NASCAR Cup Standings and Earnings Through Aug 12
The Associated Press lists the Nextel Cup leaders by points with Jeff Gordon at 3,384 and Denny Hamlin at 3,040 among top scorers. Money earnings show Kevin Harvick at $5,625,510 and Jeff Gordon at $4,763,320, with multiple drivers earning over $3 million.
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Ryan Newman
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Greg Biffle
Casey Mears
Jamie McMurray
Mark Martin
Juan Montoya
Bobby Labonte
Denny
David Ragan
David Gilliland
J.J. Yeley
PGA Tour Stats Leaders Highlights from Recent Metrics
The data lists top players by scoring average driving distance and greens in regulation with names such as Tiger Woods Ernie Els Justin Rose Vijay Singh Jim Furyk Sergio Garcia and others. It also notes leaders in driving distance driving accuracy percentage and greens in regulation with several players tied or missing some values.
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Jim Furyk
Sergio Garcia
KJ. Choi
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Scott Verplank
Steve Stricker
Bubba Watson
J.B. Holmes
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Steve Allan
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Charles Warren
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Jose Coceres
Chris Riley
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Mark Brooks
Glen Day
Joe Durant
Jeff Gove
John Senden
Tommy Armour
Bunny Baird
Alex Cejka
John Merrick
Stephen Leaney
Eagles
Jeff Brehaut
Darren Stiles
Chris Tidland
Robert Garrigus
Rod Pampling
Chris DiMarco
Dudley Hart
Land
Jonathan Byrd
Tim Clark
Matt Kuchar
Gavin Coles
Bob Heintz
John Rollins
Mike Weir
K.J. Choi
Hunter Mahan
Pat Perez
PGA
Rory Sabbatini
Broad sports schedule and player rankings update
Tuesday highlights include Fox Sports radio coverage of Bluefield Orioles at Bristol Sox and Little League Softball World Series semifinals on ESPN2 in Portland. Golf leaders listed with driving, putting, birdie, eagle averages and all around, PGA money list top ranks.
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Baseball scores and schedules from major leagues and minors
Sunday results include Detroit 11 Oakland 6 and Yankees 5 Cleveland 3 while Boston, Baltimore and Seattle posted wins. Monday and Tuesday show multiple divisional games and upcoming starts featuring Lester, Sabathia, Halladay and Zambrano among others. Minor league action includes Bluefield, Johnson City and Bristol with several doubleheaders and pairings through Monday.
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Wakefield Dominates Rays In 3-0 Red Sox Win
Tim Wakefield flirted with a no hitter into the seventh, backing Boston 3-0 as Julio Lugo and Mike Lowell drive in key runs. Yankees beat Orioles, staying four back in AL East.
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Bluefield Orioles rout Johnson City 11 7 in Appalachian League
Bluefield improves to 25-28 behind Richard D Olea three run homer and two RBI from Dustin Black and Brendan Monaghan. Jason White leads with three hits as Orioles notch 14 hits and three fifth seventh and eighth inning runs at Cardinal Park. Seager Peralta takes loss. Hank Egan wins.
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Orioles Sign J R House After Norfolk Call Up
Orioles purchase contract of catcher first baseman J R House from Triple A Norfolk after outfielder Jay Gibbons goes on the 15 day disabled list and undergoes season ending shoulder surgery. House batted .295 with 10 homers and 63 RBIs for the Tides. Trembley praised the call up.
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Ravens thump depleted Eagles in preseason win
Baltimore’s defense stifled Philadelphia as Steve McNair led a 93-yard scoring drive on his only series and Matt Stover kicked four field goals. Eagles without McNabb and Smith, Feeley and Kolb split QB duties, Akers and Stover supplied scores.
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Polanco Sets Fielding Streak Record in Tigers Win
Placido Polanco extended a major league record by playing his 144th straight game at second base without an error as Detroit beat Oakland. Ells hit his 16th homer tying an A’s single season mark for a second baseman. Gaudin earned the win while Durbin took the loss. Shannon Stewart collected four hits and three runs, Magglio Ordonez tied the game with a two-run single, and Mike Piazza delivered the tiebreaking hit in the third.
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Area calendar highlights local youth sports and events
PikeView football boosters meet at 6 p.m. at the school. Graham Middle School hosts signups and practices for youth football and cheerleading on Aug. 13 with multiple contact numbers. Princeton and Peterstown host golf events and fundraisers, plus various signups for soccer, volleyball, and other sports across Bluefield, Princeton, and surrounding towns.
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Appy League 2000 standings and star players
Princeton finished 34-34, four games behind Danville 37-29, Bluefield 31-32 in third. Elizabethton 46-18 defeated the Braves to win the title. Edwin Rodriguez led the Devil Rays and Duffy Dyer managed the Orioles. Princeton All Stars included Kelly Eddleman and Dan Dement, Bluefield featured Octavio Martinez and Alex Gordon. Martinez hit .387 to lead the league and Tavares stole 36 bases. Martinsville’s Ramon German had 24 doubles, tied for fourth all time. Pulaski’s Angel Matos drove in 56 runs. two players hit 13 home runs. Rocco Baldelli of Princeton and Adam Wainwright of Johnson City were top prospects. Chad Bowen of Kingsport was pitcher of the year, Jeff Carter of Elizabethton named top manager.
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Ramon German
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Adam Wainwright
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Chad Bowen
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