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Friday, July 20, 2012  The Houston Astros have acquired closer Francisco Cordero and outfielder Ben Francisco as part of a 10-player trade with Toronto.

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  Amarillo resident Daren Brown is headed to MLB spring training.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Hamels struck out nine in a five-hitter, Chase Utley homered and the Phillies beat the Reds 2-0 on Sunday night to finish off the franchise's first playoff sweep.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Last month, Major League Baseball, MLS, the NFL, NBA and NHL delivered letters to each of their teams encouraging the use of solar power at their facilities.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Yankees rallied to a 6-4 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the AL division series.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Here is the latest Texas sports

Thursday, August 12, 2010  Major League Baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Texas Rangers to an investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and sports attorney Chuck Greenberg.

Monday, August 09, 2010  Derek Jeter passed Babe Ruth on the career hits list and drove in three runs and Dustin Moseley filled in admirably for an injured A.J. Burnett, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.

Friday, August 06, 2010  The sharp grounder in the ninth inning appeared to skip over the third-base bag, a game-winning hit for Gaby Sanchez and the Florida Marlins. Third-base umpire Bob Davidson saw things differently. He ruled the ball foul.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Quick look at what's happening across the Lone Star State in the wide world of sports.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Brian McCann, Scott Rolen or Heath Bell might really appreciate what happened on this July night come October. Charlie Manuel, too. An All-Star win the National League thought was long overdue. And with it, home-field advantage in the World Series.

Friday, June 25, 2010  A bankruptcy judge says the final hearing on whether to approve a plan to sell the Texas Rangers will not be delayed after all.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered the Texas Rangers and their angry creditors into mediation, delaying a hearing on the team's long-delayed sale.

Monday, June 14, 2010  Sports news going on across the great state of Texas.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Day two of the Major League Baseball draft saw two ProNews 7 area athletes selected.