Major League Baseball owners 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 on Thursday. The sale was formally approved at a MLB owners' meeting in Minneapolis, marking the end of a monthslong struggle that Ryan and Greenberg endured to take control of the club.

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FORT WORTH, Texas - An investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan won a contentious and unusual auction for the team early Thursday, beating back a an offer of nearly US$600 million from outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

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FORT WORTH, Texas - Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to aspects of next week's auction of the Texas Rangers, saying he and other former players may not get the millions owed them.

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Alex Rodriguez has filed an objection to next week's auction of the Texas Rangers. The New York Yankees star says bidders aren't required to pay money still owed to him and some other former Rangers. Six years after he was traded, Rodriguez is owed $24.9 million in deferred compensation. Rodriguez's motion was among a dozen or so objections filed Wednesday, most by creditors.

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Hall of Famer "Wee" Willie Keeler's diary from the 1896 Temple Cup Series -- a precursor to the World Series -- is part of SCP Auctions' online sports memorabilia sale that runs through June 10. Keeler -- famous for the phrase, "Hit 'em where they ain't." -- helped the Baltimore Orioles sweep the Cleveland Spiders in the 1896 series.

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