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Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
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Friday Night Notebook
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Browns vs. Lions live …
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Akron trounces Howard to reach .500
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Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
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Robiskie, Harrison inactive
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Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
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OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
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Four area football teams play tonight
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Will Health Care Reform Pass?
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Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
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Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
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Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
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A Random Rant on Testing
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Two-year contract is for $16 million
Published on Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009
From Beacon Journal wire services
Pat Burrell went from one World Series team to the other.
The Tampa Bay Rays added a big bat to the middle of their lineup, agreeing Monday on a $16 million, two-year contract with Burrell.
The 32-year-old slugger spent the past nine seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, who defeated the Rays in the World Series a little more than two months ago.
Burrell hit .250 with 33 homers, 33 doubles, 86 RBI and 102 walks in a career-high 157 games in 2008.
A .257 career hitter with 251 homers and 827 RBI, Burrell has averaged 31 homers, 99 RBI and 103 walks over the past four seasons. He was the everyday left fielder in Philadelphia, but Tampa Bay plans to use him mostly at designated hitter.
More MLB: Bradley, Cubs near deal
• The Chicago Cubs and free agent Milton Bradley reached a preliminary agreement on a $30 million, three-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The deal is subject to a physical scheduled for Thursday.
• Still looking for a closer, the St. Louis Cardinals might consider turning to oft-injured ace Chris Carpenter next season. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he'd think about using the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner in that role if it were the best way to keep him on the mound.
• Manager Mike Scioscia and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed in principle on a multiyear contract extension. Scioscia's current deal runs through 2009, with a club option for 2010, for about $2 million per season.
• Royce Ring became the third left-hander in the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen, agreeing to a $475,000 one-year contract.
• Carl Pohlad, a billionaire banker whose Minnesota Twins won two World Series titles during nearly his nearly quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93.
Colleges: Pitt ranks No. 1 in AP poll
• Pittsburgh made it to the top of the Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time and it wasn't even close. The Panthers took advantage of losses by season-long unanimous No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Connecticut to make the jump from third to first, receiving all but two of the first-place votes. Duke jumped from fifth to second followed by North Carolina, Wake Forest and Connecticut. Ohio State fell out from 24th.
• Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Tom Williams has been hired at Yale, becoming the first black head football coach at the Ivy League school. The school called a news conference for 2 p.m. Wednesday to introduce the new coach.
• North Carolina junior Hakeem Nicks plans to skip his final season and enter the NFL Draft after setting 14 school receiving records. Nicks leaves Chapel Hill as the program's all-time leader in catches, yardage and touchdown receptions.
• Southern Mississippi linebacker Gerald McRath has declared himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft and will forgo his final season of eligibility, the school said.
Tennis: Roddick advances in Qatar
• Fourth-seeded Andy Roddick moved into the second round of the Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ivan Navarro of Spain in Doha, Qatar. Fifth-seeded Gael Monfils of France also advanced with 6-2, 6-2 win over Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic.
• Dominik Hrbaty upset James Blake 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (1) to lead Slovakia to victory over the defending champion United States at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.
Other: Anderson to golf in tourney
• For the second consecutive year, Browns quarterback Derek Anderson is on the list of celebrities scheduled to participate in the 50th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Jan. 19-25 in La Quinta, Calif. Other athletes expected to play include Evan Longoria, Bo Jackson, Dan Fouts and Sterling Sharpe.
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