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| Edgar Renteria became the second free agent to join the San Francisco Giants in as many days, receiving an $18.5 million, two-year contract to replace 11-time Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel. "He is a complete player on both sides of the ball, a clutch performer and a winner," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said in a statement Thursday announcing the deal. |
| Toledo has hired Tim Beckman as head coach, picking the Oklahoma State defensive coordinator to take over its football program. School officials said Thursday that Beckman will replace Tom Amstutz, who announced his resignation last month. Beckman is a native of Ohio and has spent the last two seasons at Oklahoma State, where his 14th-ranked Cowboys (9-3) gave up 27 points per game this season. |
| Baseball salaries started to slow this year even before the economy cooled. The average salary in Major League Baseball this season was $2.93 million, the players' association said Thursday in its annual report. The 3.6 percent increase was the smallest since 2004, when the average declined 2.5 percent from the previous season. |
| The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Thursday to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy. The suit filed in federal court here is on behalf of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints. |
| Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says he was shocked when Tommy Tuberville resigned as football coach. Jacobs said Thursday that he and university President Jay Gogue tried to talk him out of it the previous day and had never considered firing him. Auburn has hired consultant Bill Carr to help with the search for a new coach. |
