Tulowitzki, Rockies said to be near deal
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The Colorado Rockies are close to signing shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to a record-breaking contract extension, according to a report in the Denver Post. The newspaper said an agreement has been reached on the parameters of a six-year, $30 million contract, which would be the largest extension ever given to a major leaguer with less than two years experience. The previous ...
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In their pursuit of a World Series title, the Rockies will go to Ubaldo Jimenez in tonight's Game 2.
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There just might be some hope for the hockey season. While the NHL Players Association has been denying it is not currently preparing a new proposal designed to at least reopen talks with the league, the rumor won't go away.
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The NHL and the players' association are taking another shot at saving the hockey season, which has been on the brink of cancellation for weeks. A two-day meeting last week produced no tangible progress toward a labor agreement. The league and the union will meet again Wednesday in Toronto, but no formal proposal will be presented by the league.
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Reports say Liverpool are close to agreeing a Â£450m deal to allow a Dubai-based consortium to take control of the club.
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Chicagoâ An NHL lockout that&#39;s already nine weeks old won&#39;t end anytime soon unless owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players&#39; union.
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In a change-of-scenery deal, the Yankees are close to a trade that would send left-handed reliever Felix Heredia to the Mets and put Mike Stanton back in pinstripes.
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TORONTO (CP) - The NHL Players&#39; Association delivered a strong offer as promised Thursday, enough for the NHL to agree to meet again next Tuesday or Wednesday.
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The Associated Press reports that the Warriors and Mavericks are close to completing a deal that would bring Eduardo Najera and Christian Laettner to Golden State and send Erick Dampier, Evan Eschmeyer and Dan Dickau to Dallas.
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The Sporting News - Rockies hitters. Daisuke Matsuzaka will run up a high pitch count if the Rockies let him. If they swing early in the count, that means they're pressing. The temptation to do too much will be there since they've been struggling -- and since this will be the first World Series game at Coors Field.
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A deal is never a deal until it&#39;s a deal. That may sound like something from the lips of Yogi Berra, but it&#39;s true. While everyone was waiting over the last few days to hear that the three-team trade between
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A negotiating window to allow Randy Johnson to work out a contract extension with the New York Yankees and perhaps for the Diamondbacks to talk to outfielder Shawn Green - steps in finalizing
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The long-awaited deadline is set. If the league and the union can't hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement in this last round of talks that started secretly in Toronto on Wednesday, commissioner Gary Bettman will pull the plug.
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The San Francisco Giants are close to an agreement with free-agent closer Armando Benitez and could complete the deal this week, the Contra Costa (Calif.
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National Hockey League team owners and  players appear poised to enter long contract negotiations  Thursday in a last-ditch bid to start the season on schedule.
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The Colorado Rockies have been fattening up on the interleague portion of their schedule, which is partly why they are challenging for the NL West lead.
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A salary cap remains a sticking point as the league and the players reject each other&#39;s offers. TORONTO - The NHL edged a few steps closer to cancellation of what remains of the 2004-05 season Tuesday, rejecting