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Baseball / Panel to examine postseason issues

Dec. 16, 2009
Commissioner Bud Selig established a committee of managers and longtime executives in a "special committee for on-field matters" that will meet for the first time next month. Among issues to be examined are playoff scheduling, umpiring, the strike zone and...
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa