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Rangers Fan Falls To Death, But It Happens More Than You Think

Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old Texas Rangers fan, was trying to catch a foul ball at the game tossed to him by Rangers outfielder, Josh Hamilton, when he fell over the railing at the Ballpark at Arlington Thursday night. Stone, who was at the game with his 6-year-old son, fell 20 feet over the left-field railing and landed on his head. He was taken to Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office where he later died.
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Einhorn Mets ownership likely to wait until August

ESPN reports that the deal to sell a minority share in the New York Mets to hedge fund manager David Einhorn will likely not close until August. Both sides are confident that the deal will get done, but the details are dragging out the process.
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Concierge service for celebrity bloggers?

Celebrity bloggers, especially of the Hollywood variety, evoke a lot of skepticism in the lay public. When a famous website like Huffington Post offers concierge services to its busy celebrity bloggers, the question over authenticity also comes into picture.
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Sabean's Hypocrisy: In defense of Scott Cousins

Somehow the moral ground shifted dramatically under Scott Cousins' feet after he collided with catcher Buster Posey on a game-winning play. Giants GM Brian Sabean is more than willing to vilify Cousins for wanting to win, and playing to win under the accepted rules of baseball.
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Does Yanks' Granderson compare to past MVPs?

The statistics suggest Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees could certainly go on to win the MVP award for the American League this year, but the statistics also reveal surprises about MVP selection.

All-Star Wonder: Posey, other Giants high on first MLB ballot

Injured catcher Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants leads in the first ballot of the upcoming MLB All-Star game in Arizona on July 12. Posey, the reigning NL Rookie of the Year was having a superb year before being injured on a collision at home plate against the Florida Marlins last year.

Giants’ sellout streak: Why it matters to MLB, A’s

The San Francisco Giants and Florida Marlins played last night at AT&T Park in front of their 19th consecutive sellout crowd in 2011. The Giants rank third in the league in average attendance and that is only because AT&T park's capacity is less than where the Phillies and Yankees play.

PSN gameplay back, new password security, apologies

Sony Corp. executive Kazuo Hirai announced on Saturday that the PlayStation Network's PS3 and PS online gameplay services are back online around the world although the PlayStation store will come back online at a later date.
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MLB puts restrictions on team debt: report

Major League Baseball has placed restrictions on the resale of debt issued by its teams in a bid to protect the New York Mets from being squeezed by investors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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