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Maury Brown / The Biz of Baseball:
Precedent-Setting Deal With Florida Marlins Over Revenue-Sharing Has Broad Implications — For years now, there have been questions surrounding whether MLB's collectively bargained revenue-sharing policy has had a loophole in it as wide as centerfield at Minute Maid Park.
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MLB.com:
Statement from MLBPA, Florida Marlins and MLB regarding Marlins' compliance with revenure sharing provisions of the Basic Agreement — The following joint statement was issued today by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball and the Florida Marlins:
Associated Press:
Union, Florida Marlins reach agreement to up payroll — MIAMI — The perennially frugal Florida Marlins have reached an agreement with the players' union to increase spending as a result of complaints the team payroll has been so small as to violate baseball's revenue sharing provisions.
MiamiHerald.com:
MLB, union: Florida Marlins need to spend more revenue-sharing money — Marlins president David Samson refused to answer further questions about the matter. But in a joint statement with the league and union Tuesday, Samson said that the Marlins “maintained that there had been no violation of the Basic Agreement at any time.”
ESPNChicago com / MLB:
Jose Canseco: Mark McGwire, Tony La Russa lying about PEDs … The brothers are bashing each other. — Mark McGwire admitted Monday to using steroids during his career, but Jose Canseco contends his former “Bash Brother” from their days together in Oakland is not being entirely forthcoming about the matter.
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Sports Illustrated:
McGwire talks confession, steroid effects ... and pinch-hitting … The first thing Mark McGwire said was that he felt a whole lot better Tuesday morning. The call was a surprise ... I don't know Mark McGwire. I don't believe I had ever talked to him in anything other than a group setting.
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Sports Illustrated:
Joe Posnanski: Time to forgive Mark McGwire … Every so often, I will watch something — say a presidential debate — and then I'll watch and read the reactions and realize that I saw the debate all wrong. I thought this candidate won when, apparently, the other one did.
New York Post:
Yank Signings and Damon Update — The Yankees have signed lefty reliever Royce Ring, and outfielders Reid Gorecki and David Winfree to minor-league contracts, the Post has learned. Meanwhile, their chances to re-sign Johnny Damon remained remote. — The Yankees are telling agents …
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Chapman deal months in the making — Reds' approach focused on scouting, selling situation — CINCINNATI — Before their bold and surprising signing of Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman, the Reds didn't even garner a mention during the majority of the bidding process — at least not until the very end.
ESPN:
Lane Kiffin to leave Tennessee Volunteers for USC Trojans job … Tennessee's Lane Kiffin has been named the next head coach at Southern California, athletic director Mike Garrett announced on Tuesday. — Kiffin replaces Pete Carroll, who jumped to the NFL as coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers logical destination for Valverde — Losing draft pick for closer could be small price to pay — DETROIT — The Tigers currently stand as the most interested and most logical destination for free-agent closer Jose Valverde, if they can find common ground on a contract.
Chad Jennings / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
ESPN Spring Training schedule includes three Yankees games — The first 2010 Spring Training game will be Tuesday, March 2 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., where the Braves will visit the Mets. The Yankees play their first game on April 4 against the Phillies in Clearwater, and the first full slate …
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