Red Sox slugger Rice misses Hall again
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Jim Rice fell short again, by just 16 votes. Now, the former Boston Red Sox slugger has one chance left to be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Rice will play its scheduled game against Army on Saturday, despite the death of defensive back Dale Lloyd.
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After Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez failed to get the Boston Red Sox a win against the New York Yankees in the first two games of the AL championship series, Bronson Arroyo will take the hill for Game 3 at Fenway Park on Saturday.    In Houston, the winless Astros face a similar challenge as they return home and put their hopes in Roger Clemens for NLCS Game 3 against the St...
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About 15 hours after avoiding a sweep by beating the New York Yankees in 12 innings, the Boston Red Sox send Pedro Martinez to the mound Monday for Game 5 of the AL championship series in Boston. Martinez (16-9) faces Mike Mussina (12-9), trying to force the series back to New York.
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Slumping Barry Bonds was scratched from San Francisco's starting lineup Monday night, giving him a day to rest his aching legs. Bonds was originally listed in the cleanup spot and left field for the opener of the four-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez isn't in the starting lineup for the New York Yankees' game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
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Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon was out of Saturday's lineup against the Los Angeles Angels because of recurring leg problems, but for now will avoid his first career trip to the disabled list.
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A groin injury will keep Roger Clemens off the field for at least the Yankeesâ series against the White Sox. Kei Igawa is expected to start in his place.
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Buck Showalter missed his second consecutive game Monday night, a precaution advised by a team doctor after the Texas Rangers' manager sat out a game in Chicago and spent a night in the hospital for dehydration.
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The New York Yankees failed to get a win from their starting pitcher -- again -- and lost another game to the Red Sox.
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Manny RamÃ­rez had a strained left oblique muscle, so he did not play for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, and he will probably miss several games.
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Barry Bonds moved within 33 home runs of career leader Hank Aaron and left the ballpark without talking to the media. Carlos Quentin moved within 754 of Aaron and was talking up a storm.
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The Boston Red Sox's chances of  advancing past the New York Yankees into baseball's World  Series suffered a blow on Thursday with pitcher Curt Schilling  being scratched from his Game Five start due to an injured  ankle.
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Ben Sheets considers the past several weeks for the Milwaukee Brewers a missed opportunity &#151; a failed chance to take an even bigger lead in the National League Central.
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Outfielder J.D. Drew missed the Atlanta Braves' game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night with a sore right quadriceps.
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While the New England Patriots keep streaking toward a record for victories, Jerry Rice's amazing streak of receptions is over.
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With the Red Sox able to expand their roster with minor league call-ups starting Saturday, manager Terry Francona said it was unlikely the team would make a roster move for this afternoon's game against the Yankees to make up for the absence of left fielder Manny Ram&#xED;rez , who did not play last night and is expected ...