Postseason shares on Cardinals worth $323,170 (AP)

A full postseason share for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals was worth $323,170, up slightly from last year but still below the record set in 2009. A full share was worth $317,631 on the 2010 San Francisco Giants and $350,030 on the 2009 New York Yankees. The commissioner's office said Monday a full share on the losing Rangers was $251,516, up from $246,280 on Texas last year but...

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With Bombers on the Road, Paul McCartney Gets Set to Rock Yankee Stadium for Two Nights (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Tonight, legendary Beatles frontman Paul McCartney, easily one the greatest living musical acts, begins a two-night concert run at Yankee Stadium, home of the 27-time World Series champion New York Yankees. It doesn't get much bigger than that in the Big Apple.

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Champion Giants, runner-up Rangers hover near .500 (AP)

Ron Washington has raved about how his Texas Rangers never let a loss carry into the next day. Fresh slate, new chance. That approach worked so well for the reigning AL champions last season. More than a month into 2011, both the World Series champion San Francisco Giants and the runner-up Rangers have faced their share of challenges while hovering near the .500 mark.

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Giants-Dodgers game moved to March 31 (AP)

The World Series champion San Francisco Giants will play at the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 31, becoming the sixth game scheduled in the major leagues on opening day. The Thursday openers are baseball's first since 1976. ESPN will televise a tripleheader starting with Detroit at the New York Yankees, followed by San Diego and St.

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Aging ‘El Duque’ aims for one more shot in majors (AP)

Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez travels to road games now in charter buses. Private jets, luxury hotels and four-course meals don't exist here. Not in baseball's minor leagues. Games are played in mostly empty ballparks and even a four-time World Series champion has to carry his own equipment.

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Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly, Wood move, Berkman goes (AP)

Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Octavio Dotel, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Chad Qualls and Ryan Theriot also joined the playoff chase and Ryan Church highlighted a five-player...

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Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly, Wood on move (The Canadian Press)

Former all-stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.

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Arrieta, Orioles beat Yankees 4-3 (AP)

In his major league debut, Jake Arrieta didn't draw a sellout crowd, strike out 14 batters or hit 100 mph on the radar gun. Nah, all he did was beat the defending World Series champion New York Yankees. Arrieta pitched six innings of four-hit ball, and the Baltimore Orioles ended their 10-game losing streak against the Yankees with a 4-3 victory Thursday night.

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