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Return of the fur
RedEyeJonny Vasquez has boldly gone where few men have gone since the '70s. Vasquez, 25, of Wicker Park has, on and off over the past three years, proudly rocked a mustache--no beard, no goatee, just a serious, Tom Selleck-style 'stache. "Sleazy and cheesy,...Tags: Wicker Park, David Axelrod, Orlando Bloom, Henry Waxman, Eric Holder
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Giambi finalizes contract to rejoin Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. - Tanned, toned and casually dressed fresh off his Mexican getaway, Jason Giambi sat down with Oakland general manager Billy Beane to his right and manager Bob Geren to his left and didn't waste a second before speaking. "I'm excited...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Red Sox Close To Adding Baldelli
The Red Sox are close to signing free agent outfielder Rocco Baldelli, ESPN reported Wednesday. The move is expected to be announced tonight at the Boston Baseball Writers Dinner, where Baldelli will be honored with the Tony Conigliaro Award. Baldelli,...Tags: Venus Williams, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Tennis, PGA Tour
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Hairston agrees to deal, will stay with Reds
Jerry Hairston Jr., a former Oriole, will remain with Cincinnati after agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract yesterday. The infielder-outfielder, 32, played six positions in 80 games for the Reds last season, hitting .326 while mostly batting...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Florida Marlins, Dining and Drinking, Derek Lowe, Baseball
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TODAY AT AQUEDUCT
Best Bet: FAST N' SASSY (9) Best Value: DEADLOCKED (6) Totals: 8-45 ($77.20) FIRST: 6 Furlongs. Allowance Optional Claiming. 4&up. Fillies and Mares. Non winners of a race other than M-C-S-R, or 2 races, or optional claiming price of $75,000 for 4yos....Tags: Basketball, Pick 3 Lottery, National League, Pick 4 Lottery, National Football League
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Jason Giambi finalizes $5.25 million, one-year deal and returns to Oakland A's
AP Sports WriterOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jason Giambi is returning to his professional baseball roots with the Oakland Athletics. Giambi and the A's finalized a $5.25 million, one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and...Tags: Mike Sweeney, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Teixeira officially a Yank; report: Giambi, A's agree
Mark Teixeira sat down with his wife Dec. 12 to have dinner, his regular Friday "date night" with Leigh at the Vaquero Club in Westlake, Texas. "I'd been asking her for weeks and weeks: 'Where do you want to go? Where do you want me to play?'" he related....Tags: Mark Teixeira, J.C. Romero, American League, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Yankees' spending spree wasn't necessary
ken.davidoff@newsday.comToday, we come to criticize the Yankees for being too critical of themselves. To scold them for being less patient than at least one segment of their fan base. To wonder, would it really be so horrible if the Yankees missed the playoffs again in 2009, as...Tags: Chien-Ming Wang, Brian Cashman, C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Jorge Posada
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Leigh Teixeira helped steer husband to Yankees
anthony.rieber@newsday.comYou might assume Mark Teixeira chose the Yankees for money. Turns out it was more about love. Teixeira, in his introductory news conference yesterday at the old Yankee Stadium, said he wasn't sure he wanted to come to the Bronx until his wife, Leigh,...Tags: C.C. Sabathia, Major League Baseball, Joe Girardi, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves
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Giambi rejoins A's
Jason Giambi is returning to his professional baseball roots with the Oakland Athletics. Giambi and the A's finalized a one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and first baseman back to the place he began his...Tags: Mike Sweeney, Oakland Athletics, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mike Piazza
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A's ink Giambi to one-year deal
The Associated PressJason Giambi is returning to his professional baseball roots with the Oakland Athletics. Giambi and the A's finalized a $5.25 million, one-year contract with an option Wednesday, bringing the free-agent designated hitter and first baseman back to the...Tags: Mike Sweeney, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Baseball, Major League Baseball
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Will Teixeira do what Giambi couldn't for Yanks?
wallace.matthews@newsday.comI could swear I was at this news conference seven years ago. Same stuffy room, same stale cold cuts, same variety of high-priced free-agent first baseman on the dais, same sense of unbridled and unrealistic optimism in the room. Even the same target -...Tags: C.C. Sabathia, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, Contracts, All Stars
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