Players OK Reaching Deal on Steroid Tests
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Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
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PHOENIX, Arizona -- Baseball&#39;s stars could face more tests for drugs such as steroids next season after giving their lawyers the green light to reach an agreement with owners over a tougher anti-doping regime.
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Japanese baseball players and club representatives reached a deal Thursday to end the first strike in the 70-year history of the sport in Japan, with owners agreeing to let newcomers into the leagues as early as next season.
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Major League Soccer and its players' union tentatively agreed on a five-year labor contract Thursday, ending nearly 1 1/2 years of negotiations.
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SALINAS, Calif. -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in meetings Monday that he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
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Major League Baseball officials and the Players Association on Thursday will announce agreement on a new steroids testing program.
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Goose Gossage can understand why some players would try steroids. With major league salaries so high, finding a way to extend a career is an awfully tempting proposition.
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In announcing a stricter steroid-testing policy yesterday, Major League Baseball officials said the program was the fundamental equivalent of others in American professional sports, and on balance, the same as the drug-testing policy in effect for baseball's minor leagues.
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The blockbuster deal that sends Randy Johnson to the Yankees has been finalized, but commissioner Bud Selig must approve the trade, which might not happen until Monday.
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Barring any unexpected developments, the trade of pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees will commence as expected and the mega-deal involving 10 players and at least three teams should be finalized within the next few days.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Officials from Major League Baseball and the players&#39; union have reportedly discussed a new drug testing policy that could go into effect for the 2005 season.
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In the wake of leaked grand jury testimony that implicated superstars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi in the BALCO steroid scandal, Major League Baseball and the Players Association may be close to forging a tougher new policy on drug testing.
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Baseball and its players' union announce they have reached agreement on a drug-testing policy that includes out-of-season testing and penalties for first offenses.
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With some of its biggest stars under suspicion and lawmakers demanding action, Major League Baseball adopted a tougher steroid-testing program that will suspend first-time offenders for 10 days and randomly test players year-round.
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The Yankees and Diamondbacks have agreed in principle to a deal that will land 41-year-old Randy Johnson in the Bronx, though final details are still being hammered out by the two sides.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and Yankees reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a deal to send Johnson to the Bronx for pitchers Javier Vazquez and Brad Halsey, catcher Dioner Navarro and $9 million, a baseball official said on condition of anonymity.
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An official involved with negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players association said yesterday that the leaders of the two sides had outlined a new drug-testing program that