Lopez, Machado to handle passing of torch
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As Cincinnati was abuzz Tuesday afternoon with the news that Barry Larkin would not return to the Reds in 2005, his likely heir apparent was blissfully unaware.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - The United States pushed towards the 100-medal mark at the Panamerican Games on Thursday but may let one of the biggest go, with their baseball team ready to forfeit the gold to Cuba.
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With the president of El Salvador as a witness, leaders of the Salvadoran immigrant business community last week took a key step forward by establishing the first formal commercial ties with each other and with their home country.
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Catcher Javy Lopez, three times an All-Star during his prime with the Atlanta Braves, was released on Monday by the Colorado Rockies.
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Congress was surrounded by police, soldiers and towering concrete and metal barriers Thursday in advance of President Vicente Fox's state-of-the-nation address, which is shaping up to be a major showdown with protesters demanding a recount of the July 2 election results.
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Looks as if the U.S. soccer team's trip to Venezuela is going to be a short one.
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ATHENS, 26 August - Comments from Dwight PHILLIPS (USA), John MOFFITT (USA) and Joan Lino MARTINEZ (ESP). &quot;I think I was ready to go as far as I needed to win.
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When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain &#151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.
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It looks as if the US soccer team's trip to Venezuela is going to be a short one.
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Now that Mexican leftists have acclaimed defeated candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador president of a parallel government, the question is will they settle into the role of a normal democratic opposition or try to press their agenda through more militant resistance.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The United States men&#39;s national team is aware of its struggles in Central America, but knows it needs points Saturday in El Salvador to assure a spot in the next World Cup qualifying round.
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Â· Chile to deport former Peru president to stand trial Â· Human rights group celebrates unique victory
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MEXICO CITY -- Deadly assaults on two police stations by criminals wearing soldiers' uniforms have raised the pressure on Mexico's new president, Felipe Calder&#xF3;n, to demonstrate that his much flaunted military-led crackdown on organized crime can stand up to the nation's powerful drug cartels.
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If Pedro MartÃ­nez passes Wednesday's physical, he is expected to be introduced in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.
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By By Bob Cuddy, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
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The Revolution will be missing midfielder Shalrie Joseph and forward Taylor Twellman for tonight's game against Chivas USA at Carson, Calif. But the team's youth movement should help compensate while Joseph (groin strain) recovers and Twellman performs with the United States in Copa America.