PHILADELPHIA - Pete Rose admits in his upcoming autobiography that he gambled on baseball, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday.
The New York Times reported Wednesday Rose admitted to betting on baseball at a meeting with commissioner Bud Selig.
Rodale Inc., which is publishing My Prison Without Bars, said the book will go on sale Thursday. Cathy Gruhn, publicist for the Emmaus publishing company, declined to comment to the Inquirer on the book's contents.
Selig did not comment Friday to the Inquirer. But the paper reported Saturday that Selig has not made a decision about Rose's application for reinstatement, and any missteps in the book could cost Rose.
METS: The team reached a preliminary agreement with free-agent reliever Braden Looper on a $6.75-million, two-year contract. Looper, 29, had 28 saves for the World Series champion Florida Marlins last season.
OBITUARY: Paul Hopkins, the oldest former major-leaguer, died Friday at 99 after a brief illness, son Peter Hopkins said. He made his major-league debut at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 29, 1927, when Babe Ruth hit his record-tying 59th homer of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: East tops among all-stars
Brian Toal of New Jersey ran for three touchdowns and Theodore Ginn Jr. of Cleveland had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the East's 45-28 over the West in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Adrian Peterson of Palestine, Texas, the national high school player of the year, led the West with two touchdown runs and announced he would commit to Oklahoma.
WINTER SPORTS: Miller misses chance
Benjamin Raich captured the giant slalom in Flachau, Austria, in a race American Bode Miller was in position to win before skidding off the course. Miller, third in the first leg, skied off course in the second run after leading by 0.7 seconds at the final split. ... Olympic champion Janica Kostelic will miss the season with thyroid and knee problems.
CROSS COUNTRY: Two-time Olympian Carl Swenson won his ninth U.S. title at Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine. Rebecca Dussault of Gunnison, Colo., won the women's 15K classic in 46:22.1.
HORSES: Sea Span wins at Downs
Sea Span equaled the stakes record in winning the $60,000 Minaret Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs by three-quarters of a length. Jockey Jesus Castanon earned his fourth victory of the day in the 6-furlong dirt race. Sea Span held off Mooji Moo to win in 1:10.41 (the record of 1:10 2/5 by Forli's Lass in 1993 came before times were recorded in hundredths of a second). "I had so much horse from the moment I left the gate I wasn't worried about being on the front end, the pace or anything," Castanon said.
ELSEWHERE: Star Cross, a 7-year-old, edged Nose The Trade by half a length in the $150,000 San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita. ... Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Cajun Beat won the Grade III, $100,000 Mr. Prospector Handicap at Gulfstream Park.
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TENNIS: Two-time U.S. Open winner Pat Rafter plans to make his return, playing doubles at this week's AAPT Australian hardcourt tournament in Adelaide. He and fellow Australian Josh Eagle also plan to play at the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 19 in Melbourne. Rafter announced his retirement last year. ... Former Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian withdrew from the AAPT event with a wrist injury.
SOCCER: Watford scored a disputed goal and tied fellow London club Chelsea at 2 in the third round of the FA Cup. A TV replay showed Heidar Helguson's header after five minutes failed to cross the line but the referee awarded the goal. ... In Scotland, Celtic defeated Glasgow rival Rangers 3-0 to take an 11-point lead and set a club record with its 18th consecutive league win.
COLLEGES: Florida's women and men defeated visiting Kentucky in swimming; the Gator women won 135-88 and the men won 133-96.
BOXING: Masamori Tokuyama scored a unanimous decision over Dimitri Kirilov in his WBC super-flyweight defense in Osaka, Japan. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam kept his WBC flyweight title with a unanimous decision over Masaki Nakanuma in Yokohama.
