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BRISTOL, Conn. -- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the sports revenue could top $9 billion this year. Major League Baseball reached $8 billion for the first time in 2013, up from less than $2 billion when Selig became acting commissioner in 1992. "I have hopes for $9 billion. I dont know that well make that this year, but we may," Selig said Friday during an ESPN conference call ahead of the U.S. opener Sunday night between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego. "How high can it go? If this sport continues to make the progress at all levels, international and everything else ... it can go a lot higher." Selig also was pleased with the new drug agreement with the players association announced later Friday. The deal increased penalties for first and second drug-testing violations and allows an arbitrator to reduce penalties for some banned drugs if a player can prove a positive test was caused by unintentional use. "It was kind of a lonely battle for a while," Selig said. "Im really pleased, and the players response has been terrific. Weve come to a point that nobody could have dreamed about. Im not telling you things are perfect, but boy, theyve come a long, long way." John Riggins Redskins Jersey .J. Ellis have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year contract. Charley Taylor Jersey . Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg were each convicted on four charges of aggravated rape, one of attempted aggravated rape and two for aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg was also found guilty of tampering with evidence as well as an unlawful photography charge. https://www.redskinssportsgoods.com/Womens-Alex-Smith-Inverted-Jersey/ . Brad Malone had the other goal for the Monsters (1-1-0), while Elliott chipped in an assist for a three-point night and the games first star. Bryan Lerg also had two assists. Corban Knight and Max Reinhart scored for the Heat (1-1-0), who opened their season Friday with a 5-2 win over the Monsters in Cleveland. Sean Taylor Redskins Jersey . On the eve of the 2013-14 NBA season, he can finally take a step back and allow his team to do the talking. Alex Smith Youth Jersey .C. -- Unable to get much lift off his sore right ankle, Bobcats centre Al Jefferson figured it was time to make an adjustment.DOVER, Del. - Brad Keselowski is getting used to racing out front, turning a track-record lap of 164.444 mph to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. Keselowski won his second pole of the season Friday on the mile track and fifth of his career. He also has six starts from second this season, making him one of the top front-row performers in NASCAR. "Its been a good year for qualifying," Keselowski said, "And I would say most years, that has not been the case." Keselowski and his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano have figured out fast qualifying in their Fords. Kyle Busch starts second, and Logano, eight-time Dover winner Jimmie Johnson and rookie Kyle Larson round out the top five for Sundays race. Series points leader Jeff Gordon was sixth, followed by Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Brian Vickers and Clint Bowyer. Bowyer turned 35 on Friday. With only 43 cars entered, every driver qualiified for the 400-mile race.dddddddddddd Dale Earnhardt Jr. was knocked out in the first round by less than a second by AJ Allmendinger as the session wound down. Other stars who failed to advance out of the first round included Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, and Tony Stewart. Danica Patrick also did not advance and starts 28th. "Weve got all kinds of time on Sunday," Patrick said. Keselowski has a win and five top 10s this season. His previous pole at Phoenix netted him a third-place finish. He credited Ford for helping the No. 2 find the speed it needed to boost its qualifying efforts. "I dont think we were far off before, we just needed those little pieces that were outside of our control to be evened up," he said. "I feel like that is the case now and we are where we should be." It was the eighth time this season a track record was set at qualifying. ' ' '