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Ugueth Urbina will return to baseball after spending nearly six years in... Yahoo! Sports (blog) (AP)You won't come across many stories more bizarre than those involving former major league reliever Ugueth Urbina over the 2 1/2 year period that led up to his attempted murder conviction in 2007. If you don't recall all of the details, in September ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Sports (blog)

Sunday Baseball Notes The best rosters in MLB heading into 2013 Boston Globe Los Angeles Dodgers — They will have the highest payroll in baseball, with talented players such as Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez, Andre Ethier, and a comebacking Carl Crawford leading the way. Their pitching got appreciably better with ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Meet The New UW Baseball Signees: Kellen Traxel Here's a look at one of the ... University of Washington Athletics SEATTLE - Over the recent weeks, we've been introducing HuskyBaseball fans to the class of 2013 - those high-school seniors who signed National Letters of Intent to enroll at the UW next fall and play on the 2014 Husky team. The seventh of our 10 ... See all stories on this topic » University of Washington Athletics

After prison release, former All-Star returns to baseball USA TODAY CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former major league pitcher Ugueth Urbina returned tobaseball Friday after serving 7½ years in prison for the attempted murder of five workers on his family's ranch. Before taking the field in his native Venezuela to play ... See all stories on this topic »

Youth profile: Baseball standout hits big in classroom Lima Ohio SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — For as long as he can remember, math and science have been Cory Wilder's subjects. And a look at the Shawnee High School senior's résumé proves it. “I really enjoy math and I like physics a lot,” said Wilder, largely known in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Baseball Hall of Fame must take full account of steroid era Boston Globe The National Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, N.Y., is more than a shrine to the great players of the past; it's a museum of the history of the game, from its mythical beginnings in a nearby cow pasture. The small-town setting evokes baseball's ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Baseball card show draws diehard collectors NorthJersey.com (press release) GARFIELD – The baseball cards at the Cards & Collectibles Show at the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield were displayed in neat boxes and piles on long tables that packed the gymnasium Sunday. But most of the devoted collectors sifting through the cards ... See all stories on this topic » NorthJersey.com (press release)

Marcos Breton: For Catholicism or baseball, human flaws test devotion Sacramento Bee It's not easy being a Catholic and a lover of major league baseball, two institutions that have lifted me up as they've fallen from grace. To remain faithful to them is to sometimes be accused of rationalizing priests accused of sexual abuse and ... See all stories on this topic »

Top 10 Stories of the Year: Riverside baseball is 2012's biggest story Jackson Sun 1Riverside baseball – Stephen Gant's suicide, Class A championship, Dusty Rhodes released: What started out as a typical season of Class A dominance for the Riverside baseball program took a tragic turn on April 3 when ace pitcher and three-time ... See all stories on this topic »

Apex honors standout baseball players Cary News 20 home basketball game against Green Hope, the school had a halftime ceremony to recognize its three graduates who were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. Corey Thompson (class of 2008) was selected by the Chicago White Sox as a ... See all stories on this topic » Cary News

Ryan Freel, Concussion-Plagued Baseball Player, Dies at 36 ... Mr. Freel, a utility player during a career in professional baseball from 2001 to '09 , once estimated that he had sustained up to 10 concussions. www.nytimes.com/.../ryan-freel-concussion-plagued-baseball-...

Baseball card industry grows up - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN My friend Marty told me a story about how his 7-year-old daughter loves baseballcards. She likes baseball, but she loves baseball cards. Enough so th. espn.go.com/blog/.../_/id/.../baseball-card-industry-grows-up

The Year in Worst: Baseball Writing - Baseball Nation It wasn't (completely) their fault, but the American League champions did inspire some of 2012's worst baseball writing. mlb.sbnation.com/.../worst-baseball-writing-year-2012-mitch-...

Ugueth Urbina Released From Prison, Returns To Baseball In ... CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former major league pitcher Ugueth Urbina returned tobaseball Friday after serving 7 1/2 years in prison for the attempted murder of ... www.huffingtonpost.com/.../ugueth-urbina-released-prison-ba...

Meet The New UW Baseball Signees: Robert Daugherty - University ... Over the coming weeks, we'll be introducing Husky Baseball fans to the class of 2013 - those high-school seniors who signed National Letters of Intent to enroll ... www.gohuskies.com/sports/m-basebl/spec.../122612aaa.html