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WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama recognized 17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award on Tuesday, including the first African-American woman elected to Congress, one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and a ''Funny Girl.''''Today we celebrate some extraordinary people: innovators, artists and leaders who contribute to...

MIAMI (AP) Federal prosecutors want a Miami judge to reduce by more than a year the prison sentence being served by the former owner of a clinic that supplied banned substances to baseball players including New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.A court document filed by prosecutors Wednesday asks...

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AP Sports WriterAP source: Matt Wieters, Nationals agree, pending physicalBy HOWARD FENDRICHWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) After waiting and waiting to find a free-agent deal, four-time All-Star catcher Matt Wieters finally found a match with the Washington Nationals.Wieters and the Nationals agreed in principle on a $10.5 million...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Adams delivered his first home run of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped the Cincinnati Reds' season-opening winning streak at four with a 4-1 win on Saturday.Kolten Wong had a sacrifice fly, Jhonny Peralta and Yadier Molina added ninth-inning run-scoring singles and Michael...

The CHI WHITE SOX and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/11/2017 at 8:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Chicago White Sox (56-86) at Kansas City Royals (71-71) DATE/TIME: Monday, September 11 - 8:15 PM EST WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri ROT TEAM PS OU RL 915 CHI WHITE SOX 9 (-200) (-175) 9 (-110) 165 -175 916 KANSAS...

The COLORADO and the ARIZONA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/13/2017 at 9:40 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Colorado Rockies (80-65) at Arizona Diamondbacks (83-62) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 13 - 9:40 PM EST WHERE: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona ROT TEAM PS OU RL 911 COLORADO 9.5 (-165) (-165) 9.5 (-110) 155 -165 912 ARIZONA TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado), FSN...

The LA DODGERS and the SAN FRANCISCO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/12/2017 at 10:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Los Angeles Dodgers (92-51) at San Francisco Giants (56-89) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 12 - 10:15 PM EST WHERE: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 963 LA DODGERS 6.5 (205) (205) 6.5 (-110) -225 205 964 SAN FRANCISCO TV: 10:15...

Associated PressHal Steinbrenner enthused by Yankees' prospectsBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is enthused about the team's prospects after watching many of them play in instructional league games this month.New York boosted its system by acquiring shortstop Gleyber Torres, outfielders Clint Frazier and Rashad Crawford...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Heyward made his first start of the season in center field for the St. Louis Cardinals but was taken out after two innings due to left hamstring tightness. Rookie Tommy Pham replaced Heyward on Monday night in a scoreless game against the Giants. Heyward batted third...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Nationals accommodated reliever Drew Storen on Friday night, trading him to the AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Ben Revere.The Nationals will also get a player to be named and will send cash to the Blue Jays.The 28-year-old Storen had sought a...

CHICAGO (AP) — Although he made no official announcement, Barry Zito believed his playing career had concluded with the end of the minor league season earlier this month. That's why he didn't initially know how to react when Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane called Monday and asked if he...