MLB investigating Oakland fracas
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com. The Rangers issued a statement from owner Tom Hicks on Tuesday apologizing for the event. &quot;On behalf of the Texas Rangers, I want to apologize for the conduct of some members of our club last night in Oakland,&quot; said Hicks.
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Â· Present and former star players implicatedÂ· Congress may launch new investigation
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The Oakland Athletics are baffled by their late-season collapse. It's so completely out of character. The A's are headed home for an even longer winter this year thanks to their problematic pitching in crunch time and a sputtering offense that caused this club to miss the playoffs for the first time in five years.
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Major League Baseball launched a department of investigations Friday, a permanent branch of the commissioner's office. In his report last month on drug use in baseball, George Mitchell had recommended the formation of the unit. Adopting another of Mitchell's recommendations, MLB is establishing a tip line for team employees to make the commissioner's office aware of violations of drug, betting and other rules.
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Baseball Representatives of former Senator George Mitchell's commission examining illicit steroid use in Major League Baseball are scheduled to meet today with Albany County (N.Y.) prosecutors, who are investigating a nationwide drug distribution network. In their first meeting in March, prosecutors said they did not turn over any player names. Prosecutors and investigators have spent months sifting through thousands of ...
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New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the Bronx.
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The N.F.L. is investigating whether the Patriots broke league rules prohibiting taping an opponentâs signals on the sideline.
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The N.B.A. is investigating whether Isiah Thomas ordered a hard foul that touched off a brawl with the Denver Nuggets.
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Major League Baseball said it planned to investigate reports that linked St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel and Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Troy Glaus to the purchase of performance-enhancing drugs.
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A fight broke out at a major league baseball game between the Oakland A&#39;s and Texas Rangers Monday night, and the incident should spark action to eliminate this problem in the future.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla has  been suspended for seven games following an incident during  Sunday&#39;s clash with the Oakland Athletics, Major League  Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday.
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Arlington, Texas -- All three Rangers relievers involved in an ugly incident at the Oakland Coliseum last week had their suspensions reduced by a game.
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Baseball has some questions for Gary Matthews Jr., too. Major League Baseball officials want more information on allegations the Los Angeles Angels outfielder received human growth hormone from a pharmacy that's part of a widespread steroid investigation.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco was suspended for the rest of the season and two teammates and a coach were suspended Friday after he threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose during a game against the Oakland Athletics earlier this week.
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Miguel Tejada is under FBI scrutiny, officials said yesterday after opening a preliminary investigation into whether the former American League MVP lied when he told federal authorities he never took steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
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A Texas Rangers relief pitcher  was arrested and charged with assault after flinging a chair  into the stands and injuring a woman during a baseball game in  Oakland, California, officials said on Tuesday.
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Those who spend their summers in major-league bullpens can easily understand the emotions that led to Monday night&#39;s ugly incident in Oakland.