Rockies promote Cortes amid roster shakeup
Colorado Rockies designate Michael Restovich for assignment and purchase contract of righty David Cortes from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Cortes, 11 appearances with Sky Sox, 1-0 with a save and 4.30 ERA. Restovich batted .290 with a homer and 3 RBIs in 14 games for Colorado. Rockies beat Braves 7-6 to fall to 8-21, NL worst start ahead of Royals.
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Denver
Colorado Rockies
Michael Restovich
David Cortes
Triple-A
Colorado Springs
Cortes
Sky Sox
Atlanta
Cleveland
David
Colorado
Clint Hurdle
Restovich
Rockies
Atlanta Braves
Kansas City Royals
Steroids blamed for 9 percent home run drop across league
Reds pitchers allowed a league high 49 homers in 30 games, on pace to break last year’s team record of 236. Kent Mercker questions steroids impact while others cite Barry Bonds’s absence and improved pitching as key factors. Shannon Stewart notes better pitching and movement on pitches reduces contact and boosts home runs with a big swing.
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Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Kent Mercker
San Francisco
Barry Bonds
Barry
Minnesota
Ron Gardenhire
Florida Marlins
Mike Lowell
Shannon Stewart
Pistons take early lead as Pacers struggle in semifinals
Indiana fell behind after a quick start by Detroit as O Neal scored 22 and Jackson 15 for the Pistons. Artest faces seasonlong suspension but is expected to practice with Indiana later this week. Miller scores six as Hamilton, Billups, and Wallace contribute. In Phoenix, Stoudemire posts 40 points and 16 rebounds as Suns beat Dallas 104 97 with Johnson 25 and Marion 23. Nash earns MVP honor before the game.
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Indiana
O'Neal
Jackson
Pacers
Ron Artest
Indianapolis
Reggie Miller
Phoenix
Amare Stoudemire
Memphis
Suns
Mavericks
Houston
Joe Johnson
Shawn Marion
Steve Nash
NBA
David Stern
Mark Cuban
GCHS Buffs Seek Home Field in Tight Regional Race
Garden City High School baseball sits 12-4 and third in Class 6A regionals with four key games left including a Great Bend doubleheader at Williams Stadium and two at home versus Hays. Pitching is the concern as Garrett Kasper and Dustin Lamb lead a 10-2 combined mark while Adams and Heinz to start tonight against Great Bend.
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Buffaloes
Garden City
Liberal
Derby
Wichita Heights
Wichita East
Hutchinson
Buffs
Great Bend
Williams Stadium
Hays
GCHL
Brad Bascue
Garrett Kasper
Dustin Lamb
Twinbill
Rascue
Kasper
Lamb
Bascue
Quentin Adams
Skyler Heinz
Skyler
Buffs claim WAC crown with strong team effort
Buffalo junior varsity placed second in the Western Athletic Conference JV tournament with 344, 13 behind Liberal. Zach Nelson was third overall at 82 and Geoff Schiffelbein ninth at 86 as individual results list Adam Gotsche Great Bend 76 and Sam Nelson Garden City 76 among top finishers in a field including Dodge City Liberal Garden City Great Bend Hays.
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Buffalo
Liberal
Zach Nelson
Garden City
Great Bend
Dodge City
Hays
Adam Gotsche
Sam Nelson
Jarret Tagtmeyer
Robert Tibbetts
Walker Frey
Jeremy Beyer
Ray Byers
Tyler Henderson
Travis Rhine
Aaron Mapel
Buffaloes sweep Liberal as Garden City dominates twinbill
Garden City pounded Liberal 17-0 in game one and 16-7 in game two. Kasper earned the win in game one improving to 6-1 with seven strikeouts and no walks. Stimatze homered twice in game two, driving in multiple runs as Gonzales and Heinz contributed key hits and steals. Garden City totaled 28 hits across the doubleheader, matching a decisive run spread with strong defense and baserunning. The Buffs improve to 2-0 in the series and return to Williams Stadium to host Great Bend.
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Kasper
Garden City
Jacob Gonzales
Stmatze
Gonzales
Heinz
Buffs
Powers
Alex Bascue
Sumatze
Lamb
GCHS
Liberal
WSOO
Mon
Westerman
Lewis
Hensley
W—Kasper
Fisher
W—Lamb
Freeman
Stimatze
Krueger
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Hamilton
Chauncey Billups
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Geoff Schiffelbein
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Whhartons
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Kearny County Hospital
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Family Health Center
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Kearny County
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