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: *** Three Rivers to be demolished : PITTSBURGH (AP) - Three Rivers Stadium, home of the greatest play : and some of the greatest teams in NFL history, will be demolished : Sunday in a 19-second burst of flashing dynamite and crumbling : concrete. Thousands of onlookers will crowd atop Mount : Washington, the scenic peak that towers above the city's skyline, : and in riverfront Point State Park to watch the implosion of the : mammoth circular stadium, which turned 30 in July. A monument to : the days when sterile uniformity and multipurpose functionality : were the touchstone of stadium planning, Three Rivers will be : replaced by separate baseball and football stadiums currently : rising nearby on the city's North Shore. "It will be sad to see : it go," former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Chuck Tanner said. : "There were a lot of great moments in that stadium, and great : people. I'm sure Mr. Rooney (the late Steelers owner Art Rooney : Sr.) will be watching somewhere." : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406130351 : *** Padres' Gomez accepts demotion : SAN DIEGO (AP) - Chris Gomez, the San Diego Padres' shortstop : during their World Series season of 1998, has accepted an : outright assignment to Triple-A Portland and an invitation to : spring training as a non-roster player. Gomez was waived to make : room on the 40-man roster for right-hander Bobby J. Jones, who : has agreed to a $625,000, one-year contract. The Padres are still : awaiting approval of the contract by the commissioner's office. : Gomez, who cleared waivers on Friday, has played in only 109 : games the last two seasons due to knee problems that required : surgery in both seasons. : *** Indians sign Prieto to minor league contract : CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Indians signed former Oakland : right-hander Ariel Prieto to a minor league contract Saturday. : Prieto, 31, split the 2000 season with Oakland and Triple-A : Sacramento after missing the 1999 season because an elbow injury. : Prieto was 1-2 with a 5.12 ERA in eight games for the A's, : starting six times and pitching 31 2/3 innings. He was 8-4 with a : 3.27 ERA in 20 games for Sacramento. Overall, he is 15-24 with a : 4.88 ERA in 67 career appearances. Oakland selected Prieto in the : first round of the 1995 draft after he defected from Cuba. : *** Baseball prepares to begin again : (AP) - Even the alligators will know when Alex Rodriguez starts : spring training. : Floating in the pond beyond the left-field wall at Charlotte : County Stadium, the green monsters are sure to be bonked on the : head once A-Rod and his new Texas teammates begin batting : practice. : "I don't know if he'll be jumping into the water to get too many : of his home run balls," said Matt LaBranche, overseeing the : Rangers' operations in the Gulf Coast city of Port Charlotte, : Fla. : Baseball will be full of interesting sights all over Florida and : Arizona when camps open. : Mike Mussina wearing the pinstripes of the three-time World : Series champion New York Yankees. Manny Ramirez batting for the : Boston Red Sox and David Wells pitching for the Chicago White : Sox. : John Smoltz recovering from elbow surgery. Tim Raines returning : from retirement and Deion Sanders expected back from the NFL. : Broadcasters Buck Martinez and Bob Brenly out of the booth and : into the dugouts. There are a half-dozen new managers, and : they're each ready to shout about those high strikes that umpires : intend to call this season. : It all starts Tuesday when pitchers and catchers report to the : Cincinnati Reds' camp at Sarasota, Fla. : Full article at: http://www.infobeat.com/fullArticle?article=406131379 : Transactions : ------------ : *** Saturday's Moves : American League : CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Ariel Prieto on a : minor league contract. : National League : SAN DIEGO PADRES-Sent SS Chris Gomez outright to Portland of the : PCL.

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