Padres cling to NL West lead after rough road trip
San Diego lost 5-1 to Philadelphia as a winless road stretch left pitchers frustrated. Managerial quotes noted frustration despite leading the division, with Arizona and Los Angeles closing in as the NL West remains weak. Philly swept San Diego behind Brett Myers and Ryan Howard powered by key hits.
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Phil Nevin
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A's surge back into AL playoff race with 8-3 win
Oakland Athletics, led by Mark Ellis Dan Johnson and Scott Hatteberg, beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 to sweep a four-game set and climb into a tie with Minnesota for the wild card. Barry Zito and Eric Chavez contributed as Oakland extended its winning streak to six and moved 4 1/2 games ahead of Texas in the AL West.
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Rangers
Hornish survives Milwaukee Mile victory shocks rivals
Sam Hornish Jr. wins the A.J. Foyt 225 at Milwaukee in a rough race, keeping his Indy Racing League title bid alive. He elbowed past rivals in high temperatures as Danica Patrick crashes and finishes 19th, while teammate contact and on-track grit defined the race.
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US Wins Gold Cup On Penalties For Third Title
United States coach Bruce Arena, soon stepping back, saw his team claim a 3-1 penalty win over Panama after a 0-0 final. Key players injured during the tournament did not dress for the final, and Pope faces a World Cup qualifier suspension in August. Davis converted the decisive kick as Keller denied Panama.
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Conor Casey
Pat Noonan
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Eddie Johnson
Honduras
Jaime Penedo
Brown Still Considering Knicks Opening
Larry Brown has met with Knicks owner James Dolan and president Isiah Thomas and will dine with interim coach Herb Williams next. The talks, amid a US visit to Brown’s East Hampton home, suggest Brown may take the job, with his family and Isiah’s involvement cited as positives. Williams, a former Knicks captain, has stayed silent amid the pursuit.
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Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France to end era
Lance Armstrong clinches his seventh Tour de France title finishing 4 minutes 40 seconds ahead of Ivan Basso and 6 minutes 21 seconds ahead of Jan Ullrich. He plans a quiet retreat near Nice then a farewell party at Paris Ritz and vows to mentor Johan Bruyneel next year while addressing doping skepticism with a defiant, celebratory speech.
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