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Umps livid at MLB for KKK questions
Umpires are livid that Major League Baseball has sent investigators to their hometowns, asking neighbors a series of questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan. “The questions that we found out are being asked are about beating wives, marijuana use and extravagant parties,” World Umpires Association president John Hirschbeck said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “And then finally with this whole thing about the Ku Klux Klan.

Court Allows Federal Access to Drug-Testing Information
Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs which could bolster the perjury case against Barry Bonds.

Pitching Prize in Mets? Grasp: Twins? Santana
In exchange for pitching ace Johan Santana, the Mets are surrendering four young players.

Nelson pair attacked with baseball bat (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A man is in a critical condition after being attacked with a baseball bat in Nelson early today.

On Baseball: Revisiting the Past in Vincent?s Book
?We Would Have Played for Nothing,? volume 2 of Fay Vincent?s oral-history project, has 11 stars from the 1950s and ?60s talking about their careers and their competitors.

Breaking down the contenders’ flaws
No team is built without a kink in the armor. Dayn Perry breaks down the biggest flaws for the possible playoff contenders.