The Texas Rangers have placed catcher Matt Treanor on the 15-day disabled list with a strained ligament in his right knee. Texas recalled catcher Taylor Teagarden from Double-A Frisco before Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels to replace Treanor as Bengie Molina's backup. Treanor was injured in the seventh inning Friday night when he lunged for first base trying to beat out…

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A look at the honorees to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame: ANDRE NOLAN DAWSON: Born July 10, 1954, in Miami … 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right-handed and threw right-handed … nicknamed "Hawk" for his fearlessness and intensity … as a power-hitting outfielder batted .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs and 1,591 RBIs in a major league career from 1976-96 …

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C.J. Wilson scattered four hits over eight innings, Michael Young homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Friday night as the AL West leaders stretched their season-high lead over the second-place Angels to seven games. Wilson (9-5) struck out three without a walk, retiring 17 of his last 18 batters to win for the sixth time in eight decisions.

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Buck Showalter is a very patient man, which a good thing, because his job interview with the Baltimore Orioles…

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The Texas Rangers' auction is on. A federal bankruptcy judge decided Thursday to keep the Aug. 4 date to auction off the team, rejecting requests to delay it nearly two months so bidders could line up financing. And Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a billionaire businessman, may be among those bidding on the Rangers.

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St. Louis and Philadelphia are vying for Roy Oswalt, but every team in contention is trying to bolster their staffs.

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Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan got to sit in front of all the lawyers yesterday during the team's…

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Max Scherzer threw seven scoreless innings and Gerald Laird hit a two-run homer, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Wednesday to snap a seven-game skid. Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera drove in runs in the seventh to give Detroit a four-run lead. Scherzer (7-7) gave up four hits and three walks, throwing a career-high 123 pitches.

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Angry creditors urged a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday to delay next month's auction of the Texas Rangers, saying potential buyers need three to four months to secure financing — jeopardizing the sale to Major League Baseball's preferred buyer. In a contentious daylong hearing, the court-appointed restructuring officer and a lender both testified that potential bidders have said…

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Tommy Hunter pitched seven scoreless innings, Josh Hamilton and Ian Kinsler homered, and the surging Texas Rangers beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Tuesday night. The AL West-leading Rangers are 5-1 since the All-Star break. Hunter became the first Ranger to start a season 7-0, pitching only as a starter.

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