Notebook: Cardinals&#39; Williams files for free agency
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams filed for free agency yesterday after the team told his agent it will decline his $8 million option and pay him a $900,000 buyout.
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The 29-year-old Williams was 7-2 for Triple-A Tacoma and made six relief appearances with Seattle after being called up in September.
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Ricky Williams has stuck it to the Dolphins one more time. By deciding once again he wants no part of playing football, he ruins any chance Miami had of trading him in the offseason for a No.
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Bernie Williams does not want to retire, and he does not want to leave the Yankees. But he does not want to grovel for a meaningful job with them, either.
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Pitchers Jerome Williams and Tim Redding both have 10-win seasons on their resumes and are possible front runners to earn spots in the Nationals' rotation.
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins have sent a  letter to retired running back Ricky Williams demanding he  repay $8 million or return to play for the team, according to a  published report in the Miami Herald.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony  La Russa announced on Friday that Woody Williams will be his  starter when the team begins the 2004 World Series against the  Boston Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park.
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Monday&#39;s workout at Busch Stadium contained a few more St. Louis Cardinals than you&#39;d expect considering it was optional, but you could understand why they&#39;d want to
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DAVIE, Fla. -- In the same week that news broke about Ricky Williams&#39; new calling as a holistic healer, there&#39;s now word that he could be back in a Dolphins uniform by the end of the season.
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Dave Williams has rebounded from the surgery he underwent to repair a herniated disk and is scheduled to be the Metsâ starting pitcher Sunday.
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Cardinals shortstop Edgar Renteria filed for free agency Friday along with catcher Mike Matheny and outfielder Ray Lankford, two days after the Boston Red Sox swept St.
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Ricky Williams&#39;s attorney met with NFL officials yesterday to discuss the former Miami Dolphins tailback&#39;s desire to return from his brief retirement.
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Jon Lieber agreed to a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, Al Leiter returned to the Florida Marlins, and Woody Williams went back to the San Diego Padres as major league teams moved quickly to grab starting pitchers yesterday after the first free-agent deadline of the offseason passed.
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ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals, adding a bat for the stretch drive, acquired power-hitting Russell Branyan from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for a player to be named.
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Woody Williams has the fewest victories of any Cardinals starter. But he, and not Matt Morris, will get the honor of starting their playoff opener.
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Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered Friday to repay the team more than $8.6 million. The money was for incentives and a signing bonus, an arbitrator said.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo., (Sports Network) - San Diego signed pitcher  Woody Williams and infielder Geoff Blum on Wednesday to  one-year, free-agent contracts.