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Josh Hamilton returns home after revealing sobriety slip

Aug. 14, 2009
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is ready to face the home crowd for the first time since revealing he slipped one night in January in his struggle for sobriety.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Hot-hitting Josh Hamilton had four hits and knocked in two runs for the Texas Rangers Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Rangers outfielder to be out 4-6 weeks

Rangers outfielder to be out 4-6 weeks

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 8 (UPI) -- Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton will be out four to six weeks after surgery to repair an abdominal muscle tear, the team said Monday.

Rangers' Hamilton on DL, Padilla activated

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- The Texas Rangers placed outfielder Josh Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list and reinstated pitcher Vicente Padilla from the DL Tuesday.

MLB: Texas 8, Philadelphia 7

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 28 (UPI) -- Milton Bradley's fifth-inning homer put Texas ahead Friday and the Rangers held on to nip Philadelphia 8-7.
Texas outfielder AL player of month again

Texas outfielder AL player of month again

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton was named American League Player of the Month Monday for the second month in a row.

Reds trade Hamilton to Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has had drug and legal problems for much of his pro career, was traded from Cincinnati to Texas Friday.

Hamilton suspended for entire season

NEW YORK, March 19 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Josh Hamilton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft, was suspended Friday for the entire 2004 season.

Hamilton suspended for drug violation

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Josh Hamilton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 draft, was suspended until March 19 and fined Tuesday for a drug violation.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch