RONALD BLUM

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AP Interview: Cuban pitcher defects without drama

Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby.

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Fehr to assist NHL Players' Association in search

On the verge of leaving baseball, Donald Fehr is turning his attention to hockey.

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Zimmerman wins Gold Glove for Nationals

That travel team back in Virginia a decade ago must have played great defense on the left side of the infield.

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Yankees turn attention to No 28

The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.

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Girardi dissected as Yankees try for Series title

When Joe Girardi left the dugout every few minutes to switch relievers against the Angels, some wondered whether he was getting paid per pitching change.

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Yankees 27 outs from 27th title

It was all starting to slip away from the Yankees.

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Yankees take 4-2 lead after 6 innings in Game 4

Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon hit run-scoring singles off Joe Blanton in the fifth to back CC Sabathia, and the New York Yankees led the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 after six innings in Game 4 on Sunday night as they tried to take a 3-1 World Series lead.

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TV camera moved back slightly at World Series

Baseball moved the right-field TV camera made famous by Alex Rodriguez in Game 3 of the World Series.

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Sabathia to start Game 4 for Yankees

CC Sabathia actually likes starting on three days' rest.

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Sabathia to start World Series Game 4 for Yankees

CC Sabathia will start Game 4 of the World Series for the New York Yankees on three days' rest.

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Large-market teams dominate baseball this year

Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio thought about the teams in baseball's final four this year — large-market clubs all — and wondered whether there would room for his franchise anytime soon.

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Burnett, Texeira, Matsui help Yankees tie Series

The Yankees waited six long years for this.

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Selig welcomes Cardinals' hiring of McGwire

Bud Selig is happy Big Mac is back in baseball.

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George Steinbrenner coming to Yankee Stadium

Once he was omnipresent at Yankee Stadium, micromanaging so much that World Series tickets could not be sent out until he revised the seating charts in his office. He raged at his players and celebrated them with equal gusto.

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Scioscia calls postseason schedule `ridiculous'

Angels manager Mike Scioscia called baseball's postseason format "ridiculous" because of the extra off days added a couple of years ago to suit the sport's television partners.

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South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics

The head of South African organizers for next year's World Cup thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted on that continent for the first time in 2020.

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Players, owners push back collusion deadline

Players and owners have agreed to push back the deadline for a collusion grievance over last winter's free agents until the end of this offseason.

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Angels throw away another against Yankees

Maicer Izturis' throw zipped by second base, the ball careening out of control like a wet bar of soap, and headed toward somewhere near third. Chone Figgins fumbled it as the winning run scored.

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Angels meet Yankees for 1st time in ALCS

Mark Teixeira remembers calling Torii Hunter last winter.

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Joy and relief as US looks ahead to 2010 World Cup

One by one, U.S. soccer players exited their celebration and came into the dark, narrow hallway outside the locker room of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano.

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Party night in San Pedro Sula for qualifier vs US

The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. — a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff — and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.

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Onyewu, Altidore fight for playing time in Europe

Oguchi Onyewu has played a grand total of 31 minutes in games that count with AC Milan since landing a contract with one of the largest and most prestigious clubs in the world.

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United States clinches World Cup berth

American players danced in the locker room and swigged some bubbly. With a thrilling victory on a hot and humid night in Central America, the U.S. soccer team earned a trip to South Africa and another chance to impress at the World Cup.

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