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Associated Press:
Report: T.O. attempted suicide — Police report says wideout tried to overdose himself — DALLAS (AP) — Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens tried to kill himself by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after a friend intervened, according to a police report obtained Wednesday.
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ESPN:
Police report: Owens hospitalized after suicide attempt — Terrell Owens will address the media at a 3:30 p.m. ET news conference outside the Cowboys' practice facility after an internal police report indicated he tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication …
The Smoking Gun:
Terrell Owens Suicide Attempt — Cops: Dallas Cowboy admitted trying to harm self with overdose — Controversial football star Terrell Owens attempted suicide last night by taking an overdose of prescription pain pills, according to a Dallas Police Department report. A copy of the report can be found below.
Sports Illustrated:
Requiem for a champion — A month ago when the Red Sox collapsed, the baseball world cried out in a mix of horror and glee that could have been heard in Siberia. This week, the defending World Series champion White Sox were eliminated from playoff contention.
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Ian Browne / MLB.com:
Red Sox, Beckett take on Rays — Tampa Bay (60-97) at Boston (84-74), 7:05 p.m. ET — Josh Beckett will make his final start of 2006 on Wednesday night and it's a significant one for the right-hander. — This is the first time Beckett has made it through an entire season without being shut down by an injury.
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Phil Sheridan / Philadelphia Inquirer:
No alternative: It's time to give up on hapless Burrell. — WASHINGTON - Pat Burrell is an easy target. That doesn't mean you hold your fire, not when a playoff berth is at stake. — So this column will adhere to the credo I picked up from a fictional CIA operative in a book so long ago, the title eludes me:
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Hartford Courant:
`Good To Go,' Martinez Asserts — ATLANTA — The final act of drama in the Mets' runaway regular season success story comes tonight when Pedro Martinez tries again to allay fears about his readiness to start Game 1 next week in National League Division Series. — Is he ready? — "Good to go.
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Bob Herzog / Newsday:
Pedro's Game 1 status depends on Game 158 — ATLANTA — The final act of genuine drama in the Mets' runaway regular-season success story of 2006 comes tonight when Pedro Martinez, injured calf and all, tries once again to allay the fears of the organization and its fans that he is ready …
Baseball America:
Talent Fills HWB Rosters — The minor league season officially ended a little over a week ago in San Bernadino, Calf., where high Class A Inland Empire toppled Visalia for the California League title. — That was the final postseason series to come to an end, and now it's time for prospect season to begin.
Lyle Spencer / MLB.com:
Young tries to keep road streak intact — San Diego (85-72) at St. Louis (80-76), 5:10 p.m. PT — One of Major League Baseball's most remarkable streaks goes back on the line when Chris Young takes on the Cardinals' Anthony Reyes in the finale of a three-game series at Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Nate Silver / Baseball Prospectus:
Lies, Damned Lies — Playoff Hurlers — While it's evident that there is nothing like a Diamondbacks-style Randy Johnson-Curt Schilling thunder-and-lightning duo among this year's potential playoff teams, it's unclear just which starting staff is the best of a relatively weak lot.
Kat O'Brien / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Lee could be back if the price is right — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rangers can't say Carlos Lee has failed to meet expectations. — Lee has been the hitter they were hoping for when they traded for him July 28. He hasn't had as big an impact with the Rangers falling out of the playoff race.
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Baseball Time in Arlington
Mark Newman / MLB.com:
And the Hometown Heroes are ... First 10 winners announced Tuesday on ESPN — After nearly 17 million votes were cast by fans this summer to help settle the arguments once and for all, the time has arrived this week to announce one all-time greatest player for every existing Major League Baseball franchise.
Doug Tucker / Associated Press:
Buck O'Neil remains hospitalized in weakened condition — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Buck O'Neil has been hospitalized because of extreme fatigue, and friends are becoming increasingly worried about the 94-year-old former Negro Leagues player. — O'Neil spent about three days in the hospital in August …
Bernie Miklasz / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
La Russa is making inexplicable decisions — October has arrived early. To the Cardinals, the final days of the regular season suddenly feel like the postseason. The tension is extreme, the pressure intense. The infield dirt is quicksand. The outfield walls are closing in. — Baseball Heaven?