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PHOENIX – Starting catcher Miguel Montero has agreed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, avoiding arbitration. The 27-year-old Montero hit .266 with nine homers and 43 RBIs in 85 games. He missed 57 games after having surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right...

-- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Tajikistan Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter was 90 kilometers (55 miles) southwest of Karakul, Tajikistan, according to USGS. Parts of Pakistan also felt the quake, said Arif Mehmood, the head of Pakistan's Meteorological...

Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., are investigating after shots were fired at an apartment building. Police were called to the building in the 45500 block of McIntosh Drive early Sunday. They found the outside of the apartment building had been hit several times. Investigators believe the unit of...

Winnipeg police have arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with a fatal hit and run Christmas Eve. A 66-year-old man was killed on Fife Street, between Mapleglen Drive and Inkster Boulevard, just after 5:30 p.m. Friday. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was hit as he crossed the...

Helen Young is 98-years-old, but she's hit the 100 mark in another way with 100 grandchildren. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/12/25/pkg.100.grandkids.cnn MANTECA, Calif. -- Helen Young is just shy of the century mark at 98 years old, but she's hit the 100 mark in another way: 100...

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SANFORD -- A man hit in the head with a golf ball has died. It happened Wednesday afternoon at Sanford's Mayfair Country Club. Police said a golfer was teeing off at the second hole when his golf ball hit Maurice Hayden, 42, who was a maintenance worker at the club. Hayden was weeding...

The NFL fined Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins $50,000 on Monday for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams. In a statement, league officials said Collins “violently and unnecessarily struck a defenseless receiver” in the neck and head area with his helmet...

PHILADELPHIA – Seeing Austin Collie motionless on the turf made some people wonder if it will take a suspension or two before the NFL's crackdown on illegal tackles hits home. The Indianapolis Colts wide receiver suffered a concussion on a second-quarter hit to his head Sunday by Philadelphia...

PITTSBURGH – Steelers linebacker James Harrison's hard hits on the field keep getting matched by the NFL's hits to his paycheck. Harrison was fined $20,000 on Thursday for a late hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the third time he has been fined this season for a dangerous tackle. The...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/yoon.china.typhoon.megi.cnn The death toll from Typhoon Megi rose to 11 on Saturday as it cut a deadly path into Asia, triggering mudslides and leaving tourists stranded in Taiwan. At least 23 people on two Chinese tour groups were listed as...

Blackhawks' Hjalmarsson suspended for hit CHICAGO, -- Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson has been suspended for two games following a questionable hit, ESPNChicago.com reported Tuesday. The Web site, citing a source familiar with the situation, said Hjalmarsson was...

Cop car hit during 'Transformers 3' shoot WASHINGTON, -- A Washington police officer sustained minor injuries when his vehicle was hit by a yellow Chevy Camaro during the filming "Transformers 3," authorities said. The collision occurred Monday during the filming of a car-chase scene, Fox...

Twisters hit North Dakota, Minnesota TYLER, N.D., Tornadoes touched down in North Dakota and Minnesota Saturday evening, causing property damage but no reported injuries, officials said. Greg Gust, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said one twister hit about 6:25 p.m. near Tyler, N.D...

MLB: Detroit 6, Boston 5 BOSTON, Mich., Jhonny Peralta hit two homers in his Detroit debut Friday and the Tigers survived a ninth-inning grand slam by David Ortiz to down Boston 6-5. Peralta, obtained Wednesday in a deal with Cleveland, hit a solo home run in the second and a two-run shot in...

MLB: Minnesota 5, Seattle 3 MINNEAPOLIS, Jim Thome and Alexi Casilla each hit a two-run homer Friday and the Minnesota Twins won their sixth straight with a 5-3 decision over Seattle. The Twins remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox in the American League Central...

MLB: Texas 7, Oakland 4 ARLINGTON, Texas, David Murphy and Taylor Teagarden hit sixth-inning homers Thursday that expanded a one-run lead and boosted the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 victory over Oakland. The Rangers won their fourth straight series following the All-Star break, improving to 10-4...

MLB: Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle 5 CHICAGO, Ramon Castro hit two of Chicago's four homers Thursday to help power the White Sox past Seattle 9-5. Juan Pierre kicked off a four-run third inning with a two-run double and Chicago then relied on the long ball to win its 11th straight home game...

209th day of 2010 - 156 remaining Wednesday, July 28, 2010 SH-BOOM DAY On this day in 1954, The Crew Cuts reached the top spot of the Billboard pop singles chart with Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream). It became the fastest-moving record to hit the music charts, making it to the top ten in...