Baseball
The Oakland Athletics declined to offer salary arbitration to any of their four free agents, including designated hitter Frank Thomas.
The Texas Rangers want draft picks if Milton Bradley does not return next season, as the club offered the outfielder salary arbitration on Monday.
The Boston Red Sox have offered salary arbitration to free agent catcher Jason Varitek and right-handed pitcher Paul Byrd.
The Colorado Rockies offered left-handed relief pitcher Brian Fuentes salary arbitration on Monday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers offered salary arbitration to outfielder Mann Ramirez, starting pitcher Derek Lowe and infielder Casey Blake on Monday.
The Toronto Blue Jays offered salary arbitration to star right-handed hurler A.J. Burnett on Monday.
Pitcher Andy Pettitte and right fielder Bobby Abreu were both not offered salary arbitration by the New York Yankees prior to a midnight (et) deadline on Monday.
The Kansas City Royals have offered arbitration to second basemen Mark Grudzielanek.
The Angels offered salary arbitration to first baseman Mark Teixeira, closer Francisco Rodriguez, starting hurler Jon Garland and southpaw Darren Oliver on Monday.
The Houston Astros have reportedly come to an agreement on a deal with free agent starting pitcher Mike Hampton pending a physical.
The Milwaukee Brewers have offered salary arbitration to free agent pitchers C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets.
Rickey Henderson, the all-time leader in runs scored and stolen bases, headlines the list of 10 first-time candidates on the 2009 baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa has reportedly agreed to a three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox.
Washington Nationals right-hander Tim Redding had surgery on his left foot on Friday.
Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams.
The Boston Red Sox acquired right-handed relief pitcher Wes Littleton from the Texas Rangers on Friday for two players to be named later or cash considerations.
Thousands of pages of grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge.
Francisco Rodriguez's agent won't start detailed discussions with teams until the winter meetings open in Las Vegas on Dec. 8.
The Baltimore Orioles hired Wayne Krivsky as a special assistant to the president of baseball operations on Wednesday .
