AL and NL All Star Break Signals Race to World Series
The American League leads in home field with Kansas City atop AL Central as New York pursues its sixth straight East title. Hank Blalock's go ahead two run homer fuels a 7-4 AL win. prospects for post-season moves include Burnitz Henderson Benitez and Stewart trades. Clemens signals retirement after season.
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Kansas City Royals
Royals
Darrell May
New York Yankees
Boston
Yankees
Hank Blalock
Eric Gagne
Jason Giambi
Blalock
Texas Rangers
Seattle
Anaheim Angels
San Francisco
Mariners
Garret Anderson
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Arizona
San Diego
Diamondbacks
Luis Gonzalez
Los Angeles
Pop
Jeremy Burnitz
New York Mets
Rickey Henderson
Armando Benitez
Mets
Minnesota
Shannon Stewart
Toronto
Royals ride magical season into second half lead
The Royals, led by Pena and the versatile Desi Relaford, surge to a 51-41 mark and a seven game AL Central lead amid injuries to Sweeney Beltran Randa and others. Despite a 15-29 record vs teams with winning finishes, the team rallies on a six game slate against Seattle Oakland Yanks, with Ibanez praising the cohesion and belief.
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MacDougal
Mack
Royals
Tony
Desi Relaford
Desi
Pena
Atlanta
Aunelvys Hernandez
Kyle Snyder
Miguel Asencio
Jeremy Affeldt
Mike Sweeney
Carlos Beltran
Joe Randa
Carlos Febles
Dee Brown
Belaford
Seattle
Oakland
Yankees
Raul Ibanez
Bandits edge Pratt 10 2 in road win on strong offense
Garden City Bandits beat Pratt 10 to 2 behind Cameron Singhisen seven strikeouts and Evan Reinert two runs, while Garden City narrowed Great Bend 3 2 on late runs. Chamberlain held Great Bend to two baserunners after the third, and Garden City faces Hays next in winner's bracket.
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Chamberlain
Great Bend
Bascue
Pratt
Cameron Singhisen
Evan Reinert
Bryan Irsik
Hays
Dodge City
Alex Bascue
Garden City Bandits
Cramer
Rowland
Taylor
Lear
Singhisen
Irsik
Yonkman
Heinz
White
Drescher
Chisre Drescher
Zimmerman
Blues and Scott City split doubleheader in high scoring affair
Blues lost game one 9 to 6 after leaving bases loaded in early innings as Scott City built a lead with Aaron Kitch delivering a homer and a triple. In game two Scott City won 13 to 9 as Kitch again stood out with a homer and multiple hits, while Blues Salais and Klaus also homered.
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Aaron Kitch
Scott City
Claar
Garden City
Great Bend
Mesa
Leon
Reichmuth
Casper
Frank
Fenster
Quint
Eisenhour
Kitch
Hitchcock
Waller
St. Clair
Huck
Deniston
Speer
Salais
Klaus
Kershner
Benitez traded to cross town Yankees in deal
Armando Benitez leaves the Mets after 1999 to join the Yankees as Rivera’s setup man. The Mets receive pitchers Jason Anderson Anderson Garcia and Ryan Bicondoa as he crosses town for a $6.75 million salary this year with luxury tax.
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NEW York
Armando Benitez
Mets
George Steinbrenner
Benitez
Mariano Rivera
Yankees
Jason Anderson
Anderson Garcia
Ryan Bicondoa
Stewart now a Twin
The Minnesota Twins acquire Shannon Stewart from the Toronto Blue Jays for a player to be named and outfielder Bobby Kielty. Stewart hits .294 with 47 runs seven homers and 35 RBIs, as the club tries to spark a slump plagued season.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Shannon Stewart
Twins
Stewart
Toronto Blue Jays
Bobby Kielty
Terry Ryan
Minnesota
Kansas City
Blue Jays
Kielty
Texas Wesleyan signs Urteaga to softball roster
Urteaga committed to Texas Wesleyan after visits and cited strong offers. She hit five home runs and six triples last season. The Garden City resident will relocate to the Dallas Fort Worth area, noting the move will be a major change from her hometown.
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Urteaga
Texas Wesleyan
Dallas/Fort Worth
Garden City
Foss Motor Co. Pre-Owned Bank Repo Sale Opens in Liberal
Foss Motor Co in Liberal hosts a limited time sale offering over 100 repossessed and off-lease vehicles at substantial discounts. Buyers can start with $59 down and finance through $3 million in available loans, with most vehicles under warranty and many models ready to drive away.
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Foss Motor Co
John Foss
Mr. Foss
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