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Phillies land right-hander Oswalt for playoff run PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies acquired ace Roy Oswalt from the Houston Astros on Thursday, adding another All-Star arm to their pitching staff as they prepare for another World Series run. Eagles sign former Falcons safety Harris PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Atlanta Falcons safety Antoine Harris, the National Football League club announced Thursday. AL West-leading Rangers acquire Cantu from Marlins DALLAS (Reuters) - The American League West-leading Texas Rangers made another move to close in on their first postseason berth in 11 years by acquiring infielder Jorge Cantu from the Florida Marlins Thursday. Early exit for volatile fifth seed Gulbis in LA LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Colombian Alejandro Falla produced the first upset at the LA Open with a gripping and occasionally tempestuous 4-6 6-3 7-6 victory over fifth-seeded Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the second round Thursday. Castro powers surging White Sox to win over Mariners CHICAGO (Reuters) - The red-hot Chicago White Sox stretched their home winning streak to 11 with a 9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Orioles hire Showalter to revive struggling club BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Buck Showalter has been hired as manager of the struggling Baltimore Orioles and now has the task of trying to turn around a team that owns Major League Baseball's worst record this season. Padres pluck former MVP Tejada from Orioles BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The San Diego Padres acquired former American League MVP Miguel Tejada from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, adding some badly need pop at the plate for a playoff push. Broncos and Tebow agree on a contract NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Tim Tebow agreed to a contract on Thursday, the National Football League team said. Nationals put rookie pitcher Strasburg on disabled list WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Nationals rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of stiffness in his pitching shoulder, the team said Thursday. Compton takes heart from sponsor's exemption at Greenbrier NEW YORK (Reuters) - Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton made the most of his sponsor's exemption for the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia by charging into a tie for the lead in Thursday's first round. RSS For Web Pages Turnkey Websites