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Judge jails Mets' Burgos over safety

New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos will be jailed for three months while awaiting trial for a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Despite the order from judge Nicolasa Sabala, Burgos said he was confident he would...

Mets fans pay up in hard times

The New York Mets sold out the luxury suites in their new stadium for as much as $500,000 a year, despite the country's the financial crisis, said Dave Howard, the team's executive vice president for business operations.

Rays get celebrity treatment

By Joe Smith St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Want a litmus test on how the fans' craze for the Tampa Bay Rays has been recently? Utilityman Ben Zobrist chose to go "undercover." Zobrist recalled a moment last week...

McGee looking ready for primetime

By JOE SANTORO Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . Now that the Wolf Pack football team is in the middle of its three-game Western Athletic Conference Get Healthy Tour, it's time to focus on what is truly important. The...

MLB Notebook: Reds' Baker takes 'dream' coaching job

Dusty Baker is going back to youth baseball. This weekend, Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team. Baker, 59, spent his first season as manager of the Cincinnati Reds...

Maddon addresses the media

Rays skipper discusses pregame rituals, Tampa Bay's ascent First of all, we talked last week about how big the Rolling Stones were, part of your pregame ritual. JOE MADDON: Whoa, depends on the time of the day (laughing). Was...

Ties to playoff teams intrigue Yankees

Team keeps eye on ex-skipper Torre and two AL East rivals "I'm not surprised that they've been successful, not at all," Derek Jeter said of Joe Torre and the Dodgers. (AP) New Yorkers who passionately followed the Yankees...

LCS Preview in 3 Minutes

The CD LCS Preview in less than 3 minutes… Boston Red Sox V Tampa Bay Rays Do chicks dream about having sex with Brad Pitt or Matt Damon? I’m sure they have dreams where they’re dating someone famous and holding their hands and...

Torre enjoying LA success after split with Yankees

PHILADELPHIA -- Torre, who will manage the Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL championship series starting Thursday night, was reluctant to uproot his family and make the 3,000-mile trek from one coast to the...

Cubs keeping Rich Harden after shoulder OK

Rich Harden's $7 million option for next year was exercised Wednesday by the Chicago Cubs, one day after a test showed the hard-throwing... CHICAGO — Rich Harden's $7 million option for next year was exercised Wednesday by the...