Joe Nathan of Minnesota Twins has torn elbow ligament
 Twins reliever Joe Nathan has been diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right elbow, leaving the team without a proven closer less than a month from Opening Day, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
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Carl Edwards receives 3 weeks' probation for Brad Keselowski wreck
 Carl Edwards will not be suspended for intentionally wrecking Brad Keselowski's car during last weekend's NASCAR race in Atlanta.
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Cleveland Browns release former Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson
 The Browns released former Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson one day after the acquiring Seneca Wallace in a trade with the Seahawks.
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Kansas City Chiefs sign ex-New York Jets RB Thomas Jones to deal
 Kansas City signed running back Thomas Jones to a two-year deal worth $5 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
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Stephen Strasburg of Washington Nationals throws two scoreless innings in spring debut
 Top draft pick Stephen Strasburg has made his spring training debut for the Washington Nationals, pitching two scoreless innings against the Detroit Tigers.
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Mike Dunleavy out as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers
 Mike Dunleavy is out as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, barely a month after relinquishing his head coaching duties.
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Rafer Alston says he's happy with decision to leave Miami Heat for family reasons
 Rafer Alston is content with his decision to leave the Heat, because it wasn't about losing his starting job.
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Source: LaDainian Tomlinson schedules visit with Minnesota Vikings
 LaDainian Tomlinson
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish athletic director: Conference expansions could end our football independence
 Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the possible expansion of the Big Ten could create changes in major college football that force the Fighting Irish to give up their football independence.
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New York Yankees won't discuss extensions for Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi until after season
 Hal Steinbrenner says the New York Yankees won't alter their policy against contract extensions and will deal with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi after the season.
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Michael Vick wins award on day Philadelphia Eagles pick up option
 Dozens of protesters lined up outside a banquet hall where Michael Vick received an award on the same day the Eagles exercised their option on him.
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Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees 'at ease' with relationship with Canadian doctor
 Alex Rodriguez says he is "at ease, no matter what" with his relationship with a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in a cross-border drug smuggling investigation involving human growth hormone and another drug.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn't commit crime, his lawyer says
 A high-profile defense attorney hired by Ben Roethlisberger disputed a college student's claim that the two-time Super Bowl winner sexually assaulted her at a Georgia nightclub.
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Connecticut guard Caroline Doty plays in Big East championship game
 Connecticut's Caroline Doty plays in the Big East championship game after a scary head and neck injury during the Huskies' NCAA-record 71st straight victory.
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Keith Bulluck of Tennessee Titans funds scholarships in honor of Steve McNair
 Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck has awarded nine Middle Tennessee high school football players scholarships in honor of his late teammate, Steve McNair.
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