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AP Sources: Wolf ($29.75M for 3 years) and Hawkins ($7.5M for 2 years) agree with Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers landed a pair of free-agent pitchers Wednesday, reaching agreements with starter Randy Wolf and reliever LaTroy Hawkins, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Television mother Meredith Baxter has come out gay. Television mother Meredith Baxter has come out gay. The sixty-two-year-old actress said Wednesday on NBC's 'Today' show that she has been dating women for the past seven years. ?I am a lesbian and it was a later-in-life recognition,? she told Matt Lauer. ?Some people would say, well, you're living a lie and, you know, the truth is ? not at all. This has only been for the past seven years.? The ?Family Ties? mother became tabloid fodder last month when the National Enquirer reported she was spotted aboard an all-lesbian cruise. Additional photos surfaced this week of Baxter and her girlfriend on PerezHilton.com, the website penned by the openly gay blogger Perez Hilton. Baxter, who has been married three times and is a mother of five, told 'People' magazine that ?the thought of being gay never crossed my mind.? ?I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with and it was that kind of awakening,? she said. ?I never foug

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Holiday sales of Sirius XM Radio's satellite radio players are so far matching expectations, helped in part by an advertising blitz featuring footage of Elvis Presley and Michael Jordan.

To hear some of Calleja's performances. Some opportunities to hear tenor Joseph Calleja:

Sirius says it complies with independent director, audit committee requirements from Nasdaq. Satellite radio provider Sirius XM Radio Inc. said Monday it's been notified it now complies with the Nasdaq's independent director and audit committee requirements.

Sirius XM Radio says chairman resigns, names LA Times publisher Eddy Hartenstein to role. Sirius XM Radio said Thursday that Gary Parsons has resigned as chairman and a member of the board and will be succeeded by Los Angeles Times publisher and CEO Eddy W. Hartenstein as non-executive chairman.

S&P raises credit rating outlook of Sirius XM Radio, citing improving profitability. A credit ratings agency on Wednesday raised its outlook on Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries, citing improving profitability.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite TV provider, beat Wall Street forecasts by posting a gain of 241,000 subscribers in the third quarter and surprised investors with a plan to pay shareholders a special dividend of $2 a share.

Sirius XM 3Q loss narrows on smaller charges and higher revenue. Sirius XM Radio Inc., the satellite radio provider that was on the brink of bankruptcy nine months ago, on Thursday reported a much improved third quarter as it signed up more subscribers and paid down debt.

Sirius XM 3Q net loss narrows on smaller charges, revenue rises. Sirius XM Radio Inc., the nation's only major satellite radio provider, on Thursday said its third-quarter loss narrowed as it booked smaller charges and revenue rose almost 27 percent.

Sirius XM passing along $2 performance fees to subscribers. Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what's effectively a price increase for consumers.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Oprah Winfrey's nationally syndicated talk show is coming to satellite radio -- with a day's delay.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio unveiled a dock on Wednesday that lets iPhone users listen to premium satellite radio programing, including shock jock Howard Stern, a feature missing from previous iPhone software.

SIRIUS XM Radio to offer $250 million in notes to repay part of Liberty Media loan. Sirius XM Radio said on Wednesday it would offer $250 million in senior secured notes due in 2015.

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Sirius XM Radio's 2Q loss widens to $157.4 million, matches expectations. Satellite-radio operator Sirius XM Radio Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter loss widened to $157.4 million as one-time charges offset growing revenue.

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Major companies tentatively scheduled to report earnings for week of 8/3/09. Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week:

Longoria drives in go-ahead run as Rays spoil Halladay's potential goodbye, beat Blue Jays 4-2. It seems everyone in baseball, even commissioner Bud Selig, has an opinion about where Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay will end up before next week's trade deadline.