The Baltimore Orioles and Miguel Tejada are headed toward a reunion. This time, however, Tejada will play third base instead of shortstop.
Tejada and the Orioles have agreed on a one-year contract, pending a physical, the infielder confirmed Saturday.
"I've reached a deal for one season and $6 million. I know it's less than what I made last year, but the market has changed and I feel happy to be able to play in the major leagues," Tejada told The Associated Press in Santo Domingo during a phone interview from Miami.
Tejada played shortstop with the Orioles from 2004-07 before being traded to the Astros.
Dodgers to play two exhibition in Taiwan: The Los Angeles Dodgers will travel to Taiwan in March for two exhibitions against a team from the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
The Dodgers' two-game set March 13-14 will not be part of the official spring training schedule.
Donohue wins women's mile
Erin Donohue won the Elite Women's Mile at the 15th annual New Balance Games on Saturday in New York, running the fastest women's mile in the world this year.
Donohue, an All-American at the University of North Carolina, finished in 4:28.92 to beat Nicole Edwards of Canada at the Armory Track & Field Center. Edwards grabbed second in 4:29.42.
Andy Baddeley of Great Britain, who in September beat Bernard Lagat in the Fifth Avenue Mile, won the Elite Men's Mile in 3:55.64, also the fastest time in the world this year. Baddeley also won at the meet in 2008.
Arena elected to soccer Hall
Bruce Arena, who coached the U.S. to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup, has been elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Arena coached Virginia to five NCAA titles in 18 seasons and D.C. United to two MLS Cup championships and one U.S. Open Cup win before taking over as national team coach in 1998. The 2002 World Cup was the most successful for the U.S. since it reached the semifinals of the first tournament in 1930. Arena coached the U.S. through the 2006 World Cup, when it was eliminated in the first round.
Arena, now coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy, will join former national team players Thomas Dooley and Preki Radosavljevic in this year's induction class.
Flatt skates to U.S. title
Rachael Flatt won her first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night at Spokane, Wash., overpowering the rest of the field with a program that will stack up technically with anyone in the world. She scored 200.11 points, finishing more than 10 points ahead of energetic Mirai Nagasu.
Sasha Cohen, meanwhile, will be left to wonder "what if." The Olympic silver medalist was skating in her first competition since the 2006 worlds, and her 8-month comeback was beset by challenges, from injuries to equipment problems. But what cost her in the end was her own inconsistency.
European Figure Skating Championships: Carolina Kostner of Italy has won gold for the third time. She started off her free program strongly on Saturday in Tallinn, Estonia, with a triple flip-triple toe combination followed by a triple lutz.
Boxing: Brian Viloria, the American boxer who collapsed in his dressing room in Manilla, Philippines, and was hospitalized for apparent exhaustion after he was knocked out by Colombia's Carlos Tamara in a light-heavyweight title fight on Saturday, will have to remain there for at least two days.
World Cup skiing: Lindsey Vonn made it a perfect five wins from five World Cup downhills this season with another decisive victory Saturday on the Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The American also tied Janica Kostelic with her 30th career victory in all disciplines after completing the twisting layout in 1 minute, 37.70 seconds.
Tour Down Under: Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain won the fifth stage at Adelaide, Australia on Saturday and Germany's Andre Greipel finished prominently to retain his overall lead. Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong was shuffled back in the peleton and finished 33rd.
Raleigh Hot Stove League: Former North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley will be honored for the third straight year as the College Player of the Year by the Raleigh Hot Stove League.
The baseball organization will hold its 60th annual banquet Tuesday at the McKimmon Center on the N.C. State campus. A silent auction will begin at 5:15 p.m. with the banquet to follow at 6 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Five County Stadium in Zebulon, and Johnson-Lambe Sporting Goods in Raleigh's Cameron Village. Individual tickets are priced at $35.
Mike Potter, who has written about baseball in the Triangle for more than 25 years, will be honored with the annual Media Award.
From Hot Stove League news release
