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Headlines   • Baldelli heading to Beantown   • 2009 Boston Red Sox Roster   • Red Sox close to reeling Baldelli in   • Brewers, Hoffman agree to deal   • Smoltz heading to Boston   • Marlins ink Kensing to one-year deal   • Marcus Giles joins Phillies   • Reds re-sign IN/OF Hairston   • McClatchy gives up minority shares of Pirates

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Headlines   • Mangini lands in Cleveland   • NFL Draft 2009 - Early Entries   • Cleveland Browns Team Directory   • Tomlinson dealing with groin tear; Gates sits with ankle sprain   • Westbrook among four Eagles starters to sit out practice   • Game over: Cowboys release "Pacman" Jones   • Saints defensive coordinator Gibbs let go   • Boldin misses practice Wednesday   • Browns look to Mangini as next head coach

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Headlines   • Blazers edge Pistons on Outlaw's late jumper   • NBA Game Summary - Detroit at Portland   • Gasol leads Lakers past Warriors   • NBA Game Summary - LA Lakers at Golden State   • Shorthanded Nuggets top Wade, Heat   • NBA Game Summary - Miami at Denver   • Granger's buzzer-beater lifts Pacers over Suns   • NBA Game Summary - Indiana at Phoenix   • Millsap, Jazz crush Hornets

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Headlines   • Ovechkin, Vanek and Carter top East All-Star reserves   • Penguins give Staal new deal   • Sundin returns as Canucks down Oilers   • National Hockey League Game Capsules   • NHL Game Summary - Vancouver at Edmonton   • Lang's trick helps Habs double up Rangers   • NHL Game Summary - Montreal at NY Rangers   • Sakic undergoes back surgery   • Bite earns Sens' Ruutu two-game ban

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Headlines   • Fisher, Jeppesen share Joburg Open lead   • Golf Course Review - Huntingdon Valley C.C. (Toomey/Flynn nines)   • Singh sidelined by knee injury   • This Week in Golf - January 8th through January 11th   • Little change in World Rankings   • Few changes in Rolex Rankings   • Women's golf rankings modified   • 2008 Golf Year In Review   • Out of the Rough

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Headlines   • Final 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results   • Johnson clinches another Nextel Cup championship   • Three-Peat: Johnson captures record-tying third-straight Cup title   • 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results/Schedule   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Ford 400 Preview   • Johnson on the brink of third-straight title with Phoenix win   • Johnson on the brink of third consecutive title with Phoenix win   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Preview   • Fuel strategy pays off for Edwards with Texas victory

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Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 01 02 03 04 05 06 07   Profile     Player News     Articles     Split Stats     Game Log     Player Comparison   2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Player Notes September 27, 2007 Roy Oswalt has been shut down for the season. He has been bothered by a strained left oblique muscle that he suffered on Aug. 18 and decided he didn't want to risk further injury. "I was a little sore my last two or three starts," Oswalt said in the Houston Chronicle. "I don't want to risk hurting myself in the last start and have to worry about something in the offseason." Matt Albers is tentatively scheduled to start Friday in Oswalt's place. September 19, 2007 Roy Oswalt will start on Sunday in St. Louis after his wife, Nicole, gave birth to their second child on Tuesday, the AP reports. Oswalt skipped his scheduled start on Tuesday to witness the birth at a Houston hospital. September 16, 2007 Roy Oswalt will be bumped from his Wednesday starting spot this week due to the pending birth of his second child. Oswalt is expected back with the team on Friday and tentatively will start Saturday's game, according to the AP. August 26, 2007 Roy Oswalt was able to throw a bullpen session Sunday and told the Associated Press he will return to the hill Wednesday night. Oswalt missed his last start with a strained left oblique muscle. Get Oswalt in your fantasy lineup next period. August 24, 2007 Roy Oswalt (oblique) will throw a bullpen session Friday, his first since he left last Saturday's game against the Padres, the Houston Chronicle reports. "I feel good," Oswalt said. "I mean, hopefully it goes well. I'm not going to throw 100 percent tomorrow, but I'm going to throw pretty well where I'll know by Sunday if I can go Wednesday." Oswalt was pleased with how he felt Thursday after throwing off flat ground Wednesday. He threw again Thursday, but only with enough intensity to warm up. August 22, 2007 Roy Oswalt expects to miss just one start, putting him in line to return to the rotation on August 29. "I'm supposed to start (next) Wednesday," he said in the Houston Chronicle. "I'm going to throw a bullpen, a small bullpen Friday and then another bullpen Sunday. Then I'll pitch Wednesday." Oswalt is dealing with a strained oblique. August 22, 2007 Phil Garner told the AP that he expects Roy Oswalt (oblique) to miss just one start. Oswalt has already been scratched from his Thursday turn, but he hasn't been placed on the disabled list. August 21, 2007 As expected, the Astros have ruled out Roy Oswalt making his start Thursday. Oswalt, who left his start Saturday after 4 2/3 innings with a strained left oblique muscle, had a throwing session Monday from flat ground, according to the Houston Chronicle. He hopes to miss only one start. August 20, 2007 Still feeling sore Sunday after leaving Saturday's start with a strained left oblique, Roy Oswalt said he didn't expect to make his scheduled start on Thursday. "If I miss one (start) they could push me back or we have an off day pretty soon (Aug. 27) and they could use the off day to skip me," he told the Houston Chronicle. "I don't think it's going to be better in four days." Oswalt will try to throw on flat ground in the next day or two before making a final call, but it appears unlikely that he will take the mound Thursday. August 18, 2007 Roy Oswalt left his Saturday start in the bottom of the fifth inning with a strained left oblique, the AP reports. Oswalt didn't know if the injury would sideline him for long, but he was sure of one thing -- "The way it feels right now -- it don't feel great," he said. "This is the first oblique I've had. I don't think I tore it, but it doesn't feel well." July 26, 2007 Roy Oswalt will take the mound to start Saturday's game for the Astros. He got through a bullpen session Wednesday and reported little soreness in his chest Thursday, according to the AP. That's great news for Oswalt, who missed his scheduled start Wednesday due to the chest injury sustained during his last outing on Friday. July 26, 2007 Roy Oswalt (chest) threw a bullpen session Wednesday and also threw a bit on Tuesday, the AP reports. He missed his scheduled start Wednesday but will likely be back next week. Manager Phil Garner said he's encouraged by Oswalt's progress and isn't concerned that the problem will linger. July 24, 2007 Roy Oswalt will miss his turn in the rotation Wednesday but said Monday he will pitch a bullpen session Friday or Saturday and expects to start again the following Tuesday, according to the AP. He left Friday's game with an upper chest injury. July 22, 2007 Roy Oswalt will in fact miss his scheduled start on Wednesday due to a strain in his chest, according to the AP. Matt Albers will start in Oswalt's place. July 22, 2007 Roy Oswalt isn't sure yet if he'll be able to make his next turn Wednesday, the AP reports. Oswalt began feeling pain in his rib cage during the fifth inning of a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday night, but stayed in until the seventh. "He realized he couldn't get the ball to the outside part of the plate," Phil Garner said. July 21, 2007 Roy Oswalt left Friday's start in the seventh inning due to a chest injury. He was diagnosed with costochondrial irritation, which is basically an irritation in his upper chest area, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I've never felt anything there before," Oswalt said. "In the fifth inning, I started feeling discomfort and it felt like it was tight. In the sixth inning, I started feeling it a little bit more and in the seventh inning I was feeling it in my warmup pitches." At this point, the Astros list him as day-to-day, but obviously more will be known about his condition during the next few days. July 20, 2007 Roy Oswalt left Friday's start against the Pirates in the seventh inning with an apparent chest injury, according to the AP. He allowed just one run on seven hits in six innings prior to his departure. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time. April 15, 2007 Because of Sunday's rainout, Roy Oswalt will make his next start on Tuesday against the Marlins on three days' rest. Oswalt was hit hard in his last outing, giving up six runs in five innings of work. April 7, 2007 Roy Oswalt was brilliant in his second start of the year Saturday, throwing a complete-game five hitter against the Cardinals en route to a 5-1 victory. He allowed just five hits, walked one and struck out four. Oswalt was nearly as good on opening day (one run over 7 2/3 innings), though the Houston bullpen gave away his victory in that instance.