Orioles extend win streak to seven with Rangers sweep
Baltimore routs Texas 7-3 to complete a four game sweep and extend a season high win streak. Melvin Mora belts two homers driving in three as the Orioles notch their first seven game home run streak since 1969 and move near .500 while Texas drops. Mora lifts with 20th homer and 11 game hit streak.
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Reds Trade Lidle to Phillies for Minor Leaguers
Philadelphia gains Corey Lidle to bolster a injury depleted rotation as Cincinnati ships the right hander with a 7-10 record and 5.32 ERA in 24 starts for Javon Moran and Joe Wilson plus a player to be named. Lidle has pitched 149 innings for the Reds and can become a free agent after this season.
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Princeton rally falls short in 9th for Kingsport win
Kingsport ties the game in the ninth on Horace Lawrence’s three run homer after Princeton led 7-4 in the eighth. Jamie Nelson’s club won 8-7 as Robby Bouman lined a walk off single scoring Blake Shultz in the bottom of the ninth. Gor pitched for Princeton. Gonzalez started for Kingsport. Att 834.
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Bradshaw Joins Marshall Thundering Herd Football
Ahmad Bradshaw, the Graham High School star and Virginia’s top two 2,000-yard seasons rusher, enrolled at Marshall University and practiced with the Thundering Herd. The true freshman, previously dismissed from Virginia after an arrest, is now joining the Huntington program with his father visiting last week.
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Mountaineers begin fall practice amid optimism and caution
Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez led a three hour session with 105 players in shorts as WVU opened fall practice. He urged tone setting, warned against boasting, and noted veterans may reduce mistakes while addressing conditioning and recovering players Jahmile Addae Tim Brown and Erick Phillips. Brandon Barrett remains ineligible awaiting NCAA ruling.
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Blue Jays win for new boss in Gibbons first game
Gabe Gross hit his first major league home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-4 under new manager John Gibbons. Josh Towers spun seven strong innings, leaving Esteban Loaiza winless since the Yankees acquired him, while Bernie Williams and Hideki Matsui homered for New York.
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