Prentice bid for Royals blocked by owners over group size
Major league owners will not approve Miles Prentice's 75 million bid to buy the Kansas City Royals due to a large investor group. The 40 to 50 member group includes Kansas City elites and figures like golfer Tom Watson and Buck O'Neil. A vote seems unlikely when owners meet in Pittsburgh June 9-10. Royals President Mike Herman and Prentice both await baseball's decision.
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Royals fall to Devil Rays after late miscues
In St. Petersburg, Kansas City squandered a lead as Kevin Stocker scored the go ahead run on Jose Santiago's wild pitch in the eighth. Two more runs came on Joe Randa's fifth inning throwing error as the Devil Rays edged the Royals 5-4. Fred McGriff homered in the second.
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Kansas City at Minnesota Metrodome Pitchers Clash Tonight
At the Metrodome tonight the Kansas City Royals face Minnesota Twins at 7 05 p m with Kevin Appier 2 2 taking on Eric Milton 0 2 in a 11 15 record 10th of the season. McGriff returns from a bruise near his right eye and is 17 for 38 with seven homers and 13 RBIs over five games.
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Changing of the guard as Jazz face new Finals odds
Sita is popular belief, the player who took the final shot of last year's NBA Finals has not retired. John Stockton missed a buzzer chance to beat Michael Jordan in Game Six while Karl Malone and Jeff Hornacek near the end of their primes. Utah, without Jordan this year, must win 11 games to reach the finals again as contract years loom and seeds shift in a changed postseason landscape.
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Cleaves Chooses Spartans Over NBA Draft Move
MSU guard Mateen Cleaves, a 6-2, 190 pound All-American who led Michigan State to consecutive Big Ten titles, will remain in school rather than enter the NBA draft as an underclassman. Speaking at Breslin Center, he cited love for his teammates and his mother's wish for him to finish his degree as key reasons.
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Red Wings Avalanche Renew Physical Playoff Rivalry Tonight
NHL playoffs open the second round as Darren McCarty and the Detroit Red Wings renew their heated series with the Colorado Avalanche. The matchup promises intense physical play and high-stakes playoff action.
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Ex-Cowboy lineman Mark Tuinei found dead in car
Former Dallas Cowboys lineman Mark Tuinei who helped win three Super Bowls was found dead Thursday morning in his car outside his Plano home. He was 39, and officials said foul play or substances were not suspects. A friend discovered him. authorities awaited autopsy results.
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