Sports Stories from August 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Williams puts on clinic to lead Western AmateurAug 03, 2012 12:00 pm - Chris Williams set the Western Amateur scoring record for 72 holes when he went 16-under-par last year at North Shore Country Club in Glenview. This year, with the 110-y...
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A’s keep Blue Jays in a slumpAug 03, 2012 12:20 am - OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Reddick hit a two-run homer to back another strong outing by Bartolo Colon, and the Oakland Athletics beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on T...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Pistorius a true OlympianAug 02, 2012 9:13 pm - Blade runner: When the track and field portion of the Olympics kicks off in, oh, about three weeks, you know all eyes are going to be on South African sprinter Os...
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Rockies rough up Cardinals 8-2Aug 02, 2012 11:10 pm - DENVER — Tyler Colvin hit a tiebreaking double and rookie Josh Rutledge homered in his fourth straight game, lifting the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-...
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Cubs turn up the (pitching) volumeAug 03, 2012 4:27 pm - You've heard of these names: Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm and Matt Garza. The Cubs traded two of these pitchers this week and likely would have traded Garza had he been he...
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Jones, Freeman guide Braves past Marlins 6-1Aug 02, 2012 11:04 pm - ATLANTA — Mike Minor called it a win-win situation — even if the win wasn’t his. Chipper Jones and Freddie Freeman hit two-run doubles, and the Atlanta Braves scored six...
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Twins shut out Red SoxAug 02, 2012 11:07 pm - BOSTON — Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire can put up with Samuel Deduno’s wildness as long as the starter keeps limiting opponents to just two hits. The right-hand...
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Nationals defeat Phillies 3-0Aug 02, 2012 11:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Nearly three months ago, Jayson Werth broke his left wrist trying to make a catch in a game the Washington Nationals lost. It was a memorable game. Cole Ham...
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Surging Reds down Padres 9-4Aug 02, 2012 8:15 pm - CINCINNATI — Todd Frazier and the Cincinnati Reds geared up for their big weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates — yes, the Pirates — by pounding the San Diego Pa...
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Cedeno leads Mets past Giants 9-1Aug 02, 2012 8:14 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Ronny Cedeno drove in five runs to match his career high, Jason Bay had only his second multi-RBI game this year and the New York Mets beat San Francisco...