Astros keep Biggio but not Kent
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros decided Thursday to keep Craig Biggio but not Jeff Kent. The Astros simultaneously exercised Biggio&#39;s $3-million US contract option for 2005 and declined Kent&#39;s at $9-million US.
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The Astros picked up the $3 million option on Craig Biggio&#39;s 2005 contract Thursday, but declined to exercise the $9 million option on Jeff Kent&#39;s contract and will instead
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Craig Biggio homered and Andy Pettitte struck out five in seven solid innings as the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 5-3 win on Thursday night.
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Houston's decision not to unload many of its stars at the trading deadline has proven to be the right one as the team has played its way in the thick of the wild card chase.
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Houston Astros&#39; Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004.
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Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros was named recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Saturday.
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ATLANTA - It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series...
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Craig Biggio's playing time may be reduced during the second half of the year as the Astros give Chris Burke a longer look at second base.
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Pedro Martinez confirmed yesterday what the Boston Red Sox had said the day before. That leaves the Mets as the only party not to announce that the future Hall of Famer is their newest ace.
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Carlos Beltran met with Astros officials yesterday, Houston's latest effort to keep the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series appearance.
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Tom Glavine returned to the New York Mets and Ray Durham stayed with the San Francisco Giants on Friday as teams started preparing for next week's winter meetings. The Giants also declined arbitration with Barry Bonds, coming off a $90 million, five-year contract.
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Jeff Kent's three-run homer in the ninth inning gave Houston a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals Monday to move the Astros within one game of reaching the World Series for the first time in their 43-year history.
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Houston pushed closer to a playoff berth, winning a club-record 15th straight home game. The Astros temporarily tied San Francisco for the NL wild-card lead -- the Giants played later in San Diego.
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Craig Biggio will be around for  an 18th season with the Houston Astros. On Thursday, the team  exercised its contract option on Biggio for the 2005 season.
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The Houston Astros have made their first bid to keep Carlos Beltran. They know it will be far from their last. Beltran met with Astros officials on Wednesday, Houston's latest effort to retain the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series berth.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros aren&#39;t pitching future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens or 20-game-winner Roy Oswalt in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
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ATLANTA - The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.    Just hours before the game, Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was cleared to play in the postseason despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge...