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11/15/11 - 02:43pm
by ESPN.COM
Tiger Woods' fine third-place finish at the Australian Open has catapulted him back into the world's top 50.
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11/14/11 - 12:59pm
by Cody Fields, Braves 101
By all accounts, Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel is the overwhelming favorite to take home the National League Rookie of the Year award when it is announced Monday at 1:30. His teammate Freddie Freeman, however, made his own case during 2011.
Freddie Freeman's ...
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11/13/11 - 02:04pm
by Peter Walsh, SLAM Magazine
As an upcoming basketball stronghold, Under Armour is certainly taking the right steps and approach to marketing its product and building its brand.
Step one was signing young, marketable potential superstars in Brandon Jennings, Derrick Williams, Kemba Walker and Greivis Vasquez ...
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11/11/11 - 10:49am
by Brittany Ghiroli, MLB.com
Unheralded? Hardly.
The importance of setup men has continued to grow, as the once relatively overlooked role has emerged as the critical bridge to the closer. The hold statistic, a fairly new barometer, is just one example of the added emphasis ...
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11/10/11 - 01:57pm
by Christopher Hunt, ESPN New Yorl
While the NBA players and owners continued their endless posturing and negotiating, there was some ball to be played in Brooklyn.
The NBA players' union and the owners were deadlocked in talks that extended beyond commissioner David Stern's 5 p.m. deadline to ...
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11/07/11 - 03:57pm
by Rhett Bollinger, MLB.com
Michael Cuddyer was named Twins' Performer of the Year, Scott Baker was named Twins' Pitcher of the Year and Glen Perkins was named Twins' Breakout Player of the Year, as selected by MLB.com.
Cuddyer, 32, hit .284 with a .346 on-base ...
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11/04/11 - 12:03pm
by Zach Lowe, The Point Forward on SI.com
Arron Afflalo has become, improbably, a bit of a cause célèbre among NBA die-hards.
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11/02/11 - 03:00pm
by Steve Melewski, MASN Sports
Orioles outfield prospect Xavier Avery rode an 11-game hitting tear right onto a roster spot for the East squad in Saturday's Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Game.
Following a stellar showing in the Arizona Fall League, Xavier Avery has been named ...
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11/01/11 - 08:12pm
by Bob Dutton, The Kansas City Star
Royals left fielder Alex Gordon reaped another reward from a breakthrough season Tuesday night when he received a Gold Glove in recognition for his defensive excellence.
Gordon was picked as the American League's best defensive left fielder in a vote by ...
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10/26/11 - 11:23am
by The Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals and outfielder Alex Gordon are hosting an online auction featuring unique autographed memorabilia to benefit the Diamond Dawgs, a youth baseball team from Lincoln, Neb., and the American Cancer Society.
As a Lincoln, Nebraska native Alex Gordon, ...
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