| Reds trade Hamilton to Rangers for pitching
The Cincinnati Reds agreed Friday to trade outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Edinson Volquez and a minor league pitcher.
The 26-year-old Hamilton batted .292 this year in his first major league season with 19 homers and 47 RBIs in 298 at-bats. His season was interrupted by an inflamed digestive track and a sprained wrist, but he still received 151,000 write-in votes for the All-Star game, the top total in the NL.
Taken by Tampa Bay with the first pick of the 1999 amateur draft, Hamilton didn't make it above Double-A with the Devil Rays, his career slowed by alcohol and drug addiction.
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Pledge to scrap Scottish prescription charges
SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon repeated party pledges today that scrapping prescription charges will signal a return to the core values of the NHS as it approaches its 60th anniversary. Speaking at the start of the SNP's annual conference, Ms Sturgeon said that the charges amounted to "a tax on ill health", and confirmed that the Scottish Government will scrap them within the next four years. The health secretary told delegates in Aviemore: "I am announcing today and confirming today that prescription charges will be abolished completely for all, and will be abolished within the lifetime of this parliament. .
Nic Cage's Naked Intruder Sentenced
The latest on the bizarre break-in. The man who broke into the home of NICOLAS CAGE has been sentenced to six months in rehab, Reuters reports. ROBERT DENNIS FURO JR. pleaded guilty to one count of felony stalking, while two other charges were dropped. He was also given credit for time served. His attorney said he was in a compromised state due to sleeping pills and Vicodin. Last October, the 46-year-old man gained entrance to the actor's Newport Beach residence, where he stripped nude and put on Cage's leather jacket. Cage and his family were home at the time. He confronted the intruder and escorted the man out of his home without incident. .
Recovery 2008 in San Leandro
Kick off the New Year with a free program to help people succeed in overcoming life issues, destructive behaviors, pain or to meet the need for support. Celebrate Recovery meets 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday starting Jan. 9. At Creekside Church, 951 MacArthur Blvd., San Leandro. Call 510-430-0607. 1,000 MOMS Campaign The group hosts its monthly meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday. Sponsored by the Cancer Prevention Coalition Bay Area office, the meeting aims to support and educate moms about vital health information which is not available by media or doctors. Free. At the Centerville Presbyterian Church Dining Hall, 4360 Central Ave., Fremont. Call 510-589-3962. Hats Off America Blood Drive The Third Annual Hats Off America and American Red Cross Blood Drive will be from 10 a.m.
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