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With five out of eight games on their current road trip complete, most of the Blackhawks decided to skip the game in Vancouver Saturday night, sighting everything from Tim Horton's Donuts based food poisoning to Aurora Borealis sleep deprivation.

The Dallas Cowboys have an opening for a Senior Advisor according to an advertisement on Craigslist.com.

ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers unveiled its All-Star ’Roid Rangers team* after it was reported on Saturday that shortstop Alex Rodriquez tested positive in 2003 for performance-enhancing drugs.

Former Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets was in the process of signing a two-year, incentive-laden contract worth than $10 million with the Texas Rangers when his arm gave out halfway through the paperwork.

Dusty Baker is at it once again. The former Cubs manager is not sending Mark Prior out to the mound for yet another inning, late in the game with his team up 10, and he's not scolding the fans for their incessant booing of LaTroy Hawkins. He is, however, signing some of his favorite 30-somethings to contracts -- like former Cubs Daryle Ward and Jacque Jones -- who inked minor league deals with Baker's Reds Thursday to serve as Baker's '09 versions of Lenny Harris and Freddie Bynum.

IRVING – Former NFL head coach Dan Reeves couldn’t get out of Valley Ranch fast enough on Wednesday as Dallas Cowboys owner-general manager Jerry Jones meddled with Reeves’ contract, forcing the former Cowboys running back to turn down a consulting position. Reeves flew back to his home in Atlanta.

Why can't the Rangers trade any pitchers listed on their 40-man roster? Because no other Major League GM believes an ex-Rangers' pitcher could pitch for their club, according to team president Nolan Ryan.