Royals edge Red Sox as Knoblauch fuels weekend spark
Kansas City beat Boston 8-5 at Fenway as Knoblauch and Grimsley key roles. Knoblauch drew boos from Red Sox fans while delivering a clutch double in the ninth inning. Johnny Damon, now with Boston, remarked on the weekend challenge against New York after a Royals four-game series win. Grimsley allowed one run over two late innings as KC won their fourth straight series at Fenway.
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Dodgers edge Giants on Grudzielanek Bocachica blasts
LA moved ahead with consecutive eighth inning homers by Mark Grudzielanek and Hiram Bocachica, as Eric Gagne preserved a 4-3 win by intentionally walking Barry Bonds then striking out Jeff Kent and getting Reggie Sanders for the save at Pacific Bell Park. Armando Benitez closed New York’s win at Wrigley Field with a popup ending a tense late rally. St Louis swept Milwaukee 6-5 each game, sparked by Tino Martinez’s bases loaded walk in the eighth. Tom Glavine blanked Philadelphia seven innings as Atlanta split with the Phillies. Julian Tavarez starred for Florida, pitching well and delivering a bunt single to help beat Montreal. Encarnacion’s homer and three RBIs led Cincinnati past Pittsburgh at PNC Park.
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Indians sweep Twins to open home stretch
The Cleveland Indians swept the Minnesota Twins in a four-game set, finishing with an 8-4 win as Omar Vizquel struck for a three run homer and Bartolo Colon earned his third win of the season. The Twins wrapped up an 11 game road trip with the loss. The Orioles erupted for 12 runs in the sixth to end a six game skid, while Doug Davis tossed a two hitter for his first career shutout and Kevin Mench homered and drove in four for Texas. Seattle completed its first ever four game sweep at Anaheim behind Mike Cameron and Jeff Cirillo.
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Big Unit stifles Rockies in desert win
Randy Johnson labored early but recovered to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Johnson allowed two runs and one hit in the first inning, then dominated six more frames with nine strikeouts. Batista warmed as relief but unused. Arizona improved to 5-0 in Johnson and Schilling starts, while Johnson earned his third win, noting fatigue and a dead arm from his shoulder.
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Garden City invites volunteers to coach youth sports
Toa The Garden City Recreation Commission seeks adults to spend time with children and teach sportsmanship discipline and fun. Sign up to be a volunteer summer baseball or softball coach. no experience needed and training is provided. For information call GCRC at 276-1210. In Buffaloes action, Scot Donecker and Michael McVey led with a 3-0 doubles division record, while Quoc Cao and Levi Lyons went 2-1. Jay Rome also went 2-1 in singles, and Luke Knoll finished 1-2.
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Four Person Scramble Set for Bentwood Golf Ulysses
The Miss Southwest Kansas board sponsors a four person scramble on May 18 at Bentwood Golf Course in Ulysses. Entry is 100 dollars per team, with 18 teams max. Prizes and hole prizes include longest drive longest putt and closest to the pin for the top six teams. For details contact Kim Brom or Kelly Rae Howard.
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Penka wins national title in youth wrestling
Alexandra Penka captured the national title at 55 pounds in the elementary division at the Women s National Championships held March 23 24 in Lake Orion Michigan Beth Johnson finished second in the middle school division at 104 pounds representing Garden City Youth Wrestling Club Johnson earned runner up while Penka won the national crown in a strong showing for the club.
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Buffalo JV Tennis Places Second at Cimarron Meet
The Garden City High School junior varsity boys tennis team finished second with eight points at a Tuesday Cimarron tournament. Dodge City won with 11 points and Cimarron took third with five points.
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KU brings Robinson back as assistant coach
Former Kansas assistant Steve Robinson returns to the program to serve again as an assistant for KU. He previously coached at Tulsa and Florida State, led the Seminoles to a 64-86 record, and took Tulsa to a 46-18 mark with two NCAA appearances. He replaces Neil Dougherty, who left for Texas Christian University.
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NCAA probes Neuheisel for Colorado recruitment violations
The NCAA investigates University of Washington coach Rick Neuheisel over possible recruiting violations during his time at Colorado. He is the subject of the inquiry as Colorado and Washington figures are scrutinized for compliance in basketball and football recruitment practices.
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Venus Williams and Dokic advance in rain halted match
Venus Williams and Jelena Dokic won in straight sets as rain delayed play at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island Florida. The day saw four singles matches completed after a long stoppage.
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