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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why baseball's new CBA could ultimately hurt the players — Baseball has labor peace, but at what cost? — An instant analysis of a new collective-bargaining agreement is as risky as an instant analysis of a trade involving prospects. In both cases, the outcomes are not always clear …
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ESPN:
Baseball comes to its senses, making peace and avoiding chaos — Once upon a time in baseball, it wouldn't have ended like this. And that, of course, is because, for close to 25 years, labor negotiations in baseball never ended like this. — With peace. With stability.
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Associated Press:
MLB players, owners reach tentative labor deal — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.
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ESPN:
MLB owners, players' union agree to 5-year labor contract
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Major League Baseball, union agree on new collective bargaining agreement
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Associated Press:
CBA ending All-Star link to World Series' home-field advantage
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Agree To New Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals trade lefty Garcia to Atlanta for prospects — The trade the Cardinals entered the winter expecting to make didn't take long to pull off, not with the Atlanta Braves collecting starting pitching. — The Cardinals sent lefty Jaime Garcia to Atlanta on Thursday afternoon in exchange …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Jaime Garcia — 6:04pm: Both teams have announced the trade via press release. — 5:20pm: The Braves have been one of the most active teams of the offseason thus far, and that continued on Thursday as the team reportedly struck a deal to acquire veteran lefty Jaime Garcia …
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ESPN:
The Pirates and Nationals have ramped up discussions about a trade that would send Andrew McCutchen to Washington, according to sources who have spoken with both teams. The Nationals, according to one exec, would like to make this deal today, because the ripple effect of trading for McCutchen …
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John Perrotto / FanRag Sports:
Three possible trade destinations for Andrew McCutchen
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Avoid Arbitration With Van Slyke, Hatcher, Culberson — 6:14pm: Heyman also reports that the Dodgers have also avoided arbitration with infielder Charlie Culberson by agreeing to a $550K salary for the upcoming season (Twitter link). The 27-year-old Culberson picked up 68 plate appearances …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs GM Jed Hoyer: Proximity, scrutiny complicate any trade with White Sox — Photos of the White Sox ace. — Chicago Tribune — Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer wasn't heartbroken over a report that stated the White Sox wouldn't engage in trade talks with them involving left-handed ace Chris Sale.
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Jeff Zacuto / Check Point Blog:
More Than 1 Million Google Accounts Breached by Gooligan — As a result of a lot of hard work done by our security research teams, we revealed today a new and alarming malware campaign. The attack campaign, named Gooligan, breached the security of over one million Google accounts.
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Rams: Jeff Fisher was referring to Danny Amendola — Call it the case of one too many Danny. — On Wednesday, Rams coach Jeff Fisher made a generic reference to “Danny” during a conference call with New England media. Because Fisher was discussing running backs at the time, some have assumed he was referring to Danny Woodhead.
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Indianapolis Star:
Sources: IU to dismiss football coach Kevin Wilson — More details to come.
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Neal J. Leitereg / Los Angeles Times:
49ers' Colin Kaepernick puts his Bay Area home up for sale at $2.9 million — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has put his remodeled home in San Jose on the market for $2.895 million. (Redfin.com | Inset: Los Angeles Times) — In a sign that his days in San Francisco may be numbered …
Fox Sports:
MLB players, owners reach new collective-bargaining agreement — The current deal was set to expire Thursday. — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract Wednesday night, a deal that extends the sport's industrial peace to 26 years since …
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