NEWS CORP DENIES DODGERS DEAL.(Sports)

Byline: P-I NEWS SERVICES

TAMPA, Fla. -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp denied an Internet report that it has reached an agreement in principle to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer.

CBSSportsLine.com reported yesterday Glazer and News Corp agreed to a sale price "between $400 and $450 million."

The report, citing "highly placed sources," said the deal would include Dodger Stadium, the team's spring training facility in Vero Beach, Fla. and the club's Dominican Republic properties. The deal would be finalized sometime in late October or November, pending approval from Major League Baseball and the NFL.

The report also said "Glazer will agree to sell the Buccaneers in exchange for landing rights to a future NFL franchise in Los Angeles."

"The story is just wrong," News Corp spokesman Andrew Butcher told the Times. "Nothing is imminent."

RED SOX, WHITE SOX, YANKEES MAKE DEALS: The Red Sox acquired Reds closer Scott Williamson for a minor league pitcher, a player to be named and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Meanwhile, the White Sox acquired left-hander Scott Schoeneweis and a minor league pitcher from the Angels for reliever Gary Glover and two minor league pitchers.

The Yanks traded outfielder Raul Mondesi and about $2 million to the Diamondbacks for outfielder David Dellucci, right-hander Bret Prinz and a minor leaguer.