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Former major league pitcher Dock Ellis dies at 63

Dock Ellis, who infamously claimed he pitched a no-hitter for Pittsburgh under the influence of LSD and later fiercely spoke out against drug and alcohol addiction, died Friday. He was 63....


It's official: Furcal finalizes deal with Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shortstop Rafael Furcal finalized his three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Furcal agreed to terms of a contract worth at least $30 million with the Dodgers two days earlier, prompting the Atlanta Braves to claim the 31-year-old switch hitter reneged on a deal with them....


AP News Break: CC Sabathia gets $9M signing bonus

NEW YORK (AP) -- CC Sabathia will receive $9.5 million from the New York Yankees before he throws his first official pitch in pinstripes....


Epstein, Francona silent on pursuit of Teixeira
BOSTON (AP) Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was back at the airport Friday as part of the team's announcement of a new partnership - not with Mark Teixeira....


Schuerholz: Furcal's agents' actions 'despicable'

ATLANTA (AP) -- Braves president John Schuerholz has vowed to never again do business with Rafael Furcal's agents, whom Schuerholz accused in a newspaper interview of conducting "despicable" dealings with the team. Schuerholz and Braves general manager Frank Wren were quoted as saying the Wasserman Media Group negotiated dishonestly by taking the team's signed terms of agreement sheet for Furcal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who then reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday to re-sign the shortstop....