Sports of The Times: Rodriguez Is a Bauble a Champion Doesnât Need
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Mike Lowell brings postseason success wherever he goes. Alex Rodriguez was known as âthe coolerâ in Texas for turning a hot team tepid with his presence.
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Thatâs what Pudge Rodriguez was in his first year as a Tiger. With a .334 average, he led the team in hitting. But it was for his defense that Rodriguez won his 11th Gold Glove
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Alex Rodriguez opted out of his $252 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees on Sunday in what appears to be the end of his tumultuous career with New York. Rodriguez's decision, announced by agent Scott Boras as the rival Boston Red Sox completed their World Series sweep of Colorado, makes the third baseman eligible to become a free agent.
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Alex Rodriguez picked up right where Shelley Duncan left off. Rodriguez hit career homer No. 497 and drove in four runs, helping the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 17-5, last night to complete a sweep of the day-night doubleheader in the Bronx.
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BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez ended a tumultuous weekend with a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning against the Yankees' biggest rival. Rodriguez's solo shot on an 0-2 pitch from star closer Jonathan Papelbon gave New York a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night and a 2-1...
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Time heals, they say, but apparently not in the 24 hours that passed after the Yankees learned that Alex Rodriguez was opting out of his 10-year, $252 million deal. The resolve of Yankees management and ownership seemed only stronger.
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Eric Chavez had a new challenger for the Gold Glove award this past season, when Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in the game moved from shortstop to third base upon joining the Yankees.
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Andy Roddick is known for his power. He&#39;ll need patience, too, in the Davis Cup final against Spain. Playing on red clay in front of an expected record crowd, Roddick might need to tone down his serves and
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Alex Rodriguez homered with two out in  the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5  come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and  a 2-1 edge in the weekend series between the old rivals.
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The Sporting News - DENVER -- The delicious thing about the World Series is that anybody who's a baseball busybody is here. You think Alex Rodriguez's agent, Scott Boras, the most powerful agent in the game, didn't know that when he announced A-Rod's opt-out Sunday night?
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Alex Rodriguezâs 85-game performance has jolted the Yankees into a change of thinking after previously saying they would not negotiate a contract extension during the season.
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Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Luis VizcaÃ­no and Robinson CanÃ³ had M.R.I.s on Wednesday. Rodriguez and CanÃ³ started Wednesday night in a lineup that was revised twice.
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For Spain, it's the team, not the cream that earned the Basketball world championship
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Rich Rodriguez insisted early last week that the Maryland game was just one of 11 on West Virginia&#39;s schedule. Perhaps no bigger than, oh, say, the James Madison game next weekend.
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In a week that featured the breakdown of trade talks involving Randy Johnson and Jason Giambi&#39;s steroid admission, trades for Felix Rodriguez and Mike Stanton sure seem trivial.
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Hold the champagne. Another big home run by Alex Rodriguez wasn't enough to help the New York Yankees clinch a 13th straight playoff appearance.
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Forget all the nonsense in the stands. The baseball is what matters. Let the Red Sox fans jeer Alex Rodriguez. Let them wear the blond wings and scream "Mine!" every time a pop fly is hit in his direction and rhythmically chant "A-Rod, A-Rod" when he's facing Jonathan Papelbon with two away and an 0-2 count in the ninth inning ...