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MLB Takes Over Operation of Los Angeles Dodgers

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball is taking the extraordinary step of assuming control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team increasingly paralyzed by its owners' bitter divorce. Once among baseball's glamour franchises, the Dodgers have been consumed by infighting since Jamie McCourt filed for divorce after 30 years of...

Drivers Donate $61,000 for Giants Fan Beaten Into a Coma at Dodger Stadium

Motorists driving by Dodger Stadium on Monday donated $61,000 to help San Francisco paramedic Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was beaten into a coma last month by two men. It was the second time in less than a month that the parking lot hosted a fundraiser -- on March 14, passing drivers and pedestrians helped...

Ramirez Avoids Drug Ban, at Ease With Retirement

NEW YORK -- Unwilling to face another drug ban, Manny Ramirez is leaving baseball and at peace with his decision while the sport confronts the specter of steroids again. "I'm at ease," Ramirez told ESPNdeportes.com by phone from his home in Miami. "God knows what's best (for me). I'm now an officially retired baseball...

Rays Slugger Manny Ramirez Announces His Retirement

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Rays slugger Manny Ramirez told Major League Baseball on Friday that he is retiring after being notified of an issue that arose under MLB's drug policy. The commissioner's office announced Ramirez's decision in a statement, but did not say whether he tested positive for a banned substance. Ramirez...

From the Ball Field to the Library of Congress [VIDEO]

The original 1908 recording of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," the song that launched a million seventh-inning stretches, is now an official inductee into the National Recording Registry.

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02/09/12 Mets minor leaguers issued 50-game drug bans Source: Sports Illustrated New York Mets catcher Charles "Dock" Doyle and pitcher Scott Moviel have been suspended 50 games each under baseball's minor league drug program.
02/09/12 Rangers, Cruz agree on two-year, $16M contract Source: CBS - News 12 - Augusta GA Nelson Cruz seems to be a perfect fit for the Texas Rangers with his potent bat and big personality.
02/09/12 Garner returns to A's as part-time special adviser Source: Sports Illustrated Phil Garner says he has agreed to stay on with the Oakland Athletics in a part-time special adviser role.
02/09/12 Gordon, Royals avoid arbitration, agree to deal Source: Sports Illustrated The Royals and outfielder Alex Gordon avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $4,775,000.
02/09/12 Victorino to guest star on TV show Hawaii Five-O Source: Sports Illustrated Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino , nicknamed the "Flyin' Hawaiian," will be a guest star on Monday's episode of "Hawaii Five-0."