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Sports Illustrated:
SI's Sportsman Of The Year: Derek Jeter … In what has already been a banner year for Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees shortstop can add another honor: Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year award. Jeter was chosen as the magazine's 56th honoree (the Dec. 7 issue will hit newsstands on Wednesday) …
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Associated Press:
Derek Jeter named SI's sportsman of the year — NEW YORK (AP) - Derek Jeter posed in his crisp pinstripe uniform, resting a shiny black bat on his shoulder, while a photographer lying on the ground near the entrance to a Bronx subway station snapped pictures of the New York Yankees shortstop from a low angle.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Jeter named SI's Sportsman of the Year — Yankees captain lauded for performance, community work — Derek Jeter may have missed out on being named the American League Most Valuable Player last week, but on Monday, Sports Illustrated honored the Yankees captain with the Sportsman of the Year award.
Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Inbox: Would Sox trade Papelbon? — Beat reporter Ian Browne answers fans' questions — Call me crazy, but knowing that Jonathan Papelbon more than likely won't stick around with the Sox after this upcoming season, do you foresee him going to the Padres in a trade for Adrian Gonzalez …
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Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Hot stove set to serve second course — Big names in the air as Winter Meetings near — Thanksgiving weekend is but a caloric memory, but odds are there are plenty of leftovers in the fridge, not to mention the ones in the ever-evolving world of baseball.
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Andrew Baggarly / Baseball America:
San Francisco Giants Top 10 Prospects — San Francisco Giants … Following four consecutive losing seasons, the Giants witnessed a return to respectability in 2009 and surprised many by contending into September. Their 88-74 record was a 16-game improvement over the previous year …
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
GM: Johnson will be back in 2010 — Hill says on radio show that ace is in Marlins' future plans — MIAMI — Count on Josh Johnson being a Marlin when the 2010 season opens. — As speculation continues, seemingly on a daily basis, as to where Johnson will be next year …
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Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Cora close to deal with Mets — According to source familiar with the negotiations, former Red Sox infielder Alex Cora is close to a one-year deal with a vesting option for second with the New York Mets. The deal, which would guarantee the 34-year-old the same $2 million he made in '09 during …
David Appelman / FanGraphs Baseball:
The 2010 Fan Projections! — For those of you who have been hanging around FanGraphs since at least last season, you'll know that we carry various projections in the off-season, which are for the most part generated by computer programs. — This off-season, in addition to carrying …
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Associated Press:
Indians' Sizemore blames theft for racy Web photos — CLEVELAND (AP) — Steamy photos of the Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore have popped up online, and the All-Star center fielder complains they were stolen from his girlfriend's e-mail. — Sizemore tells The Plain Dealer of Cleveland …
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Mark Newman / MLB.com:
Cyber Monday a tradition worth keeping — One-day sale: Get 20 percent off at MLB.com Shop — C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop.
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Derrick Goold / Associated Press:
Cards, Pujols wait it out — The Cardinals' best approach this winter to entice Albert Pujols into a new, long-term contract may mean not offering him one at all. — Entering this offseason, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said the timing was ripe to sign Pujols beyond his existing contract …
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