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Pitcher Kyle Lohse and the St Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a $41 million, four-year contract.
Lohse was 15-6 with a 3.78 ERA this season and led the staff with 200 innings. He agreed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract on March 14.
His new deal contract calls for a $1.25 million signing bonus and salaries of [...]

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ben Zobrist and Texas Rangers first baseman Hank Blalock. Were named the American League co-Players of the Week on Monday.
Last week, Zobrist hit .455 (10-for-22) with four home runs and seven RBI as the Rays clinched their first AL East Division title in franchise history.
The Illinois native finished the season hitting [...]

Monday American League Capsule.
CHI WHITE SOX 8, DETROIT 2
CHICAGO Rookie Alexei Ramirezs sixth-inning grand slam broke a 2-2 tie and helped the Chicago White Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, to set up a one-game playoff for the American League Central title.
Ramirez drilled a first-pitch fastball from reliever Gary Glover over the left field wall [...]

The Texas Rangers made several decisions regarding. Their coaching staff for the 2009 season on Monday, electing to bring back hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo and first base coach Gary Pettis while parting ways with two others.
The Rangers, who finished second in the American League West Division with a 79-83 record this season, announced bench coach [...]

The Denver Nuggets lost their best defenders this summer. When they let Eduardo Najera and Marcus Camby get away.
So, what was all the talk about Monday on the eve of training camp?
Defense.
Denver’s never been known for its `D’, but coach George Karl said players and coaches alike will focus on defense this season after spending [...]

The Phoenix Suns won’t only be adjusting to a new coach this training camp. They will also be reacquainting themselves with basketball the way most of the NBA plays it.
Mike D’Antoni and his shoot-run-and-shoot-some-more style have gone to New York. New coach Terry Porter promises a game that features set plays, defense and a deep [...]

Ben Gordon contract status remained unsettled and the fifth-year guard. And the Chicago Bulls are both hoping for a resolution by midweek.
Gordon was on hand for the team’s media day Monday, the day before training camp opens, but said he won’t practice until after Wednesday’s deadline to accept a one-year qualifying offer.
According to published reports, [...]

Veteran guard Damon Jones won’t be joining the Milwaukee Bucks after all.
The Bucks, who open training camp Tuesday, said that by mutual decision Jones instead would work out on his own and try to catch on with another NBA team. The Bucks said both parties would explore options to help the 10-year veteran reach that [...]

The second year of the Minnesota Timberwolves rebuilding project nearly ended before it began.
When point guard Blake Ahearn fell into Al Jefferson’s knee almost two weeks ago, the star forward collapsed to the floor after hearing a pop, never a good noise on a basketball court.
“The biggest injury I ever had in my life was [...]

Matt Harpring knees are fine. It’s complications from ankle surgery this summer that are keeping him from joining his teammates at Utah Jazz training camp.
Harpring said Monday at Jazz media day that he developed a strep infection after the surgery to remove a bone spur in his right ankle in June. He spent several days [...]