Spirit softball team named Blue Aces at Tangeman Complex
Garden City Spirit 14 and under softball players, led by Kim Bogner, Leslie Ford, and Kori Thornton, answered as a united unit when asked their favorite team. Coach John Ford notes the core group has played together five years and aims to pressure opponents through teamwork as Spirit rise to 17-2 with four tournaments yielding championships.
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Tangeman Sports Complex
Thearden City Spirit
Kim Bogner
Leslie Ford
Kori Thornton
John Ford
Bogner
Garden City Spirit
Larissa Whetstone
Tangeman Field
Wildcats' Patton arrested on warrants and suspended license
Kansas State junior running back Leon Patton was stopped by Riley County police for driving with a suspended license. A background check revealed two warrants from 2007 in Pottawatomie County for theft and a failure to appear on an unpaid Manhattan parking ticket. He posted bond and was released. Patton was the Wildcats' projected starter, with 390 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 83 carries in 2007.
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Manhattan
Kansas State
Leon Patton
Riley County
Kurt Moldrup
Patton
Pottawatomié
Anc
Wildcats
Jimenez Shuts Brewers as Rockies Win on Road
Ubaldo Jimenez baffled Milwaukee, allowing three hits in seven innings for a 4-3 Rockies victory. It marked his first road win of the season and came as Colorado's Clint Hurdle weighed keeping him comfortable away from home. CC Sabathia’s Milwaukee party turned damp despite a daylong welcome.
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Milwaukee
Ubaldo Jimenez
Colorado Rockies
Clint Hurdle
New York
Hurdle
Jimenez
Brewers
Colorado
CC Sabathia
New faces emerge for Beijing Olympics in swimming
Elizabeth Beisel earns her first Olympics at 15 with spots in 200m back and 400 IM, joining stars like Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. Megan Jendrick returns as a gold medalist, now competing as Jendrick. Garrett Weber-Gale and others provide fresh sprint fire as U.S. swimmers head to Beijing.
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Megan Jendrick
Mutual of Omaha
Omaha
Neb
Michael Phelps & Co
Elizabeth Beisel
Garrett Weber-Gale
Gary Hall Jr
Garrett Weber- Gale
Michael Phelps
Katie Hoff
Natalie Coughlin
Ryan Lochte
Beisel
Saunderstown
R.I
Jendrick
Sydney
Quann
U.S
Athens
Beijing
Weber-Gale
Milwaukee
Gay falters at trials ending sprint double bid
Tyson Gay stunned crowds with a wind aided 9.68 in the 100 meters at the US trials in Eugene before a left leg strain in the 200s quarterfinal ended his bid for Olympic sprint double. Allyson Felix also failed to qualify in the 100, leaving American track seeking a new star amid swimming’s Phelps and gymnastics’ Johnson.
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Eugene, Ore
Tyson Gay
Arkansas Razorback
Gay
Allyson Felix
Michael Phelps
Shawn Johnson
Mary Lou
Muna Lee
Marshevet
Hooker
U.S
Eugene
Ore
Lee
Buck Buckets Homers As Royals Rally Past Rays 7-4
In St. Petersburg the Royals erased a Rays lead with 10th inning homers by John Buck and Mike Aviles after Carlos Pena tied with a solo shot off Joakim Soria. Aviles, DeJesus each had three hits as Kansas City won 7-4 to avoid a sweep. Crawford returned to center but misplayed a ball, reflecting Rays miscues and a 1-for-19 RISP day.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Carlos Pena
Tampa Bay Rays
Pena
Joakim Soria
Royals
John Buck
Mike Aviles
Rays
Tampa Bay
Billy Butler
Evan Longoria
Esteban German
Mark Teahen
Dan Wheeler
Ross Gload
Buck
Aviles
Wheeler
Soria
Eric Hinske
Dan DeJesus
Hillman
Carl Crawford
Cent
Rolond
Crawford
B.J
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Jeff Baker
Milwaukee Brewers
Craig Counsell
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Phelps
Lee Deep
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