Friday Major League Baseball Matchups
Friday games feature Schmidt facing Florida Her at 6 05 p m Pittsburgh nander 60 Glavine leads Atlanta against St Louis Aybar 0 2 Schilling 12 10 meets Holt 7 8 Reed 10 5 clashes with Castillo 8 10 Remlinger 5 4 battles Astacio 7 8 Trachsel 5 9 faces Hitchcock 7 7 Johnson 0 0 vs Rueter 8 5 and tied to 9 05 p m start times across venues.
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Schmidt
Florida
Pittsburgh
Nander
Atlanta
Glavine
St. Louis
Aybar
Philadelphia
Schilling
Houston
Holt
N.Y. Mets
Reed
Colorado
Castillo
Cincinnati
Remlinger
Los Angeles
Astacio
Chicago Cubs
Trachsel
San Diego
Hitchcock
Montreal
Johnson
San Francisco
Rueter
Associated Press
Baltimore
New York
Toronto
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Kansas City
Seattle
Anaheim
Texas
Oakland
N.Y. Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Tewksbury
Gordon
Busch
Thompson
Person
Colon
Clark
N.Y
Yankees
Gorden
Claude
Key
Finley
Florie
Haynes
Baldwin
Major MLB and NFL roster moves across teams
Orel Hershiser activated for Cleveland Indians. Jermaine Dye activated for Kansas City Royals. Joe Vitiello placed on 15 day DL. Julio Franco agreed with Brewers. Hideki Irabu recalled by Yankees. Jim Mack optioned to Columbus. Mike Stanley and Randy Brown traded to Yankees for Tony Armas and a player. Brad Rigby placed on 15 day DL. Andrew Lorraine recalled. Shannon Stewart and Tomas Perez recalled by Blue Jays. Alex Gonzalez placed on 15 day DL. Terry Shumpert signed by Rockies and assigned to New Haven. Rickey Henderson traded from Padres to Angels for Ryan Hancock and Stevenson Agos plus a player. NFL fines and releases include Bill Romanowski fined 20000 for illegal hit. Bears release Darrick Brownlow. Cowboys place John Reece on IR. Broncos release several players. Patriots release multiple players.
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Kansas City Royals
Jermaine Dye
Joe Vitiello
Milwaukee Brewers
Julio Franco
NEW York Yankees
Hideki Irabu
Columbus
Jim Mack
Mike Stanley
Randy Brown
Boston Red Sox
Tony Armas
Oakland Athletics
Brad Rigby
Andrew Lorraine
Edmonton
Toronto Blue Jays
Shannon Stewart
Tomas Perez
Syracuse
Alex Gonzalez
Colorado Rockies
Terry Shumpert
New Haven
SAN Diego Padres
Rickey Henderson
Anaheim Angels
Ryan Hancock
Stevenson Agosto
National Football League
NFL
Denver Broncos
Bill Romanowski
Carolina Panthers
Kerry Collins
Chicago Bears
Darrick Brownlow
Dallas Cowboys
John Reece
Joe Abdullah
Ken Brown
Jeremy Burkett
Dalton Simmons
Sylvester Stanley
Ken Talanoa
Robert Turner
NEW England Patriots
Chris Ortiz
Shawn Turner
Chris Bresnahan
Chad Reeves
Dwayne Provo
Grbac to miss Chiefs Panthers exhibition clash
Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac is out with a strained abdominal muscle while Kerry Collins of the Panthers nurses a broken jaw and is sidelined 5-6 weeks. Rich Gannon likely start for KC, Steve Beuerlein to play for Carolina first half, Jay Barker to follow. Capers aims to curb penalties and produce first exhibition win.
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Ansas City
Carolina Panthers
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Elvis Grbac
Panthers
Kerry Collins
Brett Perriman
Andre Rison
Tony Gonzalez
Rich Gannon
Saints
Steve Beuerlein
Jay Barker
Collins
Carolina
Dom Capers
Irabu Returns as Yankees Top Royals 9-3
Hideki Irabu revived his major league season with a win in his return to the Yankee rotation after a minor league stint. Tino Martinez led the offense with his 39th homer as New York beat Kansas City 9-3 amid long rain delays and a rainbow overhead. Irabu showed bursts of power and control in 5 1 3 innings, delivering an improved outing despite inconsistency.
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EW York
Hideki Irabu
Yankees
Irabu
Tino Martinez
Kansas City Royals
Yankee Stadium
Iraba
Royals
New York
Joe Torre
Royals, King agree to two year contract
The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Jeff King have a two year deal valued at about 4 million dollars per year, per The Kansas City Star. GM Herb Robinson declined to comment. Irabu struggles as Yankees lose 9-3 to KC before Columbus demotion and media scrutiny.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Royals
Jeff King
Kansas City Star
King
The
Star
Herb Robinson
Watson and Tway Lead PGA Championship Prematch
Tom Watson and Bob Tway posted 2-under par on Winged Foot front nine as a strong first round. Brad Faxon and Per Ulrik Johansson shared the early pace, with John Daly and Phil Mickelson among several players under par after steady scoring in challenging conditions.
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Tom Watson
Bob Tway
Brad Faxon
Per- Ulrik Johansson
Sweden
John Daly
Phil Mickelson
Big 12 football hopes rise after tough inaugural season
In its first Big 12 season the conference showed talent but failed to deliver a national-title run. Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas State and Texas finished in the AP top 25 with Nebraska, Texas in Tier I bowls. Colorado and Kansas State improved, while Texas won the Big 12 title 37-27 over Nebraska as Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel eyes a stronger 1997.
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Allas
Big 12
Associated Press
Nebraska
Arizona State
Texas
Virginia Tech
Colorado
Washington
Kansas State
Brigham Young
Penn State
Rick Neuheisel
Colorado football targets national title after Nebraska talks
Colorado coach Gary Neuheisel expects to win and chase a national championship. He notes Nebraska's 29 straight seasons with nine wins or more and says Buffaloes aim to improve. Linebacker Ron Merkerson complains that morale victories are not enough and John Hessler will replace Roy Detmer at quarterback.
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Neuheisel
Nebraska
Huskers
Joe DiMaggio
Ron Merkerson
Buffaloes
John Hessler
Roy Detmer
Longhorns
Aaron Taylor
KU taps Nike for four year Jayhawk apparel deal
Kansas University finalizes a four year contract granting Nike exclusive rights to outfit 20 Jayhawk teams with shoes and apparel worth about 750000 dollars annually plus 105000 dollars in cash. Nike will place Jayhawk gear in 5200 outlets and the department earns royalties on licensed merchandise.
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Jayhawk
University
Kansas
Frederick
Nike
Snyder Sees Kansas State As Starless Blue Collar Team
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder described the 1997 Wildcats as starless and blue collar after losses of Canty Lockett and Kavanagh. He noted rebuilding the receiving corps secondary and finding a new quarterback, despite 37 lettermen and 10 starters back from a 9-3 1996 season.
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Anhattan
Kanrea
Kansas State
Chris Canty
Chad May
Jaime Mendez
Bill Snyder
Wildcat
Snyder
Canty
Kevin Lockett
Brian Kavanagh
Lockett
Kavanagh
Brigham Young
Kansas adds two full-time assistants to sharpen line play
KU coaches Walt Klinker and Del Wight lead the offensive line focused on development amid inexperience and depth concerns. Aimed at raising linemen’s intensity, they join Terry Allen in stressing discipline, technique, and accountability, while scouting for a starting guard.
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Awrence
Kan
Kansas
Walt Klinker
del Wight
Klinker
Terry
Allen
Wight
Chris Enneking
Michael Lies
Justin Glasgow
Dameon Hunt
Lies
Northern Iowa
Hawaii
Denver-area
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KCFX
New Orleans
Marty Schottenheimer
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Arrowhead
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Orris Cox
Bones
Wells
WIBW
Triple-A
Mamaroneck
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