Friday Baseball and Basketball Scores Roundup
Friday’s sports card lists several minor league games including Burlington at Elizabethton Danville at Bluefield 7 p.m. Johnson City at Kingsport Martinsville at Bristol Pulaski at Princeton 7 p.m. MLB results show American League wins by Oakland Kansas City Anaheim N Y Yankees and Seattle Minnesota Texas. National League results include Milwaukee Philadelphia San Francisco Montreal Los Angeles San Diego Pittsburgh Houston Cincinnati St Louis Atlanta Colorado. Also notes notable baseball history dates and player birthdays.
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Danville
Bluefield
Johnson City
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Bristol
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Princeton
Oakland
Toronto
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N.Y. Mets
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Ray Chapman
Carl Mays
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Everett Scott
Johnny Lindell
Cleveland Indians
Lindell
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Carlton Fisk
Johnny Bench
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Kevin Gross
Dodger Stadium
Jesse Orosco
Dennis Eckersley
Orosco
Matt Anderson
Jorge Posad
Orioles
Braves
Indians
Astros
Devil Rays
Twins
White Sox
Mets
Rangers
Cardinals
WNBA Playoffs Open With First Round Matchups
Eastern Conference matchups include Charlotte at Cleveland and New York at Miami with games set Friday and Friday night playoff action. Western Conference features Houston hosting Los Angeles on Saturday and Utah at home against Sacramento with all times listed for regional telecasts.
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Charlotte
Cleveland
Houston
Los Angeles
Waite Leads PGA Championship as Woods Stumbles
Grant Waite shot 6 under 64 at Atlantic Athletic Club to lead the 83rd PGA Championship. David Duval, Phil Mickelson, and a nine way tie for second trail, while Tiger Woods struggles with a 73 and a big first round deficit. Twenty plus players broke par as wet greens altered strategy.
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David Duval
PGA
Atlanta
Duluth
Grant Waite
Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods
Woods
Waite
Atlantic Athletic Club
Mickelson
Riviera
Ernie Els
David Toms
Brad Faxon
Area High Schools Stage Multiple Scrimmages Tonight
Graham High School hosts Pulaski County at Mitchell Stadium in a 7 30 p m kickoff with donations at the gate. PVHS Grid-O-Rama features Meadow Bridge Pocahontas Montcalm and PVHS against Pocahontas Montcalm. Bluefield Beavers scrimmage Lindside James Monroe at 7 p m. Tazewell Bulldogs scrimmage Grayson County.
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Bluefield
Graham High School
Glen
Pulaski County Cougars
Mitchell Stadium
Glynn Carlock
Pike View High School
Panthers
Meadow Bridge Wildcats
Pocahontas Indians
Montcalm Generals
Pvhs Panthers
Pocahontas
Montcalm
PVHL
Charles Angell
Bluefield Beavers
Lindside
James Monroe Mavericks
Nitro Wildcats
Tazewell Bulldogs
Grayson County
Astros hold off Baby Birds 2-1 in Martinsville
Reynald Ruiz went 3-for-3 and hit a fourth inning solo homer to lift the Martinsville Astros to a 2-1 win over the Bluefield Baby Birds at Hooker Field. Bluefield, now .500, threatened late but could not tie. Adam Thomas drove in the lone Bluefield run on a fifth-inning single.
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Martinsville
Reynald Ruiz
Martinsville Astros
Bluefield
Baby Birds
Hooker Field
Ruiz
Astros
Adam Thomas
Omar Rogers
Thomas
Roger
Ryan Bass
Virginia Tech Sets Noon Kickoffs For First Four Home Games
Virginia Tech announces noon kickoffs for the first four home games at Lane Stadium Worsham Field beginning Sept 1 against Connecticut and Sept 29 against Central Florida. Telecasts include Comcast SportsNet ESPN2 ESPN regional and ABC Sports with select games in multiple markets. The schedule features road games at Rutgers Pittsburgh Temple and Virginia with a Home date against Miami and a visit from West Virginia BC Syracuse and Virginia Tech in surrounding matchups.
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ESPN2
Rutgers
ESPN
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Florida
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
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Maine
Ohio
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Miami
ABC Sports
Tech
Boston College
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Temple
WVU notebook previews scrimmage, aims for offense lift
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez emphasizes better offensive execution in final preseason days. A Saturday full-scale scrimmage caps twice-daily practices as WVU prepares for the Sept. 1 opener at Boston College. Rodr guez praises the line, backs, and receivers, noting limited spring-like scrimmage opportunities and indoor work due to weather.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Rich Rodriguez
WVU
Boston College
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Appy League
Rodriguez
Mountaineers
Mountaineer Field
Caperton
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