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Sosa sued for $203,000 in Dominican court (AP)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:02:32 PST

Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman in the Dominican Republic who says the former Major Leaguer owes him for -- among other things -- commission on a house sale. Carim Abu Nabaa alleges that Sosa has not paid him a commission of $150,000 on a house sale, $43,000 for a luxury watch, and $10,000 for getting Reggaeton singer Don Omar to perform at Sosa's 41st birthday party.

Rangers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:19 PST

At age 33 and with nine years of major league experience, it would seem there isn't a lot for Michael Young to learn. But he still found a new challenge in the offseason: figuring out how to deal with an injury.

Young missed almost all of September recovering from a strained hamstring suffered on Sept. 1. He tried to return to the lineup after just two weeks, but he aggravated the injury and had to miss another two weeks. He returned only to play during the last week of the season.

Six weeks into the offseason, Young said his left hamstring was fully recovered and he's working harder than ever to insure that he makes himself as invincible against injury as is possible.

"I feel great," Young told mlb.com.

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz getting lots of trade interest (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:11 PST

Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz made "only" $418,000 this year while hitting .260 with 33 homers,...

Baseball shifts into shopping mode (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:42:00 PST

Free agents can negotiate with every team beginning Friday, and prices for the handful of top names could be high.

Selig: Some clubs lost money (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:00 PST

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year. "There was no question about that," Selig said. "I don't think the concerns have been ameliorated at all. I think the concerns are still there because all these people have their own economists." Selig said final figures for this year are still being...

Rangers expected to lose Marlon Byrd to free agency (SportingNews.com)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:17:43 PST

The Texas Rangers' Web site reports center fielder Marlon Byrd is expected to sign elsewhere after free...

Cowboys Hall of famer Roger Staubach bidding on Texas Rangers? (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:31:07 PST

It looks like Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Roger Staubach would like to get into the baseball business,...

Hicks trying to keep majority ownership of Rangers (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:26 PST

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team.

Several clubs expressing interest in John Smoltz (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:31 PST

John Smoltz apparently won't lack for options this offseason. FoxSports.com reports the 42-year-old...

Texas Rangers want Vladimir Guerrero (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:34:52 PST

Big slugger Vladimir Guerrero is a free agent now and it appears that the Texas Rangers would like to bring the...

Cubs may go after Marlon Byrd or Curtis Granderson for center field (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:11:49 PST

Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry spoke with seven or eight teams yesterday about what players are on the market and...

Cubs and Rangers still talking about Milton Bradley trade (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:36:51 PST

It's not looking like tons of teams want to take disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley off of the hands of...

Halladay's value falls if he's in Blue Jay blue (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:00 PST

The Blue Jays' new GM is on the clock, but he's taking a cool but measured approach to shopping his ace.

Ticker tape time: Yankees party with parade in Manhattan (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:20 PST

Yahoo! Sports MLB editor Steve Henson is checking in with periodic updates from today's Yankees victory...

Rangers seeking right-handed hitter with pop; Dye a possibility? (SportingNews.com)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:16:28 PST

The Texas Rangers preached situational offense when introducing new hitting coach Clint Hurdle on Thursday, but...

Hurdle hired as Rangers hitting coach (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:49 PST

Clint Hurdle plans to have a simple philosophy as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers, emphasizing a team-oriented approach and doing whatever it takes to score one more run than the opponent. Texas views Rudy Jaramillo's replacement as more of an offensive philosophy coach than a hitting coach. With improved pitching and defense, the Rangers don't feel they have to be sluggers.

In Tokyo, Bush reminisces about baseball days (AP)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:20:55 PST

Exactly a year after Barack Obama was voted to replace him as president, George W. Bush was in Japan on Wednesday talking about his former life -- in sports. Bush, a former part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, offered no assessment of choices facing his successor on Afghanistan, climate change or the economy.

Former Rockies manager taking over as hitting coach in Texas? (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:45:21 PST

Clint Hurdle got canned early in the season as the Colorado Rockies ' manager. That didn't stop the team...

Rangers not ruling out reacquiring Milton Bradley (SportingNews.com)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:15:55 PST

The Texas Rangers' Web site reported that the team has not ruled out reacquiring outfielder Milton Bradley...

Milton Bradley may return to Texas Rangers (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:28:12 PST

A month ago, the Texas Rangers scoffed at the notion that it could bring back outfielder Milton Bradley, but now...

Centaurs among 10 reasons why A-Rod is struggling in Series (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:15:18 PDT

After appearing to lick his unfair reputation for bombing in the postseason during a strong ALCS, Alex Rodriguez...