NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Jose Cuervo, the world's first tequila maker, will launch a partnership with the Institute for Mexicans Abroad (IME) during the Mexico vs. Sweden soccer match on January 28th in Oakland.

The Boston Red Sox shipped outfielder Coco Crisp to Kansas City Wednesday for right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez in a player-for-player trade. Crisp, 29, batted .283 last season, but was expendable due to the solid emergence of Jacoby Ellsbury.

NEW YORK - The New York Yankees agreed to acquire pitcher Shawn Chacon from the Colorado Rockies for a pair of minor leaguers on Thursday night, filling the opening in their injury-ravaged rotation, The Associated Press learned.