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June 27th, 2009 Court gave baseball 1922 pass on antitrust lawsWASHINGTON — Football may be the nation's most popular sport, but baseball is the favored game with the Supreme Court, which gave the national pastime an exemption from antitrust laws in 1922. Thirty-five years later, the court refused to grant one to the National Football League, saying, essentially, that the court muffed that first call but that it was up to Congress to reverse it.

June 20th, 2009 Bo Obama featured in White House baseball cardWASHINGTON — You don't have to trade your vintage Joe DiMaggio to get this baseball card. The Obama White House, known for embracing the newest digital trends, is inviting Internet users to download and print out the baseball card for the first family's dog, Bo Obama.

May 12th, 2009 Yankees monitoring wind, ticketsNEW YORK — The Yankees are monitoring the wind and home runs at their new ballpark along with the empty seats close to the field, but they plan no changes now. Chief operating officer Lonn Trost said Tuesday more wind studies will be done at the $1.5 billion stadium, but the weather during the first two homestands might have been unusual.

May 10th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Baseball, the national sport of the US, is slowly but steadily finding a place in the sports curriculum of many educational institutions in Kerala. Baseball, known as a 'distant cousin' of cricket in this part of the world, got a huge boost here when the state hosted the Sixth South Zone senior baseball championships which conclude here Sunday.

May 6th, 2009 4 commissioners focus on economyNEW YORK — Major league baseball attendance is down 7 percent and the average crowd for 19 of the 30 clubs has dropped from a year ago. The NFL, NBA and NHL are nervously monitoring the recession but hopeful they will weather the downturn.

May 5th, 2009 ACC baseball tournament moved to Greensboro in '10GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has moved its baseball tournament from Boston's Fenway Park to Greensboro for 2010 due to the economic downturn.

May 2nd, 2009 Baseball player's father abducted in MexicoTIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican authorities say armed gunmen have kidnapped the father of former major leaguer Oscar Robles. Robles is an infielder with Mexico City's Red Devils and Mexico's national baseball team.

April 29th, 2009 Donations to Mass. league cover theft, new storageLAWRENCE, Mass.

April 25th, 2009 Donors respond big after Mass. Little League theftLAWRENCE, Mass.

April 24th, 2009 Selig: Yanks and Mets to discuss ticket situationNEW YORK — Bud Selig has noticed those empty seats at the new ballparks in New York, too. Should the Yankees and Mets lower their tickets prices? The commissioner said that's up to them.

April 24th, 2009 12-year-old girl throws perfect game against boysBAYONNE, N.J. — On the pitcher's mound, a 12-year-old girl from New Jersey is perfect.

April 24th, 2009 Selig: Yankees and Mets to discuss ticket pricesNEW YORK — Bud Selig has noticed those empty seats at the new ballparks in New York, too. Should the Yankees and Mets lower their tickets prices? The commissioner said that's up to them.

April 23rd, 2009 Forbes: 10 MLB teams decline in valueNEW YORK — One-third of Major League Baseball teams declined in value over the past year while the New York Yankees' worth increased 15 percent to $1.5 billion, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine. The Washington Nationals took the biggest hit during the recession, down 12 percent to $406 million.

April 22nd, 2009 Dodgertown complex to house Minor League BaseballThe pathways made of crushed seashells. The dugouts with no roofs.

April 21st, 2009 Yankees are big Fla. draw in spring trainingTALLAHASSEE, Fla.