POWELL TO PITCH FOR HAWKS…AFTER SUSPENSION Japan’s Pacific League has ruled pitcher Jeremy Powell may play for the Softbank Hawks, but only after serving a three-month suspension for signing a contract with two teams for 2008. Powell apparently agreed to deals with both the Hawks and Orix Buffaloes for the coming ...

SEATTLE FIRM ACQUIRES KOREAN UNICORNS After being passed around more often than Heidi Fleiss at a Hollywood party in recent months, the Hyundai Unicorns finally have a buyer. The four-time Korean Baseball Organization champions were in danger of folding in 2008 when no less than three corporations looked under the hood ...

CARIBBEAN SERIES PREVIEW The Caribbean Series got underway this weekend in the Dominican Republic after the four-team field was determined last week. The host country will be represented by two teams, the Cibaenas Aguilas and Licey Tigres. Cibaenas defeated Licey in the Dominican League championship series. The Aguilas will also be ...

FRANCE: Two Rouen Huskies standouts, David Gauthier and Joris Bert, are competing in Australia this winter…………the Senart Templiers has signed two infielders, second baseman Lahcene Benhamida and shortstop Sebastien Herve, for the 2008 season. A key play for the Savigny Lions (France) last season, Christophe Goniot, has decided not to ...

THREE SIDES INTERESTED IN BUYING UNICORNS The Korea Baseball Organization’s Hyundai Unicorns are still alive, despite the decision by the KT telecom giant to not sponsor the team for 2008. Hyundai has announced it will not field a team this year and there have been fears that the Unicorns will be ...

AGUILAS ONE WIN AWAY FROM DOMINICAN TITLE League championship series are underway in all three nations sending teams to next month’s Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic, and one team is a win away from winning a pennant. The Cibaenas Aguilas defeated the Licey Tigres Wednesday night in the Domincan League ...

Licey, Cibaenas clinch Caribbean Series berths The Licey Tigres and Cibaenas Aguilas came out of the Dominican League’s first round round-robin playoff with berths in the league’s final series. More important, both teams will play in next month’s Caribbean Series because the host Dominican Republic will be allowed to send two ...