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Red Sox's Pedroia Wins AL MVP Award; Morneau Is Second, Youkilis Third Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox won the American League Most Valuable Player award a year after receiving Rookie of the Year honors.

Half of Golfers in U.S. May Spend Less Because of Recession, Poll Finds Almost half of U.S. golfers and skiers likely will cut back spending on their sports because of the recession, according to the Seton Hall Sports Poll.

DHL May End Sponsorship of Baseball's Braves After Leaving U.S. Market DHL may end its sponsorship of the Atlanta Braves following the Deutsche Post AG unit’s withdrawal from the U.S. express-delivery market.

ESPN Lands College Football's Bowl Championship Series From 2011-2014 Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN network bought the rights to broadcast college football's Bowl Championship Series from 2011 through 2014.

Chicago Cubs Sign Pitcher Ryan Dempster to Four-Year Contract Extension The Chicago Cubs re-signed free- agent pitcher Ryan Dempster to a four-year contract extension after he posted a career-best 17 wins last season.

Williams Sisters, Ivanovic and Jankovic to Play in New York Tennis Event Grand Slam champions Serena and Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and top-ranked Jelena Jankovic will play at Madison Square Garden next year, bringing women's tennis back to the Manhattan venue for the first time since 2000.

Arlington, Texas May Borrow $185 Million to Refinance Cowboy Stadium Bonds Arlington, Texas's city council is considering borrowing up to $185 million to refinance bonds sold to build the Dallas Cowboys a new stadium.

Golfer Seve Ballesteros Leaves Intensive Care After Having Tumor Removed Golfer Severiano Ballesteros left an intensive care unit today after undergoing three brain operations to treat a malignant tumor.

Julian Robertson Would Short Sports If He Could: Scott Soshnick Commentary If only season-ticket holders had the good sense and emotional detachment of Julian Robertson, who knows a little something about getting one’s moneys worth.

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