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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has tied Willie McCovey and the late Ted Williams for 15th place on the all-time home run list.
Rodriguez, 32, connected for the milestone homer on a 1-2 offering from starting picher Andy Sonnanstine in the first inning of Monday’s 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
B.J. Ryan returned from injury to record his first save in more than a year on Sunday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4 in 10 innings.
Alex Rios made a running catch to preserve Ryan’s save, which looked like an iffy proposition after leadoff batter Marlon Byrd stretched what looked like a double into a triple.
It’s a sad day in hockey when you have to report a gambling issue with the league. Phoenix Coyotes associate coach Rich Tocchet was served with a criminal complaint Monday and was going to answer the charges of promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy. It’s alleged that 12 active NHL players placed wagers through him.
Besides Coach Rich Tocchet a state trooper help run the operation which placed over 1.7 million in bets over a 40 day period, with most of the bets being made on football and baseball. No matter how this turns out the NHL didn’t need this kind of story.
Those clever blokes at In Golf We Trust can really put up some hi-test banter. A recent post about “what the golf world need more of” really tickles our fancy. Get a load of this…
You know what golf needs more of?
Cuba agreed Monday to relinquish hosting duties for baseball’s 2009 World Cup in an effort to bolster the sport’s bid to return to the Olympics.
The tournament is being shifted to seven European nations, the Italian baseball federation told the Associated Press.
Italy will host the championship final, with games also being played in six other European nations. An announcement was to be made in Rome on Tuesday, the federation said.
Retired slugger and admitted steroid user Jose Canseco confirmed Thursday that Major League Baseball wants him to help with its investigation into steroid use.
Canseco, 43, spoke Wednesday for 15 minutes with two MLB employees, who approached him before a book signing at Manhattan’s Barnes & Noble.
The Toronto Blue Jays extended the Oakland Athletics to extra innings on Thursday night, but still failed to avoid a three-game series sweep.
Travis Buck’s two-run double in the top of the 12th inning was the decisive hit as the Athletics beat the Blue Jays 3-2 at the Rogers Centre.
I wish people would make up their mind about Barry Bonds trainer. It seems every other week he’s either in jail or out of jail. The story is starting to get old and I’m sure Greg Anderson is tired of being a yo-yo too. I think if Anderson knew all he was going through he would been better off to just testify.
It would not surprise me after Barry Bonds retires Greg Anderson writes a book about what he knows, because then It won’t matter because Bonds will be out of baseball.
The Toronto Blue Jays look to keep their perfect home record this season intact as they host the Oakland Athletics at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.
Getting the start for Toronto will be A.J. Burnett (1-0), who is coming off an impressive start against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the team’s second game of the season on April 2.
A pitch hit the Philadelphia Phillies All Star second baseman, Chase Utley. He broke his hand and should be sitting for about one month. Abraham Nunez will most likely play second base for now. This is a major loss to the Phillies. He is hitting .336 with 41 doubles, 17 homers and 82 RBI. The Phillies have been playing pretty good baseball and might make the playoffs. Chase Utley said that he should be back before 1 month. If he does come back that soon that would be very good for the Phillies. I think the Phillies will make the playoffs. Look for them to be pretty good the rest of the season. Hopefully their star slugger comes back soon.
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