Twins surge toward Central title with win over Sox
Jacque Jones hit two two run homers off Bartolo Colon as the Minnesota Twins completed a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox 5 3. The win boosts Minnesota’s AL Central lead to 3 1/2 with nine games left, seven against Detroit.
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Ramirez, Wakefield pace Red Sox as they widen wild-card lead
In Boston Manny Ramirez hit his 35th homer and Tim Wakefield pitched 8 1 3 innings to boost the Red Sox wild-card lead to 2 1/2 games over Seattle. In Arlington Laynee Nix delivered a 10th inning RBI single off Shigetoshi Hasegawa after a leadoff Alex Rodriguez double, sending the Mariners to their fourth loss in five. A rain delay in Baltimore halted play after five innings. the game to be resumed as a doubleheader in New York on Sept 26 or 27.
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Tigers Lose 114th Game as Maroth Slips to 21 Losses
In Detroit, the Tigers fell to their 114th defeat, the fifth most in major league history, with pitcher Mike Maroth absorbing his 21st loss, the first 21-win season-ender by a starter in 29 years.
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Royals rally to beat Indians 3 2 on Lima return
Kansas City wins second straight road series by 3 2 over Cleveland as Jose Lima returns with five solid innings and Raul Ibanez key hits. Royals stay 4 1/2 games behind AL Central leader Minnesota, who swept Chicago. Affeldt stars in relief. Leskanic earns save.
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Football defense leaders and sacks from latest stats
D Caine leads with 20 total tackles followed by S Salais 19 and S Heinz 18. Gonzales has 3 quarterback sacks and 3 tackle for loss, with Salais also at 3 TFL. Interceptions: none.
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Rabbits win first of year in lopsided Tribune rout
Greeley County Jackrabbits dominate Triplains 62 to 14 to secure their first win of the season. Henry Sloan rushes 162 yards on 20 carries with four touchdowns and two-point runs, while Jerad Gooch adds 90 rushing yards and two scores and throws a 16-yard TD to Nathan Schmidt. Schmidt returns a kickoff 79 yards for a score as the mercy rule ends the game late in the third.
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US Vets Lead Energetic US World Cup Prep
Washington AP report shows veteran U S players Kristine Lilly Mia Hamm Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett energizing a youthful squad as they anticipate opening World Cup match against Sweden. The group emphasizes fun teamwork and the World Cup as a rallying point to save the WUSA league amid upheaval.
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Rockies blanked at Coors for first time since 1999
The Colorado Rockies were shut out 6-0 by the Houston Astros as Wade Miller Octavio Dotel and Mike Gallo combined on a three-hitter. Jeff Bagwell homered and drove in three as Houston moved one game ahead of the Cubs in the NL Central. The last home shutout by Colorado dated July 4, 1999, against Andy Ashby.
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