Sports Stories from September 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Verlander on target as Tigers down Indians 4-0Sep 14, 2012 8:14 pm - CLEVELAND — Justin Verlander’s only mistake may have been trying to chest bump Prince Fielder. “I’m not a little guy,” Verlander joked of his encounter with the extra-la...
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Marlins rookie shuts down Reds 4-0Sep 14, 2012 8:14 pm - MIAMI — The Miami Marlins have been in a wait-til-next-year mode for weeks, and rookie Jacob Turner hopes to be part of their 2013 plans. Turner’s 10th career start was ...
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Rays top Yankees, stay close in AL EastSep 14, 2012 8:14 pm - NEW YORK — Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon insisted he was going back to his hotel to call his wife and finish an engrossing novel. That game out in Oakland: not on the age...
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Darvish reaches 200 K’s in 15th winSep 14, 2012 7:30 pm - ARLINGTON, Texas — Yu Darvish can throw fastballs by hitters. He can also freeze them with the slow-breaking curve. Darvish surpassed 200 strikeouts in his rookie seaso...
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Cespedes delivers home run for Oakland with sore wristSep 14, 2012 7:30 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer while playing with a sore right wrist, and the AL wild card-leading Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore 3-2 on Friday ...
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Cruz’s 3-run HR lifts Dodgers over CardsSep 14, 2012 7:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — Luis Cruz greeted St. Louis reliever Edwin Mujica with a first-pitch, three-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers tightened up the NL ...
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Wheeling turns back Hoffman’s OT challengeSep 14, 2012 7:22 pm - Sometimes adversity can be good for a football team — even the kind that’s self-inflicted. Wheeling saw a 14-point fourth quarter lead disappear and then fumbled twice l...
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Perserverance pays off for Montini grad PorcelliSep 14, 2012 7:00 pm - Chuck Porcelli learned many years ago how patience can pay off for an athlete. The Northwestern senior didn't have an easy time in youth football. Large for his age, Por...
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Rough ride for depleted Grant, courtesy StevensonSep 14, 2012 6:55 pm - The atmosphere was already a little sad when Grant and Stevenson kicked off in Fox Lake on Friday. Fans on both sides set out to raise money for the family of Grant juni...
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More reasons for Barrington to believeSep 14, 2012 6:42 pm - Two weeks ago, you would’ve had a hard time finding anyone who believed in Barrington’s varsity football team. The Broncos were 0-2 and had looked pretty lethargic much ...