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The matchup that might have been
NEW YORK (AP) -- Marquee starters were long gone. So were nearly all the other pitchers. His bullpen empty, National League manager Clint Hurdle approached David Wright and asked whether he had the right stuff to take the mound and close out the All-Star game. Did the New York Mets third baseman think chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon or general manager Omar Minaya would mind? "Don't worry," Wright remembered saying. "They're probably sl...
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TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH: 3-6-17-18-30; the Super Cashball was 2
Lottery results TOPEKA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Kansas Lottery: SUPER KANSAS CASH : 3-6-17-18-30; the Super Cashball was 2. There was no winner of the estimated jackpot of $195,000. KANSAS 2BY2 : Red numbers: 7-13; White numbers: 9-20. The jackpot was worth $20,000. DAILY PICK 3 : 5-0-2.
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Favre wants to play somewhere else
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Brett Favre finally is speaking for himself: He wants to play but doesn't feel welcome in Green Bay, so he's asking to be released. The quarterback's first substantial comments on his latest retirement decision reversal come in an interview with Fox News on "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren." "I am guilty of retiring early and there is a reason for that," Favre said, according to an excerpt provided to The Associated Pr...
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Surging PerrywinsJohnDeereClassic
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) -- Kenny Perry was signing autographs when he heard his cue. The crowd roared and his luck took another turn for the better, just as it appeared to be running out. Brad Adamonis had just missed the potential winning putt, meaning Perry had another shot after nearly blowing the John Deere Classic on Sunday. This time, he took advantage. Perry beat Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a one-hole playoff and escaped with his third vi...
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Lee, Sheets to start game
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets were picked as the starting pitchers for tonight's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. Lee is 12-2 with a 2.31 ERA, a remarkable resurgence after the left-hander was demoted to the minors last season. He was chosen by American League manager Terry Francona of Boston. "I'm just honored to be here, to be honest with you," Lee said Monday. "To get the start is just ...
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1. Hanley Ramirez Florida ss 2
All-Star Lineups National League 1. Hanley Ramirez Florida ss 2. Chase Utley Philadelphia 2b 3. Lance Berkman Houston 1b 4. Albert Pujols St. Louis dh 5. Chipper Jones Atlanta 3b 6. Matt Holliday Colorado rf 7. Ryan Braun Milwaukee lf 8. Kosuke Fukudome Chicago cf 9. Geovany Soto Chicago c P Ben Sheets Milwaukee rhp ------ American League 1. Ichiro Suzuki Seattle rf 2. Derek Jeter New York ss 3. Josh Hamilton Texas c...
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Australian takes Tour lead
HAUTACAM, France (AP) -- Bruised and sore and aching from head to ankles, Cadel Evans stood on the podium with tears in his eyes and a yellow jersey on his back. The Australian took the overall lead Monday in the Tour de France after a punishing 10th stage through the Pyrenees. His surge to the front came a day after he tumbled over his handlebars, leaving him with a cracked helmet and a body coated with cuts. He feared his Tour de France was...
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KU awarded $127,000
LAWRENCE (AP) -- A federal jury ruled Monday that a Lawrence clothing store must pay the University of Kansas $127,000 for trademark infringement for selling unlicensed Jayhawk-related merchandise. After two days of deliberations, the eight-person jury ruled that Larry Sinks, owner of Joe-College.com, had infringed on the university's trademark by selling unlicensed T-shirts online and through his store. "We agree with the jury that all three...
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Wingnuts manager suspended
WICHITA (AP) -- A Kansas minor league baseball manager was suspended for four games Friday for an on-field tirade with an umpire that left him standing on the field in his red socks. Wichita Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp was ejected in the second inning of Wednesday's doubleheader nightcap for arguing with umpire Blake Felix. The manager took exception to a strike call, threw down his hat and charged toward the plate from the third-base c...
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Perry sizzles,Creamer still hot
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) -- Kenny Perry again sizzled following a sluggish start and was two strokes off the lead Friday after the second round of the John Deere Classic. Playing as well as anyone on the PGA Tour the past two months, the 47-year-old Perry birdied six of his final 10 holes while shooting 5-under 66. That put him in a three-way tie for second place at 11-under 131 with first-round co-leader Charlie Wi (67) and Eric Axley (66). The str...
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Kirchen makes history in Tour
SUPER-BESSE, France (AP) -- Kim Kirchen became the first Luxembourg rider in 50 years to take the yellow jersey in the Tour de France while Riccardo Ricco of Italy sprinted to a mountaintop victory Thursday in the sixth stage. Kirchen claimed the overall lead after Stefan Schumacher fell in the final yards. The German had worn the yellow jersey for two days since winning Tuesday's time trial. Ricco was one second ahead of two top riders -- Al...
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Creamersetsrecord
SYLVANIA, Ohio (AP) -- Paula Creamer knew she was playing well. She was surprised just how well. Creamer birdied nine of the last 11 holes, including the final three, for a course-record 60 on the par-71 Highland Meadows layout Thursday. She held a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic. Only after she finished did she realize how close she came to golf's magic number of 59. "I didn't know it was ...
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Fort Scott residents aim for 2 world records FORT SCOTT -- Hundreds of Fort Scott residents are spending time this week dropping pennies on the ground
Fort Scott residents aim for 2 world records FORT SCOTT -- Hundreds of Fort Scott residents are spending time this week dropping pennies on the ground. It's all an effort to break Guinness world records for the longest line of pennies and laying a mile of pennies in the fastest time. The current record for laying the fastest mile of pennies is 2 hours, 24 minutes, 15 seconds, set in February by teachers and pupils in Rickmansworth, United Kin...
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Cavendish gets first Tour win
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) -- His dream was within reach and Mark Cavendish didn't let it get away. The British sprinter had been frustrated Monday when his chance to win a stage of this year's Tour de France was thwarted by a breakaway. On Wednesday, he got revenge by recording his first victory in cycling's premier race. The Team Columbia rider took the fifth stage in a sprint after a three-rider breakaway that led almost the entire way in th...
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The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in Powerball are: 5-7-31-49-53
Lottery numbers The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in Powerball are: 5-7-31-49-53. The Powerball was 14. The Power Play was 4. The estimated jackpot was $20 million. HOT LOTTO: The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night in "Hot Lotto" are: 2-6-10-24-26. The Hot Ball was 18. The estimated jackpot was $1.05 million. SUPER KANSAS CASH: 13-16-18-23-32 Super Cashball was 18. There was no winner of the $160,000 jackpot, and the next jackpot w...
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White Sox 8, Royals 7, 13 innings ChiSox ab r h bi Kan
Tuesday's Late Game White Sox 8, Royals 7, 13 innings ChiSox ab r h bi Kan. City ab r h bi OCabrera ss 6 0 2 1 DeJesus cf 7 0 1 2 Przynski c 6 0 1 2 Aviles ss 7 1 4 2 Quentin lf 7 0 1 0 AGordon 3b 5 0 1 1 Dye rf 6 0 0 0 JGuillen lf 4 0 2 0 Thome dh 5 3 4 0 Gathright cf 1 0 0 0 Wise dh 0 0 0 0 JBuck ph 1 0 0 0 Konerko 1b 3 0 1 1 Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 BAndersn cf 2 1 0 0 Grdzlnek ph 1 0 0 0 Swisher cf 6 0 1 2 Teahen rf 5 1 1 0 Crede 3...
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Celebration
The Associated Press Richard Petty made his NASCAR debut 50 years ago on a half-mile track in South Carolina, qualifying 13th in a car with the roof cut off. He wasn't wearing cowboy boots. He wasn't walking around in a hat adorned with ostrich feathers. He wasn't even sporting dark sunglasses. He was a tall, lanky, 21-year-old who wanted a chance to drive. He finished sixth -- five laps behind the winner -- and earned $200. "I got better," P...
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Stewart set to be released from JGR
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- After 10 years and two championships, Tony Stewart appears set to end his relationship with Joe Gibbs Racing to pursue an opportunity to buy his own NASCAR team. Stewart's contract with JGR runs through 2009, but the team was expected to announce Wednesday that it will release him from his contract at the end of the season. Team owner Joe Gibbs has been trying to sign Stewart to an extension for almost a year, but th...
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Kansas gaming wants extension TOPEKA -- The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission plans to ask for more time to complete background checks the companies that are selected to manage the four state-owned and -operated casinos, its executive director said Tuesday
Kansas gaming wants extension TOPEKA -- The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission plans to ask for more time to complete background checks the companies that are selected to manage the four state-owned and -operated casinos, its executive director said Tuesday. Last year's expanded gambling law gives the commission 10 days to complete background investigations after the four operators have been selected by the seven-member Lottery Gaming Facili...
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U.S., Czech Republic sign pact PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The United States and leaders of the Czech Republic agreed Tuesday to place a radar system in this former Soviet satellite that would warn of long-range missiles coming to Europe from the Middle East
U.S., Czech Republic sign pact PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The United States and leaders of the Czech Republic agreed Tuesday to place a radar system in this former Soviet satellite that would warn of long-range missiles coming to Europe from the Middle East. Russia is bitterly opposed, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice turned old Cold War rhetoric away from Moscow and toward Tehran as she signed the first solid treaty in what have been d...
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