Sports Stories from June 12, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. allows late goal in 1-1 tie with GuatemalaJun 12, 2012 9:08 pm - Marco Pappa scored on a free kick in the 83rd minute, giving Guatemala a 1-1 tie with the United States in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night in Guatemala City. Clin...
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Athletics snap 3-game skid, beat Colorado 8-5Jun 12, 2012 9:08 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ DENVER — Bartolo Colon settled down after a rough start to pitch effectively for five innings, Brandon Moss hit two hom...
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Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1Jun 12, 2012 9:08 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Much of the crowd at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night had no doubt turned out to see the Brewers’ Zack Greinke face his former team for the first tim...
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Lewis pitches 4-hitter in Rangers’ 9-1 win over ArizonaJun 12, 2012 9:08 pm - ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis’ timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Lewis retired the first 16 batters and finished with a four-hitter Tuesd...
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Fire seeks scoring sparkJun 12, 2012 9:02 pm - For a team mired in mediocrity and in need of a jolt of energy, the Chicago Fire has to see the upcoming summer transfer window as an opportunity that can’t be wasted. M...
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Bill Melton, the '72 Sox and what might have beenJun 12, 2012 9:00 pm - History tells us that Oakland won three straight World Series titles in the 1970s, and the Hall of Fame is bursting with the player plaques and banners of those teams. T...
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Good reads for the dad who has everythingJun 12, 2012 9:00 pm - With Father’s Day approaching, let’s ponder what to buy for the man who has everything. A necktie? Too cliché. A Ferrari? Too expensive. Two tickets to a Cubs’ game? Mo...
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Cubs dismiss hitting coach Rudy JaramilloJun 12, 2012 7:30 pm - Cubs president Theo Epstein said Tuesday’s firing of hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo was based more on philosophy than results. It also marked another break with the previ...
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Charlotte Knights get OK for new stadium fundingJun 12, 2012 5:38 pm - With partial public funding in place for a new stadium in uptown Charlotte, the Charlotte Knights, the AAA affiliate of the White Sox, are moving ahead with construction...
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Woods to face big test at Olympic for US OpenJun 12, 2012 3:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods couldn't stop talking Tuesday about how the U.S. Open presents the toughest test of the year. If that's the case, then how he fares at The Ol...