baseball
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Brand new day: New York Yankees, New York Mets open up new parks
April 3, 2009Eager New York fans turned out Friday to watch the Yankees and Mets test their plush and pricey new ballparks in exhibition games, a double debut in a city that hasn’t had a new Major League Baseball stadium in 45 years.
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Stars, Rangers owner Tom Hicks defaults on $525M in loans
April 3, 2009The company that owns baseball’s Texas Rangers and hockey’s Dallas Stars has defaulted on about $525 million in loans, with owner Tom Hicks saying on Friday that he intentionally made the move to help negotiate with banks.
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Ichiro has bleeding ulcer, goes on DL (AP)
April 3, 2009Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki is being treated for a bleeding ulcer and was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, sending Seattle into opening day minus one of baseball’s best players. The Mariners said the ulcer is no longer bleeding, but doctors have restricted the 35-year-old outfielder’s activity.
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Hicks’ holding company defaults on loans (AP)
April 3, 2009The company that owns baseball’s Texas Rangers and hockey’s Dallas Stars has defaulted on about 5 million in loans. Owner Tom Hicks said Friday he intentionally did so to help negotiate with banks. He told The Associated Press the teams won’t be affected. His holding company, Hicks Sports Group, didn’t pay an interest payment on [...]
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Hicks’ holding company defaults on loans (AP)
April 3, 2009The company that owns baseball’s Texas Rangers and hockey’s Dallas Stars has defaulted on about 5 million in loans. Owner Tom Hicks said Friday he intentionally did so to help negotiate with banks. He told The Associated Press the teams won’t be affected. His holding company, Hicks Sports Group, didn’t pay an interest payment on [...]
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Ichiro sees doctor for lingering fatigue (AP)
April 2, 2009Ichiro Suzuki was sidelined for the third straight day with fatigue and was examined by a doctor while the Seattle Mariners routed the San Diego Padres 18-3 on Thursday. Suzuki, who returned from the World Baseball Classic on March 26, was lightheaded earlier in the week. He played four games with Seattle after helping Japan [...]
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Red Sox unveil Fenway improvements (AP)
April 2, 2009Workers climbed ladders, wielded brushes and replaced floor tiles. Four days before opening day, Fenway Park was a very busy place. Crews were putting the finishing touches Thursday on major league baseball’s oldest stadium, the Boston Red Sox’s eighth straight offseason of improving the ballpark so it might last up to another 50 years.
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