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Mike Lupica / NY Daily News:
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun is acquitted, not exonerated over testosterone test — Commissioner's connection to Brewers raises questions — Ryan Braun gets off with no penalty after failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs. — Ryan Braun says he is innocent and that he is clean, that he never used synthetic testosterone.
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Why did MLB case vs. Braun fall apart? — I know what some of you are thinking: — Ryan Braun got off on a technicality. Baseball cut him a break. Braun should have been suspended 50 games for his positive drug test — period. — Here's what I say:
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Ryan Braun Wins Appeal, Will Not Be Suspended — Ryan Braun has won the appeal of his failed banned substance test and will not be suspended for the first 50 games of the season, reports Tom Haudricourt of The Journal Sentinel. The union officially announced the win, saying both parties agreed …
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Associated Press:
Ryan Braun wins appeal of suspension — NEW YORK — National League MVP Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension has been overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das. — The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association. — An outfielder for Milwaukee …
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Ryan Braun wins appeal of positive drug test
Ryan Braun wins appeal of positive drug test
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Craig Calcaterra / HardballTalk:
Ryan Braun wins the appeal of his drug suspension
Ryan Braun wins the appeal of his drug suspension
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Braun wins appeal of 50-game suspension
Braun wins appeal of 50-game suspension
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Tim Brown / Yahoo! Sports:
NL MVP Ryan Braun wins appeal of drug test
NL MVP Ryan Braun wins appeal of drug test
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Bill Shaikin / Dodgers Blog:
Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw from bidding to buy Dodgers — Rick Caruso and former Dodgers manager Joe Torre have withdrawn a joint bid to buy the Dodgers, three people familiar with the sale process said Thursday. — Caruso cited owner Frank McCourt's refusal to include …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Caruso, Joe Torre withdraw bid to buy Dodgers — Caruso and Torre say in a letter to Major League Baseball that they are withdrawing their bid because of Frank McCourt's refusal to include the Dodger Stadium parking lots in the deal. — Rick Caruso, Joe Torre (Los Angeles Times)
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ESPN:
Report: Torre, developer withdraw Dodgers bid — Joe Torre and real estate developer Rick Caruso have bowed out of their joint bid to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. — A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com …
Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
Pedroia still smarting from failures of 2011 — FORT MYERS, Fla. - He can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny the night it happened. Dustin Pedroia was sitting at a table alongside Jacoby Ellsbury, preparing to be honored at the Gold Glove awards dinner in New York in November …
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
The harrowing tale of Bobby Jenks
The harrowing tale of Bobby Jenks
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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Vizquel has the knowledge, Jays have the need — DUNEDIN, FLA.— From Friday's Globe and Mail — Strict attention is paid even to the smallest of details when it comes to baseball's spring training. — Arriving at 7:30 a.m. at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium on Thursday …
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Marc Topkin / The Heater Feed:
Live from Port Charlotte: Zimmer meets bear — Friday morning at Rays camp started with an impromptu photo shoot. Also, 2B/RF Ben Zobrist reported to camp, which means all the rostered position players came in early. — But back to the event. Rays PR staff Andrew Heydt …
MLB.com:
Byrdak starting spring a little bit lower — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Byrdak holds the distinction this spring of being the Mets' only left-handed reliever with a guaranteed job. His presence in Spring Training has thus far been notable for two other reasons.
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Source: Oswalt willing to join team midseason … After waiting until spring training and failing to land a job to his satisfaction, free agent pitcher Roy Oswalt has told major league clubs that he might pull a Roger Clemens and return midseason, according to a baseball source. — Oswalt
Mike Kerwick / NorthJersey.com:
Jason Bay's time, fans' patience, running out in N.Y. — PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - He tried a garage. Inside, he kept a piece of equipment that resembles a batting tee. It allowed him to swing in silence. — He tried a warehouse. Five minutes from home, it offered alternate refuge.
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Andrew Marchand / ESPN:
Yanks, Russell Martin talking — TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees have proposed ripping up Russell Martin's new one-year contract and giving him a three-year deal, his agent Matt Colleran told ESPNNewYork.com. — If the two sides were to come to an agreement, it would make Martin a Yankee through 2014.
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Dejan Kovacevic / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Pirates president Coonelly charged with DUI — Pirates president Frank Coonelly has been charged with four counts related to drunken driving in Ross, the Tribune-Review has learned. — Ross Township police arrested Coonelly, 51, of Sewickley on Dec. 22 and charged him with drunken driving …
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