Selig has surgery for skin cancer
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Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Ben Sheets underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back on Tuesday and is expected to be ready for spring training.
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Phoenix Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo underwent successful prostate cancer surgery in New York on Thursday, the team said.
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The Red Sox declared Curt Schilling's highly anticipated ankle surgery a success yesterday after the 21-game winner underwent the three-hour procedure at Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston.
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LOS ANGELES - âMajor Dadâ actor Gerald McRaney underwent surgery Monday to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his Los Angeles publicist told The Associated Press.
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BOSTON (Sports Network) - Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling  underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured flexor tendon in  his right ankle.
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Pedro MartÃ­nez will undergo surgery this week to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder and may not be back until after the All-Star break next season.
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Confident that Major League Baseball has turned the page on the steroid era and that the game will continue to prosper, owners voted unanimously yesterday to extend commissioner Bud Selig's contract through the 2012 season. The 73-year-old Selig had been scheduled to retire after the 2009 season.
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Denver Nuggets forward Nene has undergone successful surgery to remove a testicular tumor, the team said on Tuesday.
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Detroit Tigers left-hander Mike Maroth is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery Friday to remove bone chips from his left elbow.
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TV actor Gerald McRaney has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The Major Dad star went under the knife at a cancer center on Monday, according to his publicist.
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Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday.
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Bud Selig was given a three-year extension as baseball commissioner through the 2012 season.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry underwent an angioplasty at an Orlando-area hospital and was recovering Thursday. He closed the deal for left-hander Ted Lilly from the hospital Wednesday night while undergoing a procedure.
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NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - New York Yankees outfielder  Gary Sheffield will have arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on his  ailing left shoulder.
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Wally Szczerbiak will undergo season-ending surgery on his left ankle March 8 at New England Baptist Hospital. After seeking second opinions in Los Angeles and Boston, Szczerbiak decided surgery to repair structural weakness in the ankle was the best course of action. Team physician Brian McKeon will perform the operation.