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NEWS ABOUT: free agency

free agency stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Believe It or Not, Baseball Offers Frugal Lessons 

Sport re-evaluates its pay structure

Mar 11, 09 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking at baseball, you’d think the country wasn’t in a recession—clubs are charging exorbitant ticket prices and shelling out tens of millions of dollars on top free agents. Will the bubble ever collapse? Probably not, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. MLB is, after all, a legally protected... More »

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MLB • New York Yankees • Mark Teixeira • contract • free agency • free agent signings • baseball • free agent • financial crisis • CC Sabathia

 Stars Dump Avery, But 
 Can't Touch $15.5M Contract 

'It was a bad marriage and it was time to separate,' coach says

Dec 15, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Avery won’t return to the Dallas Stars after his suspension, the Morning News reports. The team said it can’t continue with the volatile player, who had barely begun a 4-year contract that guarantees him $15.5 million. “It was a bad marriage and it was time... More »

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NHL • hockey • Dallas Stars • free agency • Sean Avery • anger management • guaranteed contract

OBITUARY

NFL Union Chief Upshaw Dies
of Cancer at 63

Hall of Famer helped players get free agency during 25-year tenure

Aug 21, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman who, during a quarter century as head of the players union, helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died at 63, the AP reports. Upshaw died last night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif.... More »

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NFL • Oakland Raiders • football • union • NFLPA • Gene Upshaw • free agency

Free Agency Loses Some
of Its Luster

So-so big-name players get only minor-league deals

Apr 16, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Veteran baseball players of varying skill levels have been finding it harder to secure the contracts they used to pull in on name recognition alone, leaving plenty of big names unsigned and plenty more playing at cut rates. The New York Sun looks into just why Jeff Weaver is in... More »

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MLB • David Wells • free agency • free agent signings • baseball • Livan Hernandez • Kyle Lohse • Mike Piazza

NFL's Top 10 2008 Free Agents

This class isn't too deep, but there's some strong talent available

Feb 29, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Free agents can mean the difference between a losing season and the Super Bowl. This year’s crop is wanting, but quality is available. Here’re 10 of the best:
  1. Patriot CB Asante Samuel: A playmaker
  2. Patriot WR Randy Moss: Stands pat?
  3. Bears LB Lance Briggs: Washington bound?
  4. Steelers
... More »

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NFL • Randy Moss • Asante Samuel • Lance Briggs • free agency • free agent signings • free agent • Alan Faneca • Michael Turner • Flozell Adams

A-Rod Calls Bombers' Bluff and Opts Out

Uses clause in contract to declare himself
a free agent

Oct 29, 07 4:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Superstar third baseman Alex Rodriguez is no longer a New York Yankee, Sports Illustrated reports. His agent tells the magazine that he notified the club that A-Rod is opting out of his $252 million deal to seek an even bigger one on the open market. The Yankees, who were reportedly... More »

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MLB • Alex Rodriguez • free agency • baseball

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