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Baseball Quick Hits (Erie Times-News)

Baseball Quick Hits (Erie Times-News)
- Major League Baseball’s desire to test players for human growth hormone got a boost from an unlikely source: British rugby player Terry Newton, who became the first athlete suspended after a positive blood test for the performance-enhancing drug.

MLB, NFL Support HGH Test, Unions Want Scientific Validation (Bloomberg)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — The National Football League and Major League Baseball are prepared to begin testing for human growth hormone, while players’ unions want more scientific validation.

Prospect League dropped by summer college baseball league alliance (Quincy Herald-Whig)
The Quincy Civic Center Authority has learned the National Alliance of College Summer Baseball has dropped the Prospect League and four other leagues from its membership because some teams in the leagues aren’t nonprofit organizations, as required by the alliance’s bylaws.

Venezuelan Baseball Federation Affiliates With Golden Baseball (OurSports Central)
The Golden Baseball League announced today that the Yuma Scorpions of the GBL have signed a three year affiliation agreement with the Venezuelan Baseball Federation and Golden Glove Professional Baseball, Inc. The VBF, headed by their President Edwin Zerpa, is the country’s national baseball organization and will provide players, coaches, trainers, and on-field operations personnel to bring the …

Spring Training News and Notes from Cactus League teams (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
A look at some of the story-lines coming out of teams playing in the Cactus League this season.

Free MLB Pitch, Hit & Run Competition (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – Local organizations are hosting the 2010 Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition. The event is free for boys and girls ages 7-14 with separate competitions for baseball and softball.

American League Team Notes (USA Today)
al notes

Philadelphia Eagles Team Report (USA Today)
Brian Westbrook came to the Eagles out of Villanova University in the third round of the 2002 draft, but he might just as well have been sent to them by Central Casting.

Houston Texans Team Report (USA Today)
Without Dunta Robinson, a six-year veteran who covered the opponent’s top receiver in every game last season, cornerback becomes a priority position for the Texans.