Cubs Rally to Take NL Central Lead Behind Wells
The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 as Randy Wells improved to 8-4 with eight innings of shutout baseball. Mike Fontenot hit a three run homer off Aaron Harang, boosting Chicago's surge to 13-5 since the All Star break and a slim lead over St. Louis in the NL Central.
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Tigers rally past Orioles with walk off homer in ninth
Detroit catcher Clete Thomas homered with two outs in the ninth off Danys Baez to cap a 6-5 comeback win over the Baltimore Orioles. Justin Verlander pitched eight innings, Fernando Rodney finished, as Detroit erased a 5-0 deficit and moved to 6-5. Orioles rookie Chris Tillman gave up five runs in six innings while Brian Roberts and Aubrey Huff produced early offense.
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Sequoah Ledger Reads Odd Figures In Fragmented Text
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Concept Sudoku Difficulty Level Increases Through Week
The Sudoku puzzle, a 9x9 number placing game, requires placing digits 1 to 9 so every row column and 3x3 box has each number once. The difficulty level rises from Monday to Saturday, offering progressively tougher challenges in the next edition.
Subtle Snare Opens a Trick to Tilt a Bridge Deal
A national championship hand illustrates a clever trap on trick one. South leads a club from dummy, East misplaces cards as declarer ruffs and cashes hearts, then forces East to reveal the wrong card. The sequence sends East to a doomed choice and secures ten tricks for South. Tomorrow: A picture is worth 1,000 words.
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