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Police arrest Willis on suspicion of drunken driving — MIAMI — Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested Friday morning on a drunken driving charge along a Miami Beach street lined with nightclubs. — An officer saw the former NL rookie of the year stop his black Bentley …
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Marlins' Dontrelle Willis arrested in SoBe on DUI charge — Star Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested outside a South Beach nightclub this morning on a DUI charge, Miami Beach police said. — Police first noticed Willis, 24, early Friday when he double-parked his black …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Willis arrested on DUI charge — Southpaw failed sobriety test, refused Breathalyzer — MIAMI — Marlins two-time All-Star pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested and charged with DUI in South Beach early Friday morning, according to police reports. — The 24-year-old, who was married earlier …
Michelle Spitzer / Associated Press:
Police: Willis arrested on drunken driving charge in Miami Beach — MIAMI (AP) — Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested Friday morning on a drunken driving charge along a Miami Beach street lined with nightclubs. — An officer saw the former NL rookie of the year stop …
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Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Rangers waiting to hear from Zito, Mulder — The Rangers' wait continues on a resolution as to who left-handers Mark Mulder and Barry Zito will pitch for in 2007. — The Rangers are hopeful that Mulder will choose a team in the next few days, although he is on his honeymoon in Tahiti …
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Ken Davidoff / Newsday:
Zito not even close to making decision — There's little doubt now that the Barry Zito sweepstakes will carry into 2007. The competing teams believe it to be so, and the lefthander strongly implied as much in an interview published yesterday. — "It's wide open," Zito told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Associated Press:
Griffey's left hand will be in cast for three weeks — CINCINNATI — Ken Griffey Jr. broke his left hand in an accident at home, the latest in a series of injuries that have derailed the career of the All-Star outfielder. — Griffey's throwing hand will be in a hard cast for three weeks …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Griffey breaks hand, gets hard cast — Slugger to be re-examined in three weeks — CINCINNATI — Reds center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. suffered a broken left hand during an accident at his Orlando home, the club announced on Friday. — Griffey's left hand, also his throwing hand, was placed in a hard cast.
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Angels, Rockies still talking about Helton deal — The Angels and Rockies have had ongoing discussions about a possible trade for Colorado first baseman Todd Helton, a deal that was nearly consummated at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla., in early December.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Angels still interested in Helton — While the city of Denver thaws out from the holiday blizzard, there are signs that the Angels' interest in Todd Helton are no longer in deep freeze. — Los Angeles officials inquired about Helton at the winter meetings and were prepared to offer a package …
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Benjamin Hill / MLB.com:
Newcomer Gonzalez fitting in perfectly — Addition to Cardinals system thriving in Mexican Pacific League — Perhaps best known as the older brother of San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Edgar Gonzalez was one of 10 Minor League free agents signed by the Cardinals earlier this week.
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Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Patriots Day game to start even earlier — The Red Sox tradition of playing a morning game on Patriots Day is getting tweaked for 2007. With the start of the Boston Marathon pushed up to 10 a.m., the Sox have obtained permission from Major League Baseball and the players' union to start …
Jim Caple / ESPN:
SportsNation — Congratulations, Boston fans. Your Red Sox are the new Yankees. — Oh, I'm not saying that one World Series championship in the past 88 years is on par with the Yankees winning 26 championships and 39 American League pennants in the same period (I already get enough hate mail …
George King / New York Post:
HILLENBRAND MAY SIGN ON FOR ONE YEAR — If the Yankees make the right one-year offer, Shea Hillenbrand is willing to listen. Until now the Yankees and other teams believed Hillenbrand was only interested in a multi-year deal. According to a friend, depending what a one-year offer looks like, Hillenbrand may be willing to take it.
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MLB.com:
Funding approved for new spring home — Arizona puts White Sox, Dodgers one step closer to Glendale — The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority on Thursday approved funding for a new Spring Training facility in Glendale, Ariz., that would be shared by the Dodgers and White Sox.
