Sox' Henry, Roush near deal
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While an official announcement has not been made, word spread yesterday at Daytona International Speedway that Fenway Sports Group, led by Red Sox owner John Henry, had completed a deal to purchase a 50 percent stake in the Roush Racing NASCAR team.
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John Henry is shopping for a cool new toy to go with his baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, and his 164-foot yacht, the Iroquois. And he may have found it.
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After several aborted attempts and months of speculation, the New York Yankees again appear close to acquiring left-hander Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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A group of investors led by Boston Red Sox owner John Henry has completed a deal to buy a 50 percent stake in the Roush Racing NASCAR team, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday.
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With the supply of attractive pitching options dwindling daily -- they lost Pedro Martinez to the Mets, missed on Tim Hudson, and are resigned to Randy Johnson becoming a Yankee -- the Red Sox struck again last night, coming to terms with free agent Matt Clement on a three-year deal that will pay the righthander in the neighborhood of $25 ...
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According to a report in the Boston Globe, the Boston Red Sox have come to terms with David Wells on a two-year contract. The 41-year-old Wells is guaranteed $8 million with an additional $10 million available in performance incentives.
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Andy Pettitte is headed back to the New York Yankees. Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.
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The White Sox can scratch &quot;veteran reliever&#39;&#39; from their wish list after signing right-hander Dustin Hermanson on Wednesday to a two-year, $5.5 million contract with a team option for a third season.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox have  reportedly agreed to a four-year contract with catcher Jason  Varitek.
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Jason Varitek has a new four-year deal and three new starting pitchers to catch with the Boston Red Sox. Boston&#39;s free-agent catcher agreed to a $40 million contract Thursday that will be announced Friday, a
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The Post&#39;s George King reports that Randy Johnson could ask the Yankees for a two-year, $32 million contract extension. The Daily News&#39; Peter Botte reports that Carlos Beltran&#39;s agent plans to meet with the Yankees tomorrow.
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If there was a pattern to be detected in the Manny Ram&#xED;rez trade talks here, it was this: The Red Sox are focusing on getting a closer in return.
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By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer. a job that might last only a few months while the team is being sold. funding for a new ballpark.
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Mike Lowell will soon be a free agent, about to hit the market with that shiny World Series MVP trophy sticking out of his back pocket. Potential bidders? Take your pick.
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John Henry thinks baseball has lost its entrepreneurial edge and sees racing as a way to get out from under the league's stringent revenue sharing rules. That's why, the principal owner of the Red Sox said yesterday, his Fenway Sports Group bought half of NASCAR's biggest racing team, a reported $50 million deal that after months ...
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The Yankees could hire a new manager by the end of this week. "It's possible," Hank Steinbrenner said yesterday, adding that the process could extend longer. "We want to get it done as soon as possible."
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The Red Sox never said their first offer to Pedro Martinez was their last. And while one prominent member of the Yankees after another wooed the three-time Cy Young Award winner in recent days, the Sox sweetened their offer to Martinez, though not enough to reach an agreement with the prized free agent.