Cubs and Pirates Gashed as Big Scores Roll In
Major league totals show the Cubs 2, Mets 1. Pirates thrashed by Cardinals. Orioles toppled by Phillies with 2 runs to 1. Tampa Bay outlasted by Cincinnati 11 to 9. Seattle and San Diego games noted with late starts.
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Mitre shuts out Blue Jays in seven for Cubs
Sergio Mitre allowed two hits over seven shutout innings and drove in a run with a double off Roy Halladay as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 to avoid a three game sweep. Ryan Dempster earned the save with a perfect ninth. Halladay took the loss ending a five game win streak.
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Jason Bay
Mackowiak
Pnc Park
B.J. Ryan
Padres pick Ramblin Ram in 26th round draft pick
Bluefield College pitcher Jon Link, a 21 year old righthander who also plays first base, was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 26th round of the MLB draft as the 788th overall. Coach Billy Berry noted Link's standout junior season with a 2.14 ERA over 81 2/3 innings, a 7-5 record, 74 strikeouts and a .255 opponent batting average.
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Nationals rally past Athletics for sixth straight win
Esteban Loaiza labored through a 10 minute first inning in 89 degree heat, giving up two runs as Washington fell behind early. Ryan Church Brian Schneider and Vinny Castilla homered, Church collecting four hits and three RBIs in a 7-2 victory that pushed the Nationals to a season high six straight wins and a first place in the NL East. Oakland lost 10 straight games as Ken Macha shuffled the lineup.
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Best friends on opposite benches in NBA Finals clash
Rasheed Wallace recalls the deep bond between coaches Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich as the Pistons and Spurs prepare for Game 1. Brown mentored Popovich, who later became his closest ally in San Antonio. The two exchange ideas, share meals, and rely on a long, daily friendship even as they lead rival teams.
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Rockingham Loses NASCAR Schedule After 40 Years
Rockingham NC adjusts to life without NASCAR as North Carolina Speedway line of billboards remains. The Rock, once hosting two races yearly, now has no date on the Nextel Cup schedule after NASCAR moved beyond its roots in a 2004 dispute settlement with Speedway Motorsports Inc.
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