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Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 11, 2010

FILE - This June 22, 2001, file photo shows Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen speaking in Urbandale, Iowa. Olsen died Wednesday night, March 10, 2010, at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 69. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)AP - Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.


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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 11, 2010

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez slaps a pitch from Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Maholm up the middle, driving in two runs during a spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.


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Kidd, Mavs beat Nets for 13th straight victory (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 10, 2010

Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd (2) and New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris (34) leap for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Dallas. The Mavericks won 96-87 giving them a 13-game win streak. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Jason Kidd had 20 points and nine assists, Caron Butler added 16 points, and the Dallas Mavericks recovered from a lethargic start to match the NBA's longest winning streak this season with their 13th straight victory, 96-87 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.


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Mattingly, Dodgers have talked about manager’s job (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 10, 2010

In this Feb. 22, 2010, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly, right, works with Reed Johnson in the batting cage during baseball spring training in Glendale, Ariz. On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, Mattingly said Wednesday, March 10, that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said Wednesday that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement.


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Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 10, 2010

Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra takes questions from reporters as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on during a news conference at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then announced he's ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox.


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Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on March 10, 2010

Former Boston Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra takes questions from reporters as Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein looks on during a news conference at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then announced he's ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and was once a beloved player in the city.


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