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11:20 AM ET, August 26, 2011

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People.com:
Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter Split  —  After dating for three years, Minka Kelly and Derek Jeter have broken up, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  —  “They care about each other and it was amicable,” says a source.  “They're still friends.”  —  Kelly, 31, the star of the upcoming reboot …
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Just Jared:
Derek Jeter & Minka Kelly Split  —  Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly have called it quits after three years together, JustJared.com can confirm.  —  “The split was amicable,” sources exclusively tell JJ of the 37-year-old Yankees superstar and 31-year-old actress.  “But they remain friends.
Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards will pick up Wainwright option  —  The Cardinals will assume the two-year, $21 million option on starting pitcher Adam Wainwright, barring an unforeseen complication in his return from ligament replacement surgery in February, general manager John Mozeliak confirmed Thursday night.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
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Marcos Breton / Sacramento Bee:
Giants' Tim Lincecum deserves Cy Young consideration  —  No matter the naysayers.  No matter the haters.  No matter the Philadelphia Phillies fans who whistle at him like drunken sailors eyeballing a young woman.  —  Tim Lincecum, baseball's little big man, deserves to be in the Cy Young Award conversation …
Discussion: Extra Baggs and Bay City Ball
Associated Press:
Gonzalez Hits 2 HRs, Red Sox Beat Rangers 6-0  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez homered twice to give him five in four games, Andrew Miller pitched three-hit ball in a spot start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night.
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Hurricane forces Saturday DH for Sox  —  Sunday's Red Sox [team stats]-A's game will be played Saturday instead, as part of a split doubleheader at Fenway Park [map].  —  The Saturday game will be moved up to noon while the Sunday game will be played at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Discussion: Red Sox Monster
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
‘Fatigued’ starters concern Rangers CEO Ryan
Discussion: Angels blog
Tom Withers / Associated Press:
Jim Thome traded back to Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Jim Thome(notes) is returning to the Cleveland Indians, making a homecoming to the team where his 600-homer major league career began and aiming to power the Tribe into the playoffs.  —  The 40-year-old slugger accepted a trade …
Discussion: The Big Lead
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Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Thome waives no-trade, returns to Indians
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Pena happy to stay with Cubs  —  Although club lost again, he's glad nothing came of Yankees' waiver claim  —  When a player is relieved he can stay on a fifth-place team instead of going to the Yankees in the middle of a pennant race, it's reasonable to question his sanity.
Discussion: HardballTalk and Brew Crew Ball
Kevin Lai / Hardball Times:
More Chernoffs  —  For your enjoyment on a lazy Friday, here's some more Chernoff Faces.  The only difference from last time comes in the hair.  Stolen bases and Fangraphs' Baserunning metric were used in defining the height and width of the hair, while the “style” of hair …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Reynolds, Reyes lift Orioles over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer and Jo Jo Reyes went six strong innings to lead the Orioles to a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, Baltimore's first four-game winning streak since early June.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Associated Press
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Liriano on 15-day DL with left shoulder strain
Discussion: Twinkie Town and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Lenny Dykstra Charged With Indecent Exposure in LA  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been charged in Los Angeles for allegedly exposing himself to women he met on Craigslist.  —  The city attorney's office said Thursday …
Globe and Mail:
Yankees become first to hit three grand slams in a game  —  Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin and Robinson Cano each hit grand slams as the New York Yankees set a major league record with three grand slams in one game and pounded the visiting Oakland Athletics, 22-9, on Thursday afternoon.
Gavin Day / MLB.com:
Johnson makes debut with Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — The newest member of the Toronto Blue Jays, Kelly Johnson was sitting in his hotel room in Washington, D.C. when he got the news of his trade north of the border.  —  As if the shock of getting traded wasn't enough, Johnson was on the phone …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Baltimore Sun:
Orioles: Former pitcher Flanagan found dead  —  County police say investigation continuing, body not identified  —  Former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan, a Cy Young Award winner who became a face of the franchise as a television announcer and top executive, died Wednesday afternoon, according to the Orioles.
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Espn.Com / MLB:
Mike Flanagan found dead in Maryland
 
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