Person familiar with discussions tells AP that Fredi Gonzalez will stay as Marlins' managerOctober 6th, 2009 AP source: Gonzalez to stay as Marlins' managerMIAMI — Fredi Gonzalez will stay as manager of the Florida Marlins. A person familiar with discussions within the organization told The Associated Press of the decision Tuesday.
87 wins may not be enough for Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez to keep his jobOctober 5th, 2009 Marlins may fire manager despite 87 winsMIAMI — By most measurements, the Florida Marlins overachieved in 2009. They finished six games out of first place in the NL East with baseball's smallest payroll.
Marlins manager Gonzalez under evaluation as Valentine rumor swirlsOctober 4th, 2009 Marlins manager Gonzalez under evaluationPHILADELPHIA — Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez will be evaluated at the end of the season, leaving the winningest manager in team history with no guarantee he'll return for 2010. Marlins president David Samson also said Sunday he was not aware of any talks between Florida and former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.
NL East champion Phillies avoid sweep, beat Marlins 7-6 in 10 inningsOctober 4th, 2009 Hoover lifts Phils past MarlinsPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia's big sluggers had the day off to rest for the playoffs. The Phillies didn't miss them in their final postseason tuneup.
Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi joins ESPN as analystSeptember 8th, 2009 Recently retired Bruschi joins ESPN as analystBRISTOL, Conn. — Recently retired New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is joining ESPN as an analyst.
MLB, ESPN agree to change time of Yankees-Red Sox game to avoid conflict with Jewish holidaySeptember 1st, 2009 Game time changed to avoid conflict with holidayWASHINGTON — ESPN and Major League Baseball have agreed to switch the starting time of a Yankees-Red Sox game to avoid conflicting with Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. ESPN told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Sept.
Vice President Biden enshrined into Little League Hall of ExcellenceAugust 30th, 2009 Biden honored at Little League World SeriesSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden fondly recalled playing youth baseball in Pennsylvania while being honored at the Little League World Series.
Little League to enshrine Vice President Biden into Hall of Excellence during World SeriesAugust 19th, 2009 Little League to honor VP Biden during SeriesSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Vice President Joe Biden can add a new honor to his resume: membership in the Little League Museum Hall of Excellence.
Timberwolves nearing end of a long, exhaustive coaching searchAugust 7th, 2009 Wolves nearing end of coach searchMINNEAPOLIS — The three finalists for the Minnesota Timberwolves coaching vacancy have three distinctly different resumes. Timberwolves president David Kahn is in the process of deciding between Lakers assistant Kurt Rambis, ESPN analyst Mark Jackson and Houston assistant Elston Turner.
Former football coach Lou Holtz considers a run for congressional seat in central FloridaAugust 5th, 2009 Former coach Holtz mulls run for Congress in Fla.ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is mulling a run for Congress in Florida as a Republican, a GOP strategist said Tuesday.
Southeastern Conference, ESPN launch SEC Network to air syndicated football, basketball gamesJuly 21st, 2009 SEC launches syndicated SEC Network with ESPNBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference football and basketball games not shown on ESPN networks will be available in more than 54 million homes on the SEC Network, the new name for the league's syndication deal with ESPN.
Matt Millen to serve as analyst for NFL Network's 'Thursday Night Football' gamesJune 16th, 2009 Millen to serve as analyst on NFL Network gamesNEW YORK — Matt Millen has had no trouble finding work since he was fired by the Detroit Lions. Millen is adding analyst duties for the NFL Network's "Thursday Night Football" games to his commentator job at ESPN.
Chiba Lotte fans submit petition with over 100,000 names in support of manager Bobby ValentineJune 15th, 2009 Fans submit petition in support of Bobby ValentineTOKYO — Fans supporting Bobby Valentine submitted a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to the head office of the Chiba Lotte Marines on Monday in a bid to keep the American on as manager beyond the 2009 Japanese baseball season. Valentine, in his seventh season as manager of the Pacific League team, has been told his contract will not be renewed at the end of the season.
ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011, giving the cable network all BCS gamesJune 12th, 2009 ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011 to corner BCS marketBRISTOL, Conn. — The Rose Bowl will be televised on ESPN beginning in January 2011, giving the network broadcast rights to all Bowl Championship Series games.
Whopper inning: Bobby Valentine's Marines score Japanese-record 15 runs in 1 inningJune 11th, 2009 Valentine's Marines score 15 runs in 1 inningCHIBA, Japan — Bobby Valentine's Chiba Lotte Marines broke out of a hitting slump with a Japanese professional baseball record of 15 runs in one inning. Lotte sent 20 batters to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning when the team had 12 hits, including 11 singles.
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