Bennett signs with Nationals
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The Washington Nationals filled one of their few remaining roster holes yesterday, coming to terms with free agent catcher Gary Bennett on a one-year, $750,000 contract.
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With a new name, a new logo and a new generation of baseball fans, the nation&#39;s capital now has a new baseball team, the Nationals.
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have signed free-agent first baseman Wil Cordero to a one-year contract, and also agreed to terms with outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
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Washington Nationals ace Livan Hernandez was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday for a pair of minor league pitchers.
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The team and infielder Jose Hernandez agreed to a one-year, one-point-eight (m) million dollar contract today at the winter meetings in Anaheim, California.
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First baseman Richie Sexson agrees to a four-year contract with the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
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Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, bringing the national pastime back to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, The Associated Press has learned.
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THE West Indies Cricket Board today handed Australian Bennett King the arduous task of reviving their cricketing fortunes. King was was named the national side&#39;s new coach in place of Gus Logie.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Just two weeks after the Washington Nationals shut down business and promotional operations over a ballpark financing dispute, mayor Anthony A. Williams signed a funding bill Tuesday that officially brings major league
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The Mariners acquired Jose Vidro from the Washington Nationals in a deal finalized Monday, a move Seattle hopes will boost its anemic offense.
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Right-hander Jon Lieber agreed to a $21-million, three-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, rounding out a revamped starting rotation.
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Clay Bennett, the Seattle SuperSonicsâ owner, filed paperwork to have an arbitrator rule on whether the club could escape the last two years of its arena lease and relocate. The team has sought construction of a new home arena and Bennett is from Oklahoma City, which drew rave reviews as a temporary home for the Hornets after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A deadline for having a new arena deal is set for Oct. 31, the day the N.B.A. season opens.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent catcher Gary Bennett agreed Monday to a one-year contract worth $750,000 US with the Washington-bound Expos.
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CHARLOTTE - The Carolina Panthers on Tuesday signed former South Carolina and Riverside High running back Brandon Bennett to help their injury-riddled backfield.
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Greg Maddux was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the biggest deal before baseball's non-waiver trade deadline Monday while the Washington Nationals held onto Alfonso Soriano in a bit of a surprise.
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The Kansas City Chiefs acquired running back Michael Bennett from the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, but insisted that didn't mean Priest Holmes would retire.