10/11/2008
Former baseball star Canseco detained at US border (AP via Yahoo! News)
Jose Canseco was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents said they stopped the former baseball star as he attempted to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, his lawyer said Friday.
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10/11/2008
Baseball transactions (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
Movements in the world of baseball Friday:
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10/11/2008
Time to shut up baseball owners and shorten season (San Francisco Chronicle)
It takes a seasoned baseball fan to recall the sensible transition from a 154-game regular season to the World Series, free of playoffs and wild cards, but one thing hasn't changed: The need to really settle into the postseason after a long, hard grind. These...
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10/11/2008
Pro baseball in '09? Outlook seems dim (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Diamond is looking for business, and prospects aren't good. The 12,134-seat ballpark on The Boulevard, home to the Richmond Braves from 1985-2008, doesn't have a professional-baseball tenant scheduled for next season. The facility is owned and operated by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority. Yesterday, RMA General Manager Mike Berry said he is "less than optimistic" that pro ball will be ...
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10/11/2008
October baseball is like night and day from 1968 (The Argus Leader)
Being in school was tough in the golden days of early October. I wanted to get out and play football or baseball with my friends - or see the games on TV. Forty years ago, every World Series game was in the afternoon. I couldn't wait to race home to catch the end. In 1968, Detroit played St. Louis in the last World Series before playoffs. It was my first.
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10/11/2008
N.J. Baseball Coach Accused Of Sexual Misconduct (WNBC)
A Monmouth County grand jury has indicted a former high school baseball coach, charging him with 12 counts of child endangerment following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
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10/10/2008
NH man convicted in baseball bat beating death (Boston Globe)
A Manchester, N.H., man has been convicted of murder for beating another man in the city more than three years ago with a baseball bat.
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10/11/2008
Couple sells Connecticut baseball team, wants club in Yonkers (The Journal News)
YONKERS - A Connecticut couple who wants to bring a new baseball team to a stadium proposed for downtown Yonkers is selling a money-losing baseball franchise in Bridgeport.
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10/11/2008
Former baseball star Canseco detained at US border (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Jose Canseco was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents said they stopped the former baseball star as he attempted to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, his lawyer said Friday. Canceco was detained at San Diego's San Ysidro border crossing Thursday after agents searched his vehicle and said they found human chorionic gonadotropin, which is illegal without a ...
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10/11/2008
22-year-old of Maltese origin part of Australia’s Baseball National Team (di-ve)
During the III IBAF Women’s Baseball World Cup held in Japan at the end of August, Australia fell short of fulfilling their 2008 World Cup goal by finishing 4th after loosing to USA 2-1.
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