Best Buy 400 results highlight Biffle and Kenseth wins
Greg Biffle led a dominant run in the Best Buy 400 posting a victory for Ford with Matt Kenseth finishing strong in fourth. The event featured 43 cars, multiple lead changes, and a race won with a 4.224 second margin after 3 hours 18 minutes. Key names included Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, and Kyle Busch, with ESPN2 coverage listed for 8 p.m. and a long leaderboard of standings and earnings across the field.
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National League standings and schedule notes
Baseball and hockey playoff spots and upcoming games are listed with team records and matchups. Key details include Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Arizona, and Pittsburgh at St Louis, plus Stanley Cup and NBA Finals timelines and venues.
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Major League Highlights: Late-Game Heroics Across Cities
The report chronicles several late inning heroics and key performances. Fred Lewis delivered a go-ahead two-run triple in the 10th, then scored the winning run as Jose Castillo scored on an infield single. Grudzielanek and Guillen homered for Kansas City, while Ian Snell suffered a fifth straight loss. Looper boosted his average to .429 among majors' pitchers, aided by Ankiel's defensive catch.
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A’s rally past Rangers with nine-run seventh inning
Oakland overcame a 7-4 deficit by battering Texas relievers in the seventh. Cust and Ellis homered, Hanrahan and Buck added RBI hits, boosting the A’s to an 13-8 victory as Gaudin earned the win. Hamilton homered for Texas with 63 RBIs on the season.
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Gulbis and Djokovic reach French Open fourth round
At Roland Garros in Paris the purse stands at 24.53 million with men and women in round four. Ernests Gulbis of Latvia beat Michael Liedra of France 6 4 7 6 3 while Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6 4 6 3 6 4 and Rafael Nadal routed Fernando Verdasco 6 1 6 0 6 2. In women's play Ana Ivanovic stopped Petra Retkovska 6 0 6 0 and Jelena Jankovic downed Agnieszka Radwanska 6 3 7 6 3. Patrik Schnyder beat Katarina Srebotnik 6 2 6 4.
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Sun Devils Reach Softball World Series Final Showdown
In a pitchers duel and clutch hitting, Arizona State defeats Alabama 1 0 on a lone timely blast by Vasquez as Katie Burkhart silences the Crimson Tide to push ASU toward the finals. The Sun Devils, seed six, improve to 64 5 with Dunne taking the loss.
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Florida Tops Texas A&M 6-1 in Elimination Game
Francesca Enea homered twice and a misplayed pop-up produced the go ahead run as Florida earned its third straight elimination victory. Stacey Nelson walked in a run in the second, escaped trouble in the third with runners on second and third, while Stephanie Brombacher allowed no hits in four innings of relief to seal the win. Megan Gibson saw her 15 game win streak end as Texas A&M yielded four runs on 32-3 innings.
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Rays Rally Past White Sox in Walk-Off Twist
The Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Jeff Gross’s walk-off triple and Leo Guillen’s critical remarks. J.P. Howell earned the win as Tampa Bay extended its division lead to 13 games over Boston and improved to 35-22, marking the club’s best season standing in 11 years.
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Principal Charity Classic at RiverTowne Mount Pleasant
RiverTowne Country Club hosts the Principal Charity Classic in Mount Pleasant with a $2.6 million purse on a 6459 yard par 72 course. The field lists Seon Hwa Lee 390000 Karrie Webb 237445 Song Hee Kim 172250 Dane Park 120250 Sophie Gustafson 120250 Sun Young Yoo 75183 Inbee Park 75183 Na Yeon Choi 75183 Suzann Pettersen 55250 Se Ri Pak 55250. Final scores span 274 to 279, with eight players posting rounds across 68 70 69 and similar totals.
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Softball Princeton A doubles elimination tournament this weekend
Area calendar lists a Princeton A men's softball double elimination tourney at Princeton Rec Field June 7-8 with $150 entry and T shirts. For info call Randall Hopkins 304-753-4457 or Ricky Blankenship 540-726-3556.
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