Pitcher&#39;s arrest on sex charge brings a 19 million-dollar firing
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DENVER, United States  - Colorado Rockies officials paid a Major League Baseball record 19 million dollars here to fire pitcher Denny Neagle after his arrest last week on charges of soliciting a prostitute.
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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Wally Backman was fired Friday just four days after he was hired following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.
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Ozzie Guillen was fined and ordered to attend sensitivity training Thursday as commissioner Bud Selig punished the outspoken Chicago White Sox manager for using a slur during a tirade against a sports columnist.
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Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested on drunken driving charges Friday, his second DUI arrest in four years and a potential distraction to a team trying to wrap up its 13th straight division title.
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A group that earned respect for rescuing children from prostitution fired its director amid allegations he paid for sex with a 19-year-old Honduran youth, the group said Friday.
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Two major league officials said that the Los Angeles Dodgers planned to fire Grady Little as their manager and replace him with Joe Torre, who would make Don Mattingly a coach.
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Officials at San Jose, Calif.-based eBay (Quote, Chart) expressed outrage after the head of its Indian operations was arrested over the weekend for a pornographic video file listed on its site.
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The Phillies ended months of speculation when they announced the dismissal of manager Larry Bowa before Saturday&#39;s game against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
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Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal is arrested on drunken driving charges Friday, his second DUI arrest in four years.
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Texas Rangers infielder Jerry Hairston Jr.'s name surfaced Friday and a ninth person was arrested in a widespread steroids investigation out of upstate New York.
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After just four days on the job, Wally Backman was fired Friday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks because of two arrests and financial problems he kept from the team.
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Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended Monday for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for arguing with umpires during an Aug. 9 game against Cleveland.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks fired new manager Wally Backman on Friday because of legal indiscretions revealed in The New York Times on Tuesday.
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There have been wide-ranging opinions on the enormous $51.1 million posting fee the Red Sox paid for Daisuke Matsuzaka's negotiating rights, all the way from Blue Jays CEO Paul Godfrey calling it "ridiculous" to Phillies manager Charlie Manuel saying, "He could win 25 games."
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Steve Swindal, the man tipped to succeed New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner when he steps down, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol on Thursday.
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BOSTON -- An abuse charge against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers was dismissed Thursday after his wife said she did not want her husband prosecuted for hitting her in the face during an argument near Fenway Park.
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The players&#39; association filed a grievance yesterday seeking to overturn the Anaheim Angels&#39; suspension of left fielder Jose Guillen.