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CHICAGO (AP) – A person familiar with the situation says former Arkansas and Southern California quarterback Mitch Mustain is closing in on a minor-league contract with the Chicago White Sox.

CHICAGO – It would be easy for White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham to make excuses for a lackluster 2011 season.

CHICAGO (AP) – Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a $9.5 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, just before the scheduled start of a salary arbitration hearing in St. Petersburg, Fla.

CHICAGO – Eighteen months after experimental and ground breaking surgery, it’s make or break time for Jake Peavy.

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins have carried plenty of depth in their outfield for years. They’ve also had their share of uncertainty about who’s playing where and when.

CHICAGO – White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper won’t need to spend much time analyzing which pitchers make the Opening Day roster.

CHICAGO – Forgetting and moving past by far the worst season of his 11-year big league career was easier said than done for White Sox slugger Adam Dunn.

CHICAGO – White Sox general manager Ken Williams was prepared for a rough welcome at Friday’s opening ceremonies for SoxFest.

CHICAGO – Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season.

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DETROIT (AP) — Free agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions' need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said.

CHICAGO – Eager to leave the bullpen and join the White Sox’s rotation, pitcher Chris Sale started throwing and building arm strength in late November and early December and embraced the workouts.

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona has been arrested for allegedly using a false identity in the Dominican Republic, where officials are contesting his real name and birthdate.

NEW YORK – Tim Lincecum asked San Francisco for $21.5 million in arbitration, just shy of the record for a player, and the Giants offered him a club-record $17 million Tuesday on a dizzying day when 80 players agreed to contracts.

CHICAGO – Outfielder Dayan Viciedo is prepared to wear a variety of hats for the White Sox this year, starting as an international ambassador during the offseason.

CHICAGO – As hard as new manager Dale Sveum and his coaching staff tried to assuage Cubs fans’ concerns about players’ effort on the field, they could not escape the hot button topic over the weekend at the Cubs Convention.

NEW YORK – Players and teams started rushing to settle arbitration cases Monday, a day before the sides were to swap proposed salaries.

CHICAGO – There were standing ovations for Theo Epstein and chants from the crowd.

CHICAGO – Fans should expect a noticeable change to Wrigley Field’s right field come Opening Day.

CHICAGO – The possibility of retirement – and subsequent regret – if the Cubs failed to offer reliever Kerry Wood a fair contract did not sit well with the veteran right-hander.

CHICAGO – Cubs fans wasted little time starting the “Theo” chants at Friday’s opening ceremonies for the Cubs Convention.

NEW YORK – San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum headed the list of 142 players filing for arbitration Friday and is set to ask for a record salary when figures are exchanged next week.

CHICAGO – The Cubs and Kerry Wood agreed on a one-year deal for the free agent pitcher to return for the 2012 season.

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro said Friday that he has cooperated with authorities investigating an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman last fall.

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. – Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he couldn’t resist the pleas of team owners for him to stay on the job. His wife, Sue, has said all along there was no way her husband would walk away from the game.