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Headlines   • Mets' Perez offered arbitration   • Phillies pass on arbitration for Burrell, Moyer   • Mariners' Ibanez offered arbitration   • A's don't offer arbitration to Thomas   • Rangers offer Bradley salary arbitration   • Red Sox offer arbitration to Varitek and Byrd   • Rockies offer Fuentes arbitration   • Dodgers offer arbitration to Manny, Lowe and Blake   • Burnett offered arbitration by Blue Jays

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Headlines   • Marvelous Monday night debut: Slaton carries Texans past Jags   • NFL Game Summary - Jacksonville at Houston   • NFL Inactives (Monday, December 1, 2008)   • Browns' injury woes continue, Dorsey to start vs. Titans   • Cardinals cut Johnson, sign Graham   • Steelers release veteran RB Davenport, again   • Patriots and Buccaneers will play in London next year   • Burress surrenders to authorities   • National Football League Game Capsules

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Headlines   • Beasley comes up big as Heat shock Warriors in OT   • NBA Game Summary - Miami at Golden State   • Pierce keys Celtics' ninth straight win   • NBA Game Summary - Orlando at Boston   • Richardson paces Bobcats over Timberwolves   • NBA Game Summary - Minnesota at Charlotte   • McGrady on the shelf for another week   • James, Paul named NBA Players of the Month   • Wolves lose Brewer for remainder of season

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Headlines   • National Hockey League Game Capsules   • Toronto rallies past Kings   • NHL Game Summary - Toronto at Los Angeles   • Former NHLer Martin dies in drowning accident   • NHL Game Summary - Colorado at Minnesota   • Hossa, Red Wings slip past Anaheim   • NHL Game Summary - Anaheim at Detroit   • Blue Jackets rally past Canucks; Sanford hurt   • NHL Game Summary - Vancouver at Columbus

Wire Standings Schedule Golfers

Headlines   • This Week in Golf - December 3rd through December 8th   • Minimal changes in women's world rankings   • Pampling to No. 59 in world rankings   • Choi wins Skins Game with $415,000   • Sorenstam leads International team to Lexus Cup title   • Sweden runs away with World Cup title   • Pampling topples Fraser in Australian Masters playoff   • Choi leads Skins Game; big hole awaits   • Australia, Spain share World Cup lead

Wire Standings Schedule Drivers

Headlines   • 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   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Dickies 500 Preview

News Stories Things continue to go well for Barbaro Inaugural St. Louis Derby draws 12 Wagers to be refunded from 3rd "Jug" future pool Lava Man captures Pacific Classic Lava Man one to beat in Pacific Classic New harness track set to open in Pennsylvania Total Truth morning line favorite in 3rd "Jug" future pool Barbaro well enough to go outside

Oakland Athletics Clubhouses: ArizonaAtlantaBaltimoreBostonChicago (AL)Chicago (NL)CincinnatiClevelandColoradoDetroitFloridaHoustonKansas CityLA AngelsLA DodgersMilwaukeeMinnesotaNY MetsNY YankeesOaklandPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSeattleSt. LouisTampa BayTexasTorontoWashington   Clubhouse     Schedule     Stats     Roster     Depth Chart     Player Notes   Year: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 Position: Hitters | Pitchers | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | DH 2008 Hitters Rk Name Pos Team AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K Avg OBP SLG OPS 1. Kurt Suzuki C OAK 530 54 148 25 1 7 42 2 3 44 69 .279 .346 .370 .716 2. Bobby Crosby SS OAK 556 66 132 39 1 7 61 7 3 47 96 .237 .296 .349 .645 3. Jack Cust LF OAK 481 77 111 19 0 33 77 0 0 111 197 .231 .375 .476 .851 4. Ryan Sweeney CF OAK 384 53 110 18 2 5 45 9 1 38 67 .286 .350 .383 .733 5. Mark Ellis 2B OAK 442 55 103 20 3 12 41 14 2 53 65 .233 .321 .373 .694 6. Daric Barton 1B OAK 446 59 101 17 5 9 47 2 1 65 99 .226 .327 .348 .675 7. Emil Brown RF OAK 402 48 98 14 2 13 59 4 2 27 65 .244 .297 .386 .683 8. Jack Hannahan 3B OAK 436 48 95 27 0 9 47 2 0 55 131 .218 .305 .342 .647 9. Carlos Gonzalez CF OAK 302 31 73 22 1 4 26 4 1 13 81 .242 .273 .361 .634 10. Mike Sweeney 1B OAK 126 13 36 8 0 2 12 0 0 7 6 .286 .331 .397 .728 11. Travis Buck RF OAK 155 16 35 9 1 7 25 1 0 11 38 .226 .291 .432 .723 12. Cliff Pennington SS OAK 99 14 24 5 0 0 9 4 1 13 18 .242 .339 .293 .632 13. Eric Chavez 3B OAK 89 10 22 7 0 2 14 0 0 6 18 .247 .295 .393 .688 14. Aaron Cunningham CF OAK 80 7 20 7 1 1 14 2 0 6 24 .250 .310 .400 .710 15. Donnie Murphy 3B OAK 103 10 19 3 0 3 13 2 1 11 38 .184 .274 .301 .575 16. Chris Denorfia CF OAK 62 10 18 3 0 1 9 2 0 6 16 .290 .362 .387 .749 17. Rob Bowen C OAK 91 6 16 5 1 1 9 0 0 4 38 .176 .219 .286 .505 18. Wes Bankston 1B OAK 59 4 12 3 0 1 4 0 0 2 15 .203 .238 .305 .543 19. Jeff Baisley 3B OAK 43 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 7 .256 .319 .279 .598 20. Gregorio Petit 2B OAK 23 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .348 .400 .435 .835 21. Brooks Conrad 3B OAK 19 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .158 .158 .211 .369 22. Greg Smith P OAK 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 23. Dana Eveland P OAK 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 24. Jeff Fiorentino CF OAK 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 25. Justin Duchscherer P OAK 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 AB At Bats    R Runs H Hits    2B Doubles 3B Triples    HR Home Runs RBI Runs Batted In    SB Stolen Bases CS Caught Stealing    BB Walks K Strikeouts    Avg Batting Average OBP On Base Percentage    SLG Slugging Percentage OPS On Base Percentage + Slugging Percentage