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Rays raise first championship banners (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Tampa Bay Rays celebrated one of the biggest turnarounds in major league history Monday night, raising the franchise's first division and AL championship banners before their home opener against the New York Yankees. "It's a validation, the beginning of a tradition, the beginning of the Rays in a sense," said manager Joe Maddon, who guided the Rays to 97 victories -- they had never won more...