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12:00 PM ET, September 27, 2006

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Associated Press:
Report: T.O. attempted suicide  —  Police report says wideout tried to overdose himself  —  DALLAS (AP) — Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.
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KTVT-TV:
DPD Report Says Owens Attempts Suicide  —  (CBS 11 News) Terrell Owens told police he attempted suicide last night.  —  CBS 11 News first reported the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver was wheeled into Baylor Medical Center Tuesday night.  —  According to the Dallas Police Department incident report …
Clarence E. Hill Jr / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Publicist denies T.O. suicide report  —  DALLAS — Terrell Owens' publicist is vehemently dening a report that the Cowboys receiver tried to commit suicide Tuesday night.  —  Owens was depressed and may have taken as many as 35 prescription pain pills, according to a police report, which listed the event as an attempted suicide.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A swoon for the ages?  —  If the unthinkable happens and the Cardinals somehow blow their nearly season-long National League Central Division lead, let the debate begin about whether it would be the worst collapse in baseball history.  But it almost certainly would be the biggest collapse by the worst team.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:   Cardinals' free fall could lead to disaster
Jeré Longman / New York Times:
The Phillies' Wild Idea Has Fans Believing
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Lee could be back if the price is right  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rangers can't say Carlos Lee has failed to meet expectations.  —  Lee has been the hitter they were hoping for when they traded for him July 28.  He hasn't had as big an impact with the Rangers falling out of the playoff race.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers' Tejeda shows how it's done  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Rangers have seen enough of Edinson Volquez, the prospect.  They decided to stage an intervention before he turns into another in a long line of Rangers pitching busts.  —  Manager Buck Showalter, pitching coach Mark Connor …
Jesse / Twinkie Town:
Johan Secures 19th Win  —  Joe Nathan and the offense gave it an interesting spin, but in the end everyone got it done.  —  Esteban German looks like he's high.  All the time.  He did manage to collect one hit on the night, and it happened to be the only hit that scored damage to Johan and the Twins …
Discussion: Batgirl and Thank You Brian Sabean
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Notes: Verlander to rest until playoffs
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The Professor / Rays Index:
The Hangover: Carl Crawford Is The Perfect Storm  —  Will Carl Crawford be wearing a Devil Rays uniform in 2007?  Rumors have swirled all season that Crawford could be traded.  At the time it was widely believed that the Rays were not shopping C. C. but may have just been approached by other teams.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Butcher says umpire at fault in ejection
Michael Weinreb / New York Times:
With Matsui Back in Left, One Less Issue for Yankees  —  For the Yankees, there is a certain comfort in having little to play for in the waning days of the regular season.  Because his team has already clinched a playoff berth, Manager Joe Torre has the luxury to experiment, and to sort through his options.
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Peter Zellen / MLB.com:
Long balls sink Birds
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Lackey Wants Kennedy, Erstad to Stay  —  If the opinion of the pitcher who will be a rotation cornerstone for years to come carries any weight, the Angels should think long and hard before allowing two respected veterans, second baseman Adam Kennedy and first baseman Darin Erstad, to leave as free agents this winter.
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Mike Scarr / MLB.com:
Halos fall out of playoff chase
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USA Today:
No one can get job done like Hoffman  —  SAN DIEGO — When San Diego Padres shortstop Geoff Blum threw out National League batting leader Freddy Sanchez for the final out in the 2-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates last Sunday — making closer Trevor Hoffman the Major League Baseball …
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:   Hoffman, closers deserve more respect
David Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Mariners 2007: What should Bavasi do?  —  Here's how one armchair general manager would remake the Mariners  —  What's my "dream lineup" for the 2007 Mariners?  How about the American League All-Star team, each signed to a lifetime contract for a dollar, allowing the team to lower ticket prices to 25 cents with unlimited free nachos?
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner
Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Woodward looking at surgery  —  ATLANTA - Chris Woodward plans to have surgery after the playoffs to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.  The infielder expects he'll need three months to fully recover.  The injury has bothered him for much of the season, with team officials aware of the trouble …
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Mark Kiszla / Denver Post:
Rockies, fans pay in refusal to spend  —  All we heard all summer long, all the Rockies wanted, we were told, was for this franchise to play a meaningful baseball game in September and have a say in the pennant race.  —  Careful what you wish for.  —  Colorado got trampled by a team in the race, losing to Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4.
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Don Walker / JSOnline:
A pass/fail course  —  Attanasio gives himself a 'B' this year  —  dwalker@journalsentinel.com  —  As he nears the completion of his second year as principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, Mark Attanasio was direct in assessing his own performance in Milwaukee.
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
And the Hometown Heroes are ...  First 10 winners announced Tuesday on ESPN  —  After nearly 17 million votes were cast by fans this summer to help settle the arguments once and for all, the time has arrived this week to announce one all-time greatest player for every existing Major League Baseball franchise.
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Tom Krasovic / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Greene could get green light after batting practice  —  ST. LOUIS - All that remains for shortstop Khalil Greene is to knock off some rust before the Padres return him to the lineup, playoff roster included.  —  Greene's breakthrough on Monday carried over to yesterday …
Discussion: Ducksnorts
Craig Barnes / Sun-Sentinel:
Uggla battles his ugliest slump of season  —  · Second baseman Dan Uggla, trying to break out of his worst slump of the season, had two singles in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Reds.  —  "I hope being at home and relaxing around my family will make a difference," Uggla said.
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