Rays condemn Yankees to cellar
The Rays beat the visiting Yankees 5-2 to surge to first in the AL East, extending their hot stretch to seven wins in eight games. Akinori Iwamura and Shawn Riggans homered off Ian Kennedy, while Scott Kazmir dominated in scoreless six innings after signing a 28.5 million extension. Yankees star players on the disabled list, including Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, struggled as New York fell to 20-22 and faced Johan Santana in the Subway Series.
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Webb and Drew power Dbacks past Rockies in win
Brandon Webb earned his ninth win, first in MLB with nine decisions this season, backed by Stephen Drew's career-best four hits as the Diamondbacks beat the Rockies 8-5. Webb tossed 111 pitches, left after eight with a 5-3 lead, while Rockies manager Clint Hurdle praised the movement of the breaking ball and changeup.
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Bay’s pinch homer lifts Pirates past Cardinals in ninth inning
At St Louis, Jason Bay hit a three run homer off Jason Isringhausen in the eighth to cap Pittsburgh’s rally from a four run deficit and give the Pirates an 11 to Cardinals win.
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Test Your Play Becker's Bridge 1 and 2
Declarer play directions for two bridge problems from a 2008 King Features Syndicate column. Problem 1 analyzes ducking North’s heart queen to prevent a heart return and outline a cross-ruffing plan exploiting 2-2 or 3-1 trumps. Problem 2 shows a crossruff tactic after cashing A-K diamonds, then ruffing spades and clubs in a specific order to maximize eight trump tricks.
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Concept Sudoku Series Explains 9x9 Puzzle Rules
The next edition introduces Sudoku as a number placing puzzle on a 9x9 grid. It explains placing digits 1 to 9 so each row column and 3x3 box has each number once. Difficulty rises from Monday to Saturday.
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