Sports Stories from June 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Alvarez’s grand slam boosts Pirates past Cardinals 7-3Jun 30, 2012 5:25 pm - ST. LOUIS — Pedro Alvarez hit a grand slam in the first inning off suddenly scuffling 10-game winner Lance Lynn and Andrew McCutchen had two hits before leaving with a s...
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Bees handcuff CougarsJun 30, 2012 4:00 pm - Burlington Bees starter A.J. Cole tossed 6 scoreless innings while striking out nine as he boosted his ballclub to a 5-0 victory over the Kane County Cougars in front of...
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Lawrie, Escobar homer, Blue Jays rout Angels 11-2Jun 30, 2012 3:47 pm - TORONTO — Yunel Escobar homered during a seven-run burst in the second inning and Brett Lawrie later added a three-run shot, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Los A...
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Diamond helps Twins beat Royals 7-2Jun 30, 2012 3:29 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Scott Diamond pitched eight solid innings, Trevor Plouffe homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 in the opener of a day-night doub...
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Surgery looking likely for StewartJun 30, 2012 3:01 pm - It’s looking more like Cubs third baseman Ian Stewart will need surgery on his chronically sore left wrist. Stewart has been on the disabled list since June 14, and he ...
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Rizzo’s presence a plusJun 30, 2012 2:51 pm - Do the math. Cubs manager Dale Sveum has. “I’ve said all along, four games and he’s got 2 game-winning hits,” Sveum said after Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Houston A...
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Cancellara wins prologue of 99th Tour de FranceJun 30, 2012 2:37 pm - LIEGE, Belgium — Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the Tour de France prologue for a fifth time on Saturday, beating title hopeful Bradley Wiggins of Britain by seven...
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Serena Williams hits 23 aces, edges Zheng at WimbledonJun 30, 2012 2:36 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — While watching Serena Williams come from behind at Wimbledon, older sister Venus sat in the front row stifling a yawn. Nothing to worry about. Venus...
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This is the Dunn we all expectedJun 30, 2012 2:22 pm - Cutting down strikeouts would be ideal, but slugger certainly worth price of admission
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Peavy strikes out 11 in complete-game lossJun 30, 2012 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — Jake Peavy matched Hiroki Kuroda strikeout for strikeout. The White Sox just couldn't match the Yankees homer for homer. Kuroda tied a career high by striking...