Boston extends wild-card lead with 10 7 win over Anaheim
Boston's 10 7 victory over Anaheim puts the Red Sox 2 1/2 games up on the Angels in the AL wild-card race. Schilling tied the major league wins lead at 17 6, fanning four in 7 2 3 innings. Oakland matched a season high eight straight wins in Chicago. Twins beat Rangers 8 5 in 11 innings, maintaining the lead in the AL Central. Ichiro Suzuki collected three hits in August at Toronto, and Baltimore won in St. Petersburg after Mora and Gibbons homered in the 12th. Aaron Guiel drove in a three-run ninth inning rally for Kansas City as Affeldt allowed a run on two hits.
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Busters edge Dodge City in season opener comeback
Garden City Broacbusters exploit Dodge City's early run defense with a powerful ground game led by Marcus Cross and Mario Whitney. Cross 102 yards Whitney 101 as GCCC, boosted by Luke Dreiling kicks and strong special teams, rolls to a 10th straight season-opening win.
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Finley Returns to Dodgers with Big Inning Hank Finley homered off Randy Johnson and drove in all four runs in a 4-1 win for Los Angeles over Arizona in his first game back at Bank One Ballpark.
The former Arizona star fueled a Dodgers victory by belting a homer and a bases-loaded double after being traded on July 31. Meanwhile, MLB results flashed across the circuit with Giants and Cubs tied for the wild-card lead, Houston winning a fifth straight, Livan Hernandez tossing eight scoreless, Josh Beckett dealing a six-hitter for his first regular-season shutout, Edmonds homering twice, Milwaukee ending a 12-game skid, and Hampton delivering a two-hit effort.
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Buffs fall to Newton and Campus in hard volleyball quad
Garden City dropped to Newton 25-23 25-18 and to Wichita Campus 25-23 25-22 as coach Savolt noted aggressive play from Newton and missed chances to close leads. Thursday’s quad features Hugoton, Great Bend and Liberal with GC aiming to finish strong.
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Venus and Roddick shine in mixed U.S. Open action
Venus Williams sent a 152 mph first-serve message to Scoville Jenkins while Andy Roddick crushed his opponent 6-0 6-2 6-2 on a day of varied results. Justine Henin-Hardenne survived a late scare as Nicole Vaidisova fell behind, and Safin and Schuettler faced upsets amid a day of unpredictable results.
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Broncs topple Holcomb in volleyball rematch win
In a busy slate the Broncs beat Hugoton 25-15 25-17 to go 1 0 with Lakin and Holcomb also posting wins. Kelsie Yakel noted team acclimation while Jennings led with seven kills and 10 assists as Longhorns exploited Hugoton miscues in game two. Staab praised back row effort and readiness for more.
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