Articles filed under Baseball
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Wrap: Jacobs stuns C-G in 7thApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Down to their last strike in the top of the seventh inning, back-to-back home runs from Brandon Stroh (2-for-4) and Ricky Rizzuto (3-for-4, HR) lifted Jacobs to a thrill...
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Wrap: Burke, Whips knock off BC; SCN tops LarkinApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Rivalries like the one between Hampshire and Burlington Central don't stay hot unless each side takes turns stoking the fire. So far this school year, the boys from Bur...
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West Chicago 6, Wheaton Warrenville South 5Apr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - West Chicago's small ball became microscopic. The Wildcats used four fifth-inning bunt singles to help score 5 runs, giving them just enough offense to hold on for Mond...
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Wrap: Metzger, Mustangs stop SaxonsApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A self-defense grab of a line drive helped Rolling Meadows junior Teddy Metzger literally survive the first 3 innings Monday. Metzger thrived the rest of the way in a cr...
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Sox' team average doesn't tell offensive storyApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, the numbers are ominous. Through the first three weeks of the season, the White Sox are batting just .242 as a team, the second-lowest average in the Am...
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13 not so very unlucky for CubsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Note to anyone who had the Cubs in a 13-run pool over the weekend: Begin spending frivolously. For the second day in a row, the Cubs scored 13 runs against visiting Pitt...
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Reds rally past Gagne, BrewersApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Edwin Encarnacion and Paul Bako hit consecutive homers off Eric Gagne in the 10th inning, and Ken Griffey Jr. followed with a run-scoring single as the host Cincinnati R...
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Danks dazzles againApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- John Danks was a typical rookie major-league starting pitcher last season. The White Sox' left-hander showed some flashes of brilliance early, st...
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Blue Jays release Frank ThomasApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - TORONTO -- Slumping designated hitter Frank Thomas was released Sunday by the Blue Jays, who cut the 19-year veteran one day after he became angry for being taken out of...
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Thomas' release talk of Sox' clubhouseApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Frank Thomas is the best hitter in White Sox history and one of the best ever in major-league baseball. On Sunday, though, the "Big Hurt" found h...