MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord  —  ST. LOUIS — Baseball Commissioner Allan H.  (Bud) Selig and Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Donald Fehr jointly announced today that MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to a five-year labor contract that will allow play …

MLB, union announce new labor deal  —  New Basic Agreement will run through 2011  —  ST. LOUIS — Major League Baseball and its players association have come to an historic labor agreement that will extend peace between the owners and union for another five years.

MLB, union announce new labor deal  —  New Basic Agreement will run through 2011  —  ST. LOUIS — Call it the golden age of the sport.  Call it economic parity.  Call it what you will, but call it labor peace for Major League Baseball for the next five years.

MLB players, owners announce five-year labor deal  —  ST. LOUIS — Baseball players and owners proclaimed an unprecedented era of labor peace, finalizing a new five-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday night before Game 3 of the World Series.  —  Lawyers struck the deal …

Tigers blanked by Cards at Busch  —  Robertson allows pair of runs; offense held to three hits  —  ST. LOUIS — The last time the Tigers faced Chris Carpenter, they put up six extra-base hits against him in seven innings.  On Tuesday, all they could manage in eight innings was a trio of singles.

Delgado gets award but can't watch Game 3  —  The Mets slugger won the award for on-field excellence and community service for 2006.  —  ST. LOUIS — Carlos Delgado was at the World Series after all.  He capped an outstanding first year with the Mets by receiving the Roberto Clemente Award …

Girardi takes himself out of running for Nationals job  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Girardi told the Washington Nationals he doesn't want to be their new manager, becoming the second high-profile candidate to withdraw from consideration for the job.  —  "He notified the Washington Nationals he was taking his name off the list of candidates.