Jacque Jones takes his declining power to Detroit for a fresh start. Jacque Jones, long rumoured on his way out of Chicago, has finally been dealt by the Cubs, heading to Detroit yesterday for utility man Omar Infante. You may recall that Jones was almost dealt to the Marlins at the deadline last season, but […]
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Oh man, have you seen the damage that Hedo Turkoglu is inflicting on opponents in the early going? Always a great three-point threat, he’s stepping up the rest of his game suddenly, pulling in 15 rebounds last night. We check in on some Magic brewing in Orlando in today’s Daily Dose. King James is going
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If Mike Lowell, left, leaves Boston, might he be replaced by A-Rod? In his column today, FoxSports’s Ken Rosenthal offered up some interesting scenarios, including: If Mike Lowell, expected to get a four- or even five-year offer from the Yanks, Dodgers or Phillies, leaves the Sox, Boston may open the coffers and try to outbid
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In the first two games of the World Series, held in Boston, DH David Ortiz was 3-for-8 with three runs and two RBI. Ryan Spilborghs, inserted as the counterpart for the Rockies as the DH, was hitless in five at-bats, fanning three times. See the problem here? By winning the All-Star Game for the fifth
Agent Zero had to eat some crow Friday. So much for Agent Zero’s guarantee that Washington would come into Boston Friday night and beat what he believes is an overrated Celtic lineup. Gilbert Arenas was way off here, as Boston rode a 29-10 second-quarter run to a 20-point slaughter over Agent Zero’s Wizards. Of course,
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So far, so good for the Magic’s new $118-million man. With the NBA underway, we’re back with another year of Daily Doses for your reading pleasure. We’ll be doing the Dose every Thursday morning, with perhaps the occasional extra day thrown in for good measure. Any fear that Rashard Lewis wouldn’t be able to cut
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Mike Timlin enjoyed a very strong postseason, but he may have pitched his last game for the World Champion Red Sox. I suppose it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the second World Series Championship by my beloved Red Sox in the past four years, captured on Sunday evening. True, as anticlimactic as
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