Dodgers’ Furcal to have back surgery, out at least two months
Dodgers‘ Furcal to have back surgery, out at least two months
Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal will have surgery on Thursday to relieve pressure on a disk in his lower back and could be out at least eight weeks, manager Joe Torre said.
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All-Star nod will affirm Hamilton’s climb from addiction depths
Josh Hamilton says the drug demons try to nudge him awake when he sleeps. They pester him when he’s alone, waiting for that moment of weakness. They are the ones that did everything imaginable to ruin his baseball career. Then, he says, they tried to kill him.
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D’backs sting Brewers with six runs in ninth inning
Conor Jackson hit the winning two-run single as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run ninth-inning deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday.
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Rockies reel in Marlins on Spilborghs’ two-run single in 11th
Ryan Spilborghs’ two-run single off Kevin Gregg with one out in the 11th inning rallied the Colorado Rockies to a 6-5 win over the Florida Marlins on Thursday night.
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Pettitte could be called to testify
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte could be called to testify in Roger Clemens’ federal defamation suit against Brian McNamee as part of the trainer’s attempt to dismiss the case.
Hideki Matsui could be out until the All-Star break as the New York Yankees slugger tries to work his way back from a sore left knee.
Poll: Red Sox pass Yankees in popularity among Connecticut baseball fans
HAMDEN, Conn. - Connecticut baseball fans are not fickle, but for the first time in five years the Red Sox have edged the Yankees in a poll of fan popularity.
Angels looking for offense to give K-Rod a break
With 33 saves in 35 chances, closer Francisco Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Angels is one save away from tying John Smoltz’s 2003 record for most saves at the All-Star break.
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Can Kim Ng break the gender barrier? (Yahoo! Sports)
Longtime Dodgers assistant general manager is the only female close to becoming a GM. Will she get a shot?
