Rogers, Penny chosen as All-Star starters
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Kenny Rogers has gone from all-star scourge to All-Star game starter. The Tigers&#039; left-hander, the top winner for the team with the best record in the majors, will be on the mound for the AL on Tuesday night against Brad Penny of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rogers will be trying to extend a nine-game AL unbeaten streak.
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The season&#39;s first All-America squad was announced Thursday, and USC&#39;s Matt Leinart, Matt Grootegoed and Reggie Bush were named to the AFCA Coaches&#39; All-America Team.
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New Orleans Hornets forward Rodney Rogers was activated Monday after missing 24 games with a sprained left knee.
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Kenny Rogers helped Detroit reach the World Series last year in his first season with the team. The Tigers are now hoping he'll help them get back to the Fall Classic this season. In what will be the first outing for the lefthander in more than a month, Rogers is scheduled to start Wednesday's home game against the Chicago White ...
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The rosters for the All-Star Game on July 10 were announced Sunday, and Barry Bonds was included as a starter for a game taking place in his hometown.
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Drew Olson gets a fresh start for UCLA. Donovan Woods gets a first start for Oklahoma State.
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Kenny Rogers returned to action with a  flourish on Friday, pitching the Detroit Tigers to a  interleague 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in his first  start of the season.
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Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Luis VizcaÃ­no and Robinson CanÃ³ had M.R.I.s on Wednesday. Rodriguez and CanÃ³ started Wednesday night in a lineup that was revised twice.
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Talk about an East Coast bias! One look at the latest All-Star balloting is enough to make anyone outside New York and Boston cringe. The Mets, Yankees and Red Sox have dominated the fan vote so thoroughly this season that 10 of 16 starters &amp;#151; not including the two pitchers &amp;#151; on July 11 in Pittsburgh could come from those three teams.
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Eric Williams replaced Rose as the starting small forward for Wednesday night&#39;s game against the Utah Jazz. The move comes five days after Toronto traded Vince Carter to New Jersey for Williams, Aaron Williams
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Left fielder Jason Bay received 25 of 32 first-places votes in the National League. Shortstop Bobby Crosby was just a vote shy of being a unanimous pick for the A.L. honor.
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Kevin Garnett and LeBron James lead the way among voters for the National Basketball All-Star Game in balloting announced Thursday while Chinese center Yao Ming sets the pace among non-US players.
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Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks were among 16 players chosen Thursday to fill out the Western Conference roster for the NHL All-Star game.
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White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski edged out Minnesota rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano for the final AL All-Star spot, while NL batting leader Nomar Garciaparra earned the last NL slot Thursday in fan voting on the Internet.
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In his first start of the season after a blood clot was removed from his pitching shoulder, Kenny Rogers leads the Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Braves on Friday.
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Anibal Sanchez won his major league debut at Yankee Stadium. In his third start he got the best of Roger Clemens. Not a bad month.
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Free Agent; Keyon Dooling (G) - Free Agent; Damon Jones (G) - Free Agent; Christian Laettner (F) - Free Agent; Albert Miralles (F) - Trade