Sports Stories from July 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Connecticut family selling Gehrig home run ballJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut family is selling a baseball that New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig hit a home run with in the 1928 World Series. Elizabeth Gott, a St...
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Colvin’s 2 HRs lead Rockies over Strasburg, NatsJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - WASHINGTON — The way Tyler Colvin has been hitting lately, no pitcher appears capable of nullifying his torrid bat. Not even Stephen Strasburg. Colvin became the first p...
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Smyly strikes out 10 in Tigers’ win over RoyalsJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - DETROIT — Every 94 years, a Tigers rookie has a game like Drew Smyly. On May 24, 1918, Swedish-born Eric Erickson struck out 12 without walking a batter in a 16-inning c...
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Carter’s HR powers A’s past Mariners in 11thJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Carter hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning, powering the Oakland Athletics past the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Friday night to ma...
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Cabrera powers Giants past Pirates 6-5Jul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - PITTSBURGH — Sergio Romo keeps insisting he has no desire to be the closer. Funny, he certainly looked like one while handcuffing baseball’s hottest team. Romo worked a ...
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Brewers hit 3 HRs, send Astros to 9th straight lossJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - HOUSTON — The Milwaukee Brewers hoped to cruise Friday night after four of their previous five games were decided by one run, including two that lasted 10 innings. And t...
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Pearce, Gonzalez lead Orioles past AngelsJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. — Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer, Miguel Gonzalez pitched seven stellar innings in his first career victory, and the Baltimore Orioles hung on to bea...
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Upton has big hit for D-backs in win over DodgersJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - PHOENIX — Justin Upton earned a break from the fans’ jeering Friday night. Upton broke out of a 3-for-19 slump with a key two-run triple and the Arizona Diamondbacks ral...
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Cincy’s Arroyo throws three-hitter in win over PadresJul 06, 2012 8:09 pm - SAN DIEGO — Bronson Arroyo pitched a three-hitter, and Ryan Hanigan, Todd Frazier and Zack Cozart homered to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Pa...
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Rush face must-win challenge against first place San Antonio TalonsJul 06, 2012 4:44 pm - Linebacker Kelvin Morris remembers celebrating the Chicago Rush’s division title on the Dallas Vigilantes’ home turf last season. As the San Antonio Talons enter Sunday’...