Friday&#39;s Sports Transactions
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Dec 24, 2004 - BOSTON RED SOX Agreed to terms with C Jason Varitek on a four-year contract. HANSHIN TIGERS Signed OF Shane Spencer and RHP Jamie Brown.
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We should get to see a little bit of the fix-'em-up-on-the-fly Bruins tonight with the Oilers in town. Andrew Ference, acquired in the late-night deal Saturday with Calgary that sent Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau west, will be on defense. Ex-Boston College Eagle Chuck Kobasew isn't expected to wear his new Boston sweater possibly for a few weeks, still getting ...
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Manchester United yesterday revealed that it agreed payments to players&#39; agents of Â£5.5m last year, equivalent to more than 9% of the club&#39;s operating profit and almost 20% of its pre-tax profit.
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The Mets would like to make at least one more big addition this winter, but yesterday they made moves involving some players already in-house.
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In the NHL this morning, the buyers heavily outweigh the sellers, and with only 23 days to go before the trade deadline, that should be a good thing for the Bruins. Something had to go their way this season, didn't it? Not that the front office will admit it yet, but it's time to slap the "For Sale" sign on ...
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The Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins have been swapping high-priced, established players for affordable-but-unproven prospects.
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While the Mets still hope to make at least one more big acquisition this winter, they announced a plethora of small moves yesterday.
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Tim Hudson was traded from the Oakland Athletics to Atlanta, a blockbuster deal yesterday that further bolstered the Braves&#39; revamped rotation.
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Pedro Martinez picked the New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox dealt Carlos Lee to Milwaukee for Scott Podsednik and a reliever on Monday as baseball&#39;s annual winter meetings finished with many top stars still searching for
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter were among those released by their teams on Thursday ahead of the free agency period.
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Mets General Manager Omar Minahas has met with most of the teams that may be willing to trade big-money marquee players in blockbuster deals.
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The New York Yankees began reshaping their roster yesterday, sending outfielder Kenny Lofton and more than $1.5 million to the Philadelphia Phillies for setup man Felix Rodriguez and also reacquiring Mike Stanton from the Mets.
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Dontrelle Willis agreed yesterday to a three-year, $29 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, two weeks after he was acquired from the Florida Marlins in the biggest trade of the offseason.
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Australian center Andrew Bogut and US forward Charlie Villanueva had their contract options for a fourth year exercised by the National Basketball Association&#39;s Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.
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Arsenal, West Ham and Newcastle beat Friday&#39;s transfer deadline by a matter of minutes to make late additions to their respective squads.
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The megadeal involving Randy Johnson, Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez grew to 10 players Saturday, with the New York Yankees, Arizona and Los Angeles hoping to present the proposed trade to the commissioner&#39;s office soon for approval.
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The NHL free agency period opened with a flurry of signings on Sunday but most of the big names expected to move were left on the sidelines pondering numerous offers.