Articles filed under Baseball
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Waubonsie gobbles up regional titleJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Just west of St. Charles East's baseball field, the Saints football program held their annual Battle of the Big Butts Thursday afternoon. So when a big roar went up abou...
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A's trade Blanton to PhilliesJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics traded away their second starting pitcher this month, dealing burly right-hander Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for th...
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Yankees reach deal with SexsonJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- First baseman Richie Sexson and the New York Yankees reached a deal Thursday, a week after the Seattle Mariners cut the slumping slugger. A person familiar w...
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All-star Cobb ranks high on manager's praise listJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Of all the players on the Kane County Cougars' roster, manager Aaron Nieckula said outfielder Larry Cobb is the one who hustles, grinds and plays the hardest. The 5-foot...
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As problems go, this certainly would be a most welcome oneJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The headline read, "Twins add to Jolie, Brad frenzy.'' And for a painful 30 seconds, all I could try to squeeze out of my thick head was some explanation fo...
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Cards opt for 8-man bullpenJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals activated reliever Randy Flores from the 15-day disabled list on Friday, opting for an eight-man bullpen during a stretch of 18 consecutive ga...
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Cubs place Lieber on DL, recall HoffpauirJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HOUSTON _ The Chicago Cubs placed Jon Lieber on the 15-day disabled list because of a right foot strain today and recalled infielder Micah Hoffpauir from Triple-A Iowa. ...
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Fan who won 7th-inning stretch contest diesJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - GUTTENBERG, Iowa -- An eastern Iowa man who became the first Chicago Cubs fan to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field has died from bone cancer. Dustin Eg...
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It's a long way from Yankee Stadium to PeoriaJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Rare has been the day in two years of managing that Ryne Sandberg's been away from his team. Except to join his fellow Hall of Famers in Cooperstown in late...
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Tee ball player connects at White House all-star gameJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - It could have been just another day in the life of 6-year-old Kelsey Brauer, the way she sat on the picnic bench late Wednesday afternoon, guzzled some grap...