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Royals 8, Diamondbacks 3 Kan
Royals 8, Diamondbacks 3 Kan. City ab r h bi Arizona ab r h bi DeJesus cf 5 2 3 5 SDrew ss 4 0 0 0 Aviles ss 5 0 1 0 Upton rf 4 0 0 0 AGordon 3b 3 1 0 0 OHudson 2b 4 0 0 0 JGuillen lf 5 1 2 1 CJackson 1b 4 0 2 0 Gathright cf 0 0 0 0 Reynolds 3b 3 2 1 0 Grdzlnek 2b 5 1 3 0 Young cf 4 1 0 1 Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 Salazar lf 3 0 1 1 Teahen rf 5 0 2 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 JBuck c 3 1 1 0 CSnyder c 3 0 0 0 Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 Owings p 2 0 0 0 Meche...
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Molina injured in Cardinals' victory
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Rick Ankiel scored from second on the Philadelphia Phillies' second error at first base in the 10th inning Sunday, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 7-6 victory. The game was marred by a potentially serious injury to Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina in the ninth. Molina was removed on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace after getting run over on a tag play in the top of the inning. Molina was taken to a hospital for evaluatio...
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No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 9-11-20-31-50
No winner in Powerball DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were 9-11-20-31-50. The Powerball was 14. The Power Play was 4. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $34.2 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $42 million for Wednesday. Tickets that match the first five numbers but miss the Powerball win $20...
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Some criticize Barone's timing
PITTSBURG (AP) -- Even when stepping down from politics, state Sen. Jim Barone can't avoid controversy. Members of the Crawford County Democratic Party said they had to scramble for a replacement for Barone's post when he announced he would not run for re-election only days before the June 10 filing deadline for candidates. Considering the many clashes Barone had with members of his own party in the Legislature, which culminated in his rem...
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Royals, Reds complete trade CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Reds got right-hander Henry Arias from the Kansas City Royals on Friday, completing their March 19 trade for right-hander Brad Salmon
Royals, Reds complete trade CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Reds got right-hander Henry Arias from the Kansas City Royals on Friday, completing their March 19 trade for right-hander Brad Salmon. Arias was 2-3 with a 3.78 ERA for Class A Burlington in 18 relief appearances. The 23-year-old pitcher was assigned to Class A Dayton. The Royals got Salmon for a player to be named or cash.
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Father Figure
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Doc Rivers often thinks about his father, a former Chicago police lieutenant who taught him life lessons that the Celtics coach relies on to guide his team. Grady Rivers preached patience, consistency and hard work. He juggled his schedule so he could watch his son's games. He coached his kid's baseball team and proudly watched Doc become a college star, NBA player and grow into a respected family man. In November, Grady R...
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CWS staying in Omaha INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA will keep the College World Series in Omaha, Neb
CWS staying in Omaha INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA will keep the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., through 2035 under an unprecedented 25-year contract extension. The baseball championship has been in Omaha each year since 1950. The new agreement will take effect in 2011 when the CWS moves from Rosenblatt Stadium to a 24,000-seat downtown ballpark. NHL awards announced TORONTO (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals won the Har...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88 Sunday, June 8 Boston 108, L.A. Lakers 102 Tuesday's Game L.A. Lakers 87, Boston 81 Thursday's Game Boston 97, L.A. Lakers 91, Boston leads series 3-1 Sunday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary Thursday, J...
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Woods goes up and down at tough Torrey Pines
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Tiger Woods made four bogeys and an eagle Friday to start his second round of the U.S. Open, an uneven effort at unforgiving Torrey Pines, where short bursts of momentum get lost as quickly as a ball in the ankle-high rough. Woods was 3 over par through eight holes, six behind Stuart Appleby and Rocco Mediate. Mediate opened with two birdies on the front nine, then gave one back after hacking away in the rough on No. 10. Pla...
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... on using city funds for holiday celebration: Garden City and Finney County earned praise last summer for making sure the community had a Fourth of July fireworks show
... on using city funds for holiday celebration: Garden City and Finney County earned praise last summer for making sure the community had a Fourth of July fireworks show. Unfortunately, the Finney County Commission hasn't appeared as eager this year to do the same. The city and county stepped up last year to fund the bulk of the $12,000 contract for the local fireworks show after the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce backed off its commit...
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Stars struggle on Day 1
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The players in the glamour group were ranked 1, 2 and 3. The guys at the top of the U.S. Open leaderboard were ranked 608 and 722. The biggest winner of all after Thursday's opening round might have been Torrey Pines, a course that muddled the field and blurred the distinction between great, good and mediocre -- the way U.S. Open venues so often do. Justin Hicks and Kevin Streelman, a pair of journeymen ranked in the deep tr...
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Royals 6, Rangers 5 Texas ab r h bi Kan. City ab r h bi Kinsler 2b 4 1 1 1 DeJesus lf 4 0 0 0 BBoggs dh 3 1 1 0 Callaspo 2b 4 1 2 0 MiYoung ss 3 0 0 0 Pena Jr ss 0 1 0 0 Hamilton rf 4 0 2 0 AGordon 3b 4 2 2 2 DaMurphy lf 3 0 0 1 JGuillen dh 3 0 1 1 MByrd cf 4 0 0 0 Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 Catlnotto 1b 3 1 1 0 JBuck c 3 1 0 0 Shelton 1b 1 0 0 0 Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 Sltlmcchia c 4 1 1 0 Aviles ss 3 1 1 2 Duran 3b 3 1 1 3 Gathright cf 3 0 1 0 RV...
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Regents approve tuition hikes TOPEKA -- It will cost more to attend the six state universities in Kansas next year
Regents approve tuition hikes TOPEKA -- It will cost more to attend the six state universities in Kansas next year. The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition increases ranging from 4.9 percent to 6 percent for the universities and extended a program at the University of Kansas that sets a fixed four-year tuition rate for incoming freshmen. Under the so-called tuition compact, KU freshmen will pay $229.25 per credit hour this fa...
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Mayors urge Congress to fix infrastructure
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Big city mayors told Congress on Thursday that they are overwhelmed by the infrastructure needs of their regions, and cannot maintain well-functioning water systems, roads and rail networks without more federal help. Kansas City's Mark Funkhouser was one of four mayors to testify before the Senate Banking Committee about the state of the nation's infrastructure, which they agreed was lousy and getting worse. They blamed muc...
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Teachers defend shock tactics OCEANSIDE, Calif
Teachers defend shock tactics OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend. Classmates wept. Some became hysterical. A few hours and many tears later, though, the pain turned to fury when the teenagers learned that it was all a hoax -- a scared-straight exercise desi...
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Stern to interview refs LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Stern came to the defense of his beleaguered referees again, saying they don't manipulate games or engage in other criminal activity
Stern to interview refs LOS ANGELES (AP) -- David Stern came to the defense of his beleaguered referees again, saying they don't manipulate games or engage in other criminal activity. And just to make sure, the NBA will go back and re-interview every single referee about Tim Donaghy's latest allegations of rigged playoff series in 2002 and 2005. Speaking to the media at an NBA finals that has been increasingly overshadowed by the Donaghy sca...
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Congregations nationwide display anti-torture banners
WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 300 houses of worship are displaying anti-torture banners this month in an initiative by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. Most of the banners are a stark black-and-white and read, "Torture is Wrong" or "Torture is a Moral Issue." Congregations participating in the monthlong campaign include Methodists, Presbyterians, Jews, Muslims, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Quakers and Roman Catholics. The anti-tort...
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Reds 6, Cardinals 2 St. Louis ab r h bi Cincy ab r h bi Schmkr lf 4 0 0 0 CPttson cf 4 1 0 0 Miles 2b 3 0 0 0 Janish ss 3 1 0 0 Worrell p 0 0 0 0 Grf Jr. rf 2 1 0 1 Flores p 0 0 0 0 BPhllps 2b 3 0 1 3 BBartn ph 1 0 0 0 Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 Sprngr p 0 0 0 0 FCdero p 0 0 0 0 Ldwick rf 4 0 1 0 EEcarn 3b 3 1 1 0 Ankiel cf 3 1 0 0 Burton p 0 0 0 0 Glaus 3b 4 1 1 2 Bruce lf 1 0 1 0 CDuncn 1b 4 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 YMolna c 4 0 2 0 DRoss c 2 ...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday, June 5 Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88 Sunday, June 8 Boston 108, L.A. Lakers 102 Tuesday's Game L.A. Lakers 87, Boston 81 Thursday's Game Boston 97, L.A. Lakers 91, Boston leads series 3-1 Sunday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary Thursday, June 19 L.A. Lak...
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Mugabe threatens to fight HARARE, Zimbabwe -- President Robert Mugabe today said veterans of his country's war for independence from Britain have threatened to go back into the bush to fight if the opposition wins the presidency
Mugabe threatens to fight HARARE, Zimbabwe -- President Robert Mugabe today said veterans of his country's war for independence from Britain have threatened to go back into the bush to fight if the opposition wins the presidency. "I'm even prepared to join the fight," the 84-year-old leader who has been in power since independence told a conference of his party's youth wing. Mugabe's comments come only about two weeks before he faces oppositi...
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