 Rung out
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Trevor Hoffman, who figured prominently in four of the five Padre division titles, agrees to terms with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year salary for $6 million plus $1.5 million in incentives and a 2010 option.
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'Helpless' LT confirms severity of injury, won't play Sunday
A tendon in Tomlinson's groin is detached from the bone, he acknowledged, though it is not completely torn. Tomlinson has not had an MRI since Saturday, but he said he doesn't think he made the injury worse by playing. It is expected he will require surgery but he holds out hope he will not. He is walking "but can't do much more" due to the pain and discomfort.
- Cold temperatures in Pittsburgh won't cause Chargers to freeze
- Jackson is under five-year probation order in '06 case
- Pittsburgh's 11-10 victory still irksome
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7:36 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
NHL roundup: Late goals lift Bruins over Senators: David Krejci and Marc Savard scored 4:16 apart midway through the third period to help the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Thursday night at Boston.
SAN DIEGO, 4:46 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Padres, Scott Hairston agree to $1M deal: Scott Hairston and the Padres avoided arbitration, agreeing Thursday to a $1.25 million, one-year contract.
MINNEAPOLIS, 3:53 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Twins owner Pohlad remembered as family man, businessman: Carl Pohlad rose to the pinnacle of the business world, earning billions and gaining a measure of fame as owner of the Minnesota Twins. His son recalled at Pohlad's funeral Thursday that his father cared little about the trappings of wealth.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 4:54 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
GEM has merger agreement with Petty Enterprises: Richard Petty's famed No. 43 Dodge was rescued from near ruin Thursday when Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to merge with Petty's slumping organization to create a new team.
FORT WORTH, Texas, 3:54 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Testing tires never so vital for NASCAR drivers: Just like usual in early January, Kurt Busch was back in the cockpit of a car at a track doing testing.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., 3:16 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Arkansas vacates 2 NCAA titles in track: Arkansas is vacating two national championships in track and field after the NCAA clarified how many points the Razorbacks needed to forfeit from the 2004 and 2005 men's outdoor meets for violations involving sprint star Tyson Gay.
BUFFALO, N.Y., 3:21 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Sabres' Connolly eager to return after latest injury: Two severe concussions, one hip surgery and numerous broken bones later, Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly is looking forward to his latest comeback.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., 2:24 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Back injury forces Belbin-Agosto out of skating nationals: Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto will have to share the record for U.S. dance titles a little while longer.
ARLINGTON, Va., 12:50 p.m. Jan. 8 (AP)
Ovechkin only Capitals NHL All-Star selection: After Alex Ovechkin became the Washington Capitals' only player headed to the NHL All-Star game, teammates Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom said all the right things Thursday about not being chosen.
DENVER, 7:24 p.m. Jan. 7 (AP)
Home Depot ends USOC sponsorship, jobs program: The days of walking into Home Depot and having an Olympic gold medalist help you pick out paint could be coming to an end.
MELBOURNE, Australia, 5:39 p.m. Jan. 7 (AP)
6 players get wild cards for Australian Open: Americans John Isner and 16-year-old Christina McHale were among six players granted wild cards Thursday into the main draw of Australian Open.
LOS ANGELES, 4:34 p.m. Jan. 7 (AP)
Ken Burns adding a 10th inning to 'Baseball': Filmmaker Ken Burns is adding a tenth inning to his nine-part “Baseball” documentary series that aired in the '90s on public television.
BUFFALO, N.Y., 4:30 p.m. Jan. 7 (AP)
NHL suspends Ruutu 2 games for biting: Turns out the NHL has a bigger bite than Ottawa's Jarkko Ruutu. And that was fine with Andrew Peters on Wednesday evening after the Buffalo Sabres enforcer learned the league had suspended Ruutu two games without pay for biting Peters' gloved hand in a game on Tuesday night.
LEXINGTON, Ky., 4:26 p.m. Jan. 6 (AP)
Track's December racing fatalities double over '07: Officials at a Kentucky horse track are trying to determine if their ban on a certain type of shoe aimed at making racing safer actually had the opposite effect after fatalities doubled in December compared to the previous year.
DENVER, 3:59 p.m. Jan. 6 (AP)
Key USOC official resigns: Steve Roush resigned from the U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday, leaving a post in which he played a key role in organizing logistics for American athletes at the last three games.
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