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The Arizona Diamondbacks made a major move to shore up their ailing bullpen on Tuesday by acquiring reliever Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals for infield prospect Emilio Bonifacio. Rauch was 4-2 with 17 saves in 22 chances and a 2.98 ERA for the Na

Customers trying to buy 3G iPhones on launch day are running into a litany of problems activating their phones. iTunes activations are completely offline -- a result of a "global" server crash according to former PC World editor Harry McCracken, who overh

Following up on its top six selections on Thursday -- which saw the Nationals take college hurler Aaron Crow ninth overall and high school left fielder Destin Hood in the second round -- Washington grabbed 44 more players to round out its 2008 Draft. In t

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H2O: Dangerous Chemical! A student at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair, April 26. He was attempting to show how conditioned we have become to alarmists practicing junk science and spreading fear of everything

An MRI exam on Washington Nationals outfielder Austin Kearns' sore right elbow Tuesday showed no tear or other serious problem. Kearns, who missed his third straight game Tuesday against Philadelphia, said the test showed his elbow is "fine." He's struggl

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