher Edinson Volquez was suspended 50 games Tuesday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug, a punishment that will cost him money but won't hurt the Cincinnati Reds' rotation....

The Boston Red Sox overcame three deficits of at least two runs and beat the Yankees to open the 2010 season and add another chapter to a storied rivalry.

AL MVP Joe Mauer has agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract extension to stay with the Minnesota Twins.  The deal announced Sunday covers the 2011-2018 seasons and includes a full no-trade clause.

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.

The Astros and general manager Ed Wade have agreed on a two-year contract extension through 2012, KRIV-TV in Houston has reported.

Tim Lincecum can finally move forward from a contract situation that was unsettled all winter and focus on baseball again. Same goes for the San Francisco Giants....