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Hicks said he got apology from A-Rod

Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks said by phone yesterday that Alex Rodriguez called him last week to apologize.

Hicks signed Rodriguez to a record-setting, 10-year, $252-million contract before the 2001 season. Rodriguez admitted in a Feb. 9 interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons that he had used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 while with the Rangers.

"He called me a couple days...

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