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Ryan Wins Auction –

The group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan had the top bid for the Texas Rangers.  The Rangers have Court approval to sell the team to the Ryan group for $593 million dollars.  The Auction attracted a great deal … Continue reading

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Ryan Vs. Cuban –

The auction of the Texas Rangers is set to start today and there are some high profile bidders.  Competiting bids from the Nolan Ryan group and the Mark Cuban group are expected to take center stage.  Final approval of the … Continue reading

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Mets Win In 9th –

The Mets had a comeback win in the 9th inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.  The 5-4 win in New York helped the Mets find their form in a much needed way last night.  The Wall Street Journal … Continue reading

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Strasburg Placed on DL –

The Washington Nationals placed Stephen Strasburg on the 15 day DL as of July 22nd.  Strasburg reported a sore shoulder and the Nationals do not want to take chances with their franchise player.  Strasburg is known for piling up strikeouts … Continue reading

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Cliff Lee K's 13 –

Cliff Lee struck out a career high 13 batters and only gave up 5 hits in nine innings against the Oakland A’s.  The Rangers won the game in the 10th inning and Cliff Lee received a no decision for the game. To … Continue reading

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Garza Tosses No-Hitter –

Matt Garza of Tampa Bay tossed a no-hitter against Detroit and won by a score of 5-0.  The Garza no-hitter was the fifth in the last three months for Major League Baseball.  Two of the no-hitters were also perfect games … Continue reading

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Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony –

On Sunday, the Hall of Fame held their induction ceremony at Cooperstown.  Whitey Herzog, Andre Dawson, and Doug Harvey were the three inductees to the Hall.  Herzog was the long time manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and was nicknamed … Continue reading

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ESPN Insider –

ESPN Insider is a great site within a site.  The Insider link on the ESPN site is a great source of videos, sports news, articles and analysis for virtually every sport.  The college game is a strong focus of the site … Continue reading

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Braves Beat San Diego –

The Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 and gave Tim Hudson his 1oth win on the year.  Hudson went seven innings and did not allow an earned run.  A four run seventh innings capped off the night for … Continue reading

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Mattingly Mistake –

Don Mattingly was filling in for ejected Dodger manager Joe Torre when he made a mistake that may have cost the Dodgers the game.  Mattingly accidently made two trips to the mound when he left the pitching mound on one … Continue reading

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Texas Rangers Auction –

The Texa Rangers are currently scheduled to be sold at auction on August 4th.  A group led by Nolan Ryan has been the fan favorite to purchase the team.  However, there are up to four other potential bidders for the team. … Continue reading

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Pettitte Injured –

The New York Yankees have lost Andy Pettitte for one month due to a groin injury.  Pettitte is 38 years old and had a similar injury back in 2001 which caused him to miss 15 games.  The Yankees went on … Continue reading

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Mets Win In 10 –

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants in 10 innings by a score of 4-3.  Ike Davis knocked in the winning run in the top of the tenth with a double to right field.  The Mets blew a … Continue reading

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NL Wins All-Star Game –

The National League won the All-Star game by a score of 3-1 last night in Anaheim.  The win gives the National League home field advantage in the World Series.  Brian McCann had a three run double in the 7th inning … Continue reading

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Cliff Lee Traded –

Cliff Lee was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Texas Rangers.  Lee is one of the best pitchers in the major leagues with an 8-3 record and a league leading 2.34 earned run average.  Lee won the Cy Young … Continue reading

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