Sports Stories from June 4, 2012 (Change date)
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Correa 'excited to be No. 1 pick'Jun 04, 2012 6:00 pm - SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Houston Astros selected 17-year-old shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 pick in the baseball draft Monday night, making him the highest selection...
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Vogelsong wins fourth straight, Giants sweep CubsJun 04, 2012 5:52 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong won his fourth straight decision, Buster Posey scored the go-ahead run on a double-play groundball by Joaquin Arias in the seventh inning ...
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NASCAR suspends Kurt Busch 1 weekendJun 04, 2012 5:26 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Monday suspended Kurt Busch one week for verbally abusing a media member. NASCAR said Busch’s behavior after Saturday’s Nationwide Series rac...
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Cards beat Mets to stop 5-game skidJun 04, 2012 5:07 pm - NEW YORK — Mike Matheny tried all sorts of things to snap the Cardinals out of their hitting funk. The St. Louis manager let his players show up late to the ballpark. He...
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Nadal, Sharapova advance in French OpenJun 04, 2012 4:40 pm - Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and women’s No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova won in straight sets to reach the French Open’s fourth round, while unseeded American Varvara Lepch...
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Nazareth grows up quickly, stops Grayslake CentralJun 04, 2012 2:51 pm - Getting downstate is nice for any baseball player. But it’s always a bit nicer for those who actually get to play a lot along the way. That’s the biggest difference for ...
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Minooka stops Naperville CentralJun 04, 2012 2:12 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Naperville Central baseball coach Mike Stock could almost swear that his Redhawks were wearing Minooka uniforms in Monday’s Class 4A University of Illinois s...
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For White Sox, young guns are smokin’ hotJun 04, 2012 1:37 pm - In late February, Paul Konerko reported to the White Sox’ spring training camp and promptly surrendered. He really didn’t — if you listened closely to the entire dissert...
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LaSalle-Peru too much for Burlington CentralJun 04, 2012 1:11 pm - MOLINE — In the words of Burlington Central baseball coach Kyle Nelson, any win beyond the regional championship “is gravy.” The Rockets found themselves smothered in th...
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Big Ten open to football postseason changesJun 04, 2012 11:40 am - With the future of the college football postseason up in the air, the Big Ten Conference prefers the status quo, but remains open minded to other options, including a fo...