Gordon at Ease With Spotlight: Even Facing High Expectations, Royals Prospect Isn't Changing His Approach to Game.
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By Bob Dutton, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Alex Gordon is an eBay commercial come to life with his calm demeanor that lets everyone know, without doing anything, that he somehow just belongs.
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The keys behind the MetsÂ defensive consistency do not involve any sort of flash or glitz, just steady play spearheaded by their strength up the middle.
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Carl Pavano says he's healthy and ready to pitch again in the major leagues.
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Robby Gordon has consistently chosen his own path in racing. The degree of difficulty never seems to matter, whether he is in the front office or the front seat.
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Joakim Noah is so excited about fulfilling his dream to play in the NBA, he does not want to miss a moment of the run-up to Thursday's draft.
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If anything, there will be a little more sizzle around the ballpark. There won't be so much focus on Julio Lugo's slump, or J.D. Drew's batting average, or Curt Schilling's injury, or the fact that there's not much of a race in the American League East right now.
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If they didn't know better, the Cardinals might suspect that he's the embedded Town Teamer, as Tom Gordon sometimes appeared to be for the Yankees this month.
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Johan Santana doesn't frighten the Cleveland Indians at all.
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No. 3 Kansas had its preferred starting lineup intact and on the floor when the game began for the first time this season, and it showed.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks haven't given up on trading Randy Johnson, managing partner Ken Kendrick said Tuesday.
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Fans flock for his autograph. Cameras record his simplest moves. Batters look for his mysterious "gyroball" &#151; if it even exists. He's just one of hundreds of rookies at baseball spring training camps this year, but he's swooned over like a rock star.
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Pete Munro cannot describe the vibe, but he can feel it. He can sense the confidence growing. So he and many of his Astros teammates weren&#39;t concerned Sunday afternoon after the Pirates scored three runs in the first.
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Francisco Cordero is known as a fun-loving guy in the Texas Rangers clubhouse, always smiling and playing jokes w lith his teammates. That's not what opposing hitters see.
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The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.
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Don't get him wrong. Prince Fielder is plenty pleased with becoming the youngest player to hit 50 homers in a season.
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Even with a big lead in the NL East, the Atlanta Braves aren't taking anything for granted.
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CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The gradual improvement of the Chicago Bulls has even gotten Michael Jordan &#39;s attention. With Jordan in attendance at the United Center, rookie Ben Gordon scored 23 points and led five