Major League Baseball and Tour de France Highlights
AP summary covers Thursday MLB scores including Detroit and Toronto, New York and Kansas City, Minnesota and Baltimore, and other games with updates on schedules. Also notes NCAA and NBA results with Indiana and Los Angeles scores, plus Tour de France stage details finishing at Col du Tourmalet after Pau to Haute Pyrenees route.
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Beckett
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J.vargas
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Tulsa
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Washington
Associated Press
Col du Tourmalet
France
Pau
Haute- Pyrenees
Col de Marie-Blanque
Col du Souler
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Kansas City
Cleveland
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Royals
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Jeter Ss
Kendall c
Swisher Rf
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Ankiel of Ardrgz
Bbutler
R.pena
Gardnr If
E—Podsednik
Posada
Sb—J.guillen
Aviles
Bloomquist
Swisher
Teixeira
D.robertson
Chamberlain
Park
Chen
Sabathia
Balk
Atlanta
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Florida
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Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Houston
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San Diego
San Francisco
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Brickyard 400 Practice and Pro Baseball Night Lineup
NASCAR Brickyard 400 practice from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. St Louis Cardinals face Chicago Cubs on WGN at 1 p.m. Royals visit Yankees at 6 p.m. White Sox at Athletics at 9 p.m. U S Open Series quarterfinals in Atlanta and boxing Friday Night Fights Shumenov Uzelkov. Japan faces United States in softball World Cup in Oklahoma City. Radio Royals at Yankees at 6 p.m. on 1240AM.
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Cycling Stage 17 results and overall standings update
The list details stage finish times for top riders led by Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck with Contador 83h32m39s overall. Notable names include Samuel Sanchez, Denis Menchov, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Robert Gesink, Christopher Horner, Lance Armstrong and Janez Brajkovic. Next, stage 18 runs Friday as a flat 123 mile ride from Lalies de-Bearn to Bordeaux.
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Luxembourg
Team Saxo Bank
Alberto Contador
Spain
Astana
Joaquin Rodriguez
Katusha
Yale
Ryder Hesjedel
Canada
Garmin Transitions
Samuel Sanchez
Euskaltel- Euskadi
Denis Menchov
Russia
Rabobank
Robert Gesink
Carlos Barredo
Quick Step
Vasil Kiryienka
Belarus
Caisse d'Epargne
Luis-Leon Sanchez
Sergio Paulinho
Portugal
Team RadioShack
Levi Leipheimer
United States
David Zabriskie
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
Dmitriy Muravyev
Kazakhstan
Gregory Rast
Switzerland
Yaroslav Popovych
Ukraine
Janez Brajkovic
Slovenia
Brent Bookwalter
Jurgen van den Broeck
Belgium
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Netherlands
Alexandre Vinokourov
John Gadret
France
Ag2r la Mondiale
Thomas Lovkvist
Sweden
Sky Pro Cycling
Kevin de Weert
Daniel Moreno
Lance Armstrong
Lalies de-Bearn
Bordeaux
Aquitaine
Polanco the hero as Phillies avoid sweep in ninth inning
In 11th inning action Placido Polanco homered leading off the frame to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Cole Hamels tossed eight one‑hit innings in stifling heat, with four relievers protecting the season’s one‑hitter. Brad Lidge secured the save.
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Cole Hamels
Matt Holliday
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Brad Lidge
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Colorado Rockies
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Kyle McClellan
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Matt Cain
San Francisco
Andres Torres
Rodrigo Lopez
Buster Posey
Cain
Arizona
Brian Wilson
Lopez
Lee and Rangers defeat Angels 3-2 for AL West lead
Cliff Lee pitched 8 1 3 innings to beat Jered Weaver as the Rangers edged the Angels 3-2 to extend their lead to six games in the division. Michael Young homered and Josh Hamilton drove in the go ahead run with a sixth inning double. Feliz earned the save.
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Jered Weaver
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Lee
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Weaver
Michael Young
Josh Hamilton
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