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After Steve Sarkisian surprised the Washington Huskies by leaving for USC, and the Huskies surprised nearly everyone by hiring Chris Petersen to replace him, there was far less mystery and intrigue surrounding UW's bowl selection.

It's easy to wonder whether the winter meetings, which begin Monday and run through Thursday at Disney's Swan and Dolphin resort, could feel like the disappointing days after Christmas for much of the baseball industry.

Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox were among the candidates considered Sunday by the Hall of Fame's expansion era committee.

Ted Williams would have loved to see his Boston Red Sox go from worst to first and capture their third championship in a decade.

In this Nov. 26, 2013 photo, Amy Barnes, left, of Marietta, Ga., who is against the Atlanta Braves building a new baseball stadium in Cobb County, holds a drawing depicting taxes being flushed down the toilet as she waits in line next to Andrew Windham, right, of Acworth, Ga., a proponent of the new stadium, to sign up to speak during the Cobb ... (more)

SANTA ANA, Calif._A flurry of big-name, big-money moves over the past week have taken some of the star power out of baseball's annual winter meetings, which begin Monday in Orlando, Fla.

The Seattle Mariners shook up baseball's free-agent market, reaching a rich deal with Robinson Cano on a day when Carlos Beltran, Curtis Granderson and other familiar names found new homes.

The New York Yankees finalized two deals on Saturday, signing outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year pact and veteran pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig formally informed the Oakland A's this summer that the team's bid to move San Jose had been denied.

Free-agent outfielder Curtis Granderson and the New York Mets have agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Friday's staggering baseball news arrived in the morning, when Robinson Cano, the Yankees second baseman who seemed to treasure New York City as if his hip-hop impresario/agent Jay Z wrote that song for him, instead departed the Bronx for the wonderful city but recently irrelevant baseball port of Seattle.

In a press release Friday, the Detroit Tigers announced that they will host their 19th annual TigerFest once again this winter.

Right-hander Scott Feldman signed a three-year deal Friday to become the veteran presence in the Houston Astros rotation.

The former Baltimore Orioles outfielder has agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Sun reported on Friday.

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo in the dugout against the Oakland Athletics at Tropicana Field on Apr 19, 2013.

Robinson Cano , the most sought-after free agent in a thin class, has agreed to a 10-year, $240-million contract with the Seattle Mariners , sources confirmed Friday, snubbing the New York Yankees after months of negotiations and posturing.

When the Detroit Tigers introduced new closer Joe Nathan this week, the news conference quickly became about a lot more than Joe Nathan.

Bats, gloves and jerseys used by the Boston Red Sox during their World Series victory are among the memorabilia now on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

McCann toured the opulent clubhouse, then went to a hotel room arranged by the team at the $695-and-up Mandarin Oriental overlooking Central Park.

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brian Wilson will to return to the club, agreeing to a 1-year, $10-million deal on Thursday.