SURPRISE, Ariz. — At a press conference that was attended by almost all his players, Rangers manager Ron Washington apologized on Wednesday for using and testing positive for cocaine last summer.
Washington called it a one-time mistake, and the Rangers have accepted that. Washington offered to resign last season, but the Rangers, after much deliberation,...
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Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last season and received nine months of extensive counseling for violating Major League Baseball’s substance abuse policy, according to a report published Wednesday on SI.com.
While all non-player personnel with clubhouse access are randomly tested once a year, Washington, 57, was subjected to increased testing following...
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Tiger Woods will end his self-imposed “indefinite break” from golf by making his long-awaited return to the game on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters.
“The Masters is where I won my first major and I view this tournament with great respect,” Woods said Tuesday in a statement. “After...
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David Beckham is recovering well from surgery on his left Achilles’ tendon and will start to walk on crutches in his first rehabilitation exercises on Tuesday.
The tendon was totally torn, and orthopedic surgeon Sakari Orava said the 34-year-old Beckham is expected to be out of action for about six months.
Orava told The Associated Press...
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Nomar Garciaparra, who for the better part of seven years was the face of the franchise before his shocking trade in 2004, has come home to the Red Sox.
At his request, the Red Sox today signed the 36-year-old to a minor-league contract at which point he announced his retirement from baseball during a press...
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Alex Rodriguez said on Wednesday that his lawyers were working on scheduling an interview with federal authorities investigating a Canadian-based doctor for allegedly distributing performance-enhancing drugs, but that he hoped it would be in Florida and not Buffalo, so it would not interfere with the Yankees’ schedule.
“The idea is to schedule something that allows...
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The Minnesota Twins sustained a major blow to their playoff hopes this year when All-Star closer Joe Nathan was diagnosed Tuesday with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. Nathan, who has 246 career saves and a 1.87 ERA in six years as the Twins’ closer, says he will decide within two weeks whether...
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The Associated Press reports Dr. Anthony Galea, the Canadian sports doctor who is the subject of questions U.S. federal investigators are asking prominent major-league players, says he treated Alex Rodriguez after the Yankees’ superstar had hip surgery last year.
Galea told the AP he prescribed anti-flammatories and not human growth hormone. He says the HGH that...
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Milledgeville Police say they expect to interview Ben Roethlisberger within the next “two to three days” regarding a sexual assault allegation, though the quarterback’s attorney doesn’t expect any charges will be filed.
“ advised us this morning that he is in the process of making arrangements for us to interview Mr. Roethlisberger...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Washington Capitals have acquired center Eric Belanger (buh-LAHN’-zhay) from the Minnesota Wild for a second-round draft pick.
The deal was done Wednesday, before the NHL’s deadline.
The 32-year-old Belanger will be a free agent this summer. He has 13 goals and 22 assists in 35 games, ranking seventh in the NHL...
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