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BASEBALL
Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline passed
Saturday afternoon with a number of moves taking place.
The New York Yankees and Houston Astros finalized
a trade for first baseman Lance Berkman, who on Friday decided to waive
his no-trade clause and accept a deal. Berkman and cash considerations
will head to the Yankees in exchange for pitcher Mark Melancon and minor
league infielder Jimmy Paredes. The 34-year- old Berkman had spent his
entire career with the Astros and this season was batting just .245 with
13 homers and 49 runs batted in through 85 games. He is expected to see
most of his playing time as the designated hitter for the Yankees, while
also spelling Mark Teixeira at first base.
St. Louis, San Diego and Cleveland made a
three-way swap involving pitcher Jake Westbrook and outfielder Ryan
Ludwick. The Cardinals acquired Westbrook and cash from the Indians and
sent Ludwick to the Padres for minor league pitcher Nick Greenwood. The
Tribe received minor league pitcher Corey Kluber from the Padres.
Westbrook, who was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against
Toronto, is 6-7 with a 4.65 ERA in 21 starts this season, his first
since recovering from Tommy John surgery in 2008. Ludwick, who will give
the Padres some pop in their lineup, hit 37 homers two years ago and
this season is batting .281 with just 11 homers and 43 RBI.
The Chicago Cubs dealt pitcher Ted Lilly to the
Los Angeles Dodgers. In addition to the 34-year-old lefty, the Dodgers
picked up infielder Ryan Theriot and cash from the Cubs and sent
infielder Blake DeWitt and two minor league pitching prospects to
Chicago. Lilly is just 3-8 with a 3.69 earned run average in 18 starts
this season, but has been a double-digit winner in each of the last
seven years and was 47-34 with a 3.70 ERA in four seasons with the Cubs.
Theriot had spent his entire six-year career with the Cubs and this year
was batting .284 with one homer and 21 runs batted in through 96 games,
while DeWitt was in his third season with the Dodgers and was hitting
.270 in 82 games.
The Cleveland Indians sent relief pitcher Kerry
Wood to the New York Yankees on Saturday for a player to be named later
or cash. This is the second deal between the clubs in as many days after
the Yankees acquired outfielder Austin Kearns on Friday. Wood was
activated from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday and has struggled in
2010, going 1-4 with a career-worst 6.30 earned run average in only 23
games. He is under contract through the 2010 season with a club option
for 2011. Wood spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Cubs
before joining the Indians following the 2008 campaign. In 357 games,
including 178 starts, Wood is 81-68 with a 3.71 ERA and 62 saves.
The Atlanta Braves acquired outfielder Rick Ankiel,
reliever Kyle Farnsworth and cash from the Kansas City Royals just prior
to Saturday's trade deadline. In exchange, the Royals netted reliever
Jesse Chavez, outfielder Gregor Blanco and minor league pitcher Tim
Collins, who was acquired by Atlanta in the Alex Gonzalez-Yunel Escobar
swap with Toronto earlier this month.
In other deals earlier Saturday, the Arizona
Diamondbacks sent pitcher Chad Qualls to the Tampa Bay Rays and also
made a swap with Pittsburgh. Arizona acquired outfielder Ryan Church,
infielder Bobby Crosby and pitcher D.J. Carrasco from the Pirates in
exchange for catcher Chris Snyder, infielder Pedro Ciriaco and cash
considerations. The Los Angeles Dodgers continued a busy week of trade
activity by acquiring pitcher Octavio Dotel from the Pirates Saturday
for pitcher James McDonald and outfielder Andrew Lambo. The Boston Red
Sox acquired catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the Texas Rangers on
Saturday in exchange for pitcher Roman Mendez, first baseman Chris
McGuiness, a player to be named later and cash considerations.
The Kansas City Royals extended manager Ned Yost's
contract through the 2012 season on Saturday. Yost is in the midst of
his first season with the Royals after replacing Trey Hillman earlier in
the year. In 68 games with the club, he has guided Kansas City to a
32-37 record, although they still sit at 44-60 overall and in fourth
place in the AL Central.
NFL
NFL training camps continue to open this weekend
and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a couple of deals done before their
practice on Saturday morning. First- round draft pick Gerald McCoy has
agreed to a reported five-year contract and offensive tackle Donald Penn
has signed a six-year extension. McCoy, a defensive tackle from
Oklahoma, was selected with the third overall pick of April's draft.
Penn has started 44 straight games at left tackle for the Bucs, but had
refused to sign his one-year tender as a restricted free agent.
The top overall pick of the 2010 draft agreed to a
deal on Friday night, as Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has
reportedly worked out a six-year contract with the St. Louis Rams. A St.
Louis newspaper reports the deal is worth a total of $78 million with a
record $50 million guaranteed -- the most ever for a single contract in
league history.
Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert
Haynesworth did not practice for a third straight day, though this time
because of a swollen knee. Haynesworth was held out of practice Thursday
and Friday after failing to pass a conditioning test each day. But
Saturday morning, Haynesworth experienced swelling in his knee and was
told not to take the test, which he needs to pass before practicing with
the team.
NHL
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed restricted free
agent forward Devin Setoguchi to a one-year contract. Setoguchi posted
20 goals and 16 assists in 70 games last season, his third in the NHL.
He also posted five goals and four assists in 15 playoff contests. In
195 career games, the 23-year-old Setoguchi, a first-round draft pick in
2005, has posted 62 goals and 56 assists.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi has
reportedly been awarded $2.75 million for next season from an arbitrator
on Saturday. A Chicago newspaper is reporting a significant increase
from the $800,000 he made last season as he helped the team to its first
Stanley Cup championship in 49 years in a six- game victory over
Philadelphia. The 26-year-old went 26-7-4 with a 2.25 goals against
average and a .912 save percentage with seven shutouts over 39 games in
the regular season as he won over the top spot held by Cristobal Huet
during the campaign. In the Stanley Cup run, he went 16-6 with a 2.63
GAA and two shutouts. What remains to be seen is if the salary
cap-strapped Blackhawks will accept the deal or trade his rights.
Chicago has had eight players from last season's roster leave through
trade or free agency.
AUTO RACING
Tony Stewart will be on the pole for Sunday's
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Stewart, a two-time
NASCAR Cup Series champion, won the Pocono 500 (June race) in 2003 and
'09. The driver and owner of the No.14 Chevrolet has yet to win a Cup
race so far this season. Juan Pablo Montoya will begin from the outside
pole. Denny Hamlin, who has won the last two races at Pocono, will start
third, followed by Jeff Gordon, a four-time race winner at the track,
and Ryan Newman. Points leader Kevin Harvick will start 14th. Harvick
currently holds a 184-point advantage over Gordon.
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