Twins edge Yankees in opener as Santana injures
Santana cramps in the fifth inning to trigger a bullpen shutout by Rick Reed J.C. Romero LaTroy Hawkins and Eddie Guardado They hold off the Yankees 3 1 to take a 1 0 series lead in New York Torii Hunter delivers a key two run misplay sparked rally and a seventh straight postseason opener win for Minnesota
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Hall makes third straight kickoff return TD record
Kansas City's Dante Hall returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the third consecutive week in a 4-0 Chiefs win over Baltimore. He was also named AFC special teams player of the week for a historic NFL first, as teams continued to kick to the elusive return man amid questions about strategy.
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Chiefs punter's safe kicks spark coach's caution
Kansas City Chiefs punter, once fighting to keep his job, is now a talked about figure. Coach Frank Gansz Jr. notes the difficulty of punting out of bounds and explains alternate strategies and risks, including squib kicks and their tendency to go out of bounds. Dick Vermeil warns of the high error rate in squibs.
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Schmidt Delivers Postseason Shutout in Giants Victory
San Francisco pitcher Jason Schmidt tossed a three hitter for a 2-0 win over the Florida Marlins in Game 1. Bonds drew three walks as the Giants capitalized on a Cabrera error and Aurilia scored on Alfonzo’s bunt misplay, clinching the club’s first playoff shutout in 16 years.
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Cubs stun Braves in NLDS opener at Turner Field
Dusty Baker led the Cubs to a 4 2 victory at Atlanta as Kerry Wood dominated with 7 1 3 innings on two hits and drove in the go ahead runs with a sixth inning double. Wood fueled a raucous Turner Field turnout as Cubs fans cheered a first postseason win outside Wrigley Field since 1945.
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