A's ship McGwire to Cardinals in three-pitcher deal
Oakland trades Mark McGwire to St. Louis for right handed pitchers TJ Mathews Eric Ludwick and Blake Stein. McGwire 33 led majors with 52 homers last season and aims to chase Roger Maris 61 in 55 games with the Cardinals. Cardinals GM Walt Jocketty says he is a quality middle lineup bat.
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Eric Ludwick
Blake Stein
San Francisco
Wilson Alvarez
Roberto Hernandez
Danny Darwin
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
John Smiley
Cincinnati
Grambling coach Robinson cleared. university given two years probation
NCAA cleared Grambling coach Eddie Robinson of violations and imposed a two year probation on Grambling for minor infractions by his son and two academically ineligible players. President Raymond Hicks welcomed the decision as Robinson prepared for his final season, noting the heavy scrutiny and lessons learned.
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Irvan captures Brickyard 400 pole in emotional week
Winston Cup veteran Ernie Irvan earned his 18th career pole at Indianapolis with a track record 177.736 mph in the Robert Yates Racing Ford. Dale Jarrett and Joe Nemechek joined him on the front row, while Jeff Gordon stayed in the field. Irvan coping with his mother’s coma and contract uncertainty, held focus on the pace as qualifying closed.
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Joe” Nemechek
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Yates
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Joe Nemechek
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Jeff Gordon
Rivers
North Dakota guard Boschee weighing five college offers
Valley City ND standout Jeff Boschee a 6-foot point guard listed Kansas Minnesota Arizona Duke and Iowa State as finalists He told a Fargo newspaper he favors Kansas at present after featuring at Nike camp in Indianapolis where he scored 40 points in a game and averaged 25 points four assists and two steals as a junior He has drawn interest from recruiting guru Bob Gibbons who ranks him KU's top point guard prospect
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Mitchell, S.C
Davis Breaks Slump in Royals 3 2 Extra-Inning Win
Chill Davis ended a 3-for-33 drought with a bases loaded walk and a game winning single in the 10th to lift Kansas City past Boston 3 2. Jay Bell hit his 17th homer for KC and Rob Bell, David Howard, and Jeff King contributed stellar defense as Tom Gordon matched eight innings of one run allowed for the Red Sox.
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Red Sox
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Wil Cordero
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