MLB Standings and Schedule Snapshot
American League leaders show Toronto ahead with 45 wins. Cleveland and Minnesota trail as Boxing Day results yield Baltimore and Milwaukee victories. Central and West teams mix with Texas and Oakland in close contention. Wednesday adds key results and Thursday slate across the league with several matchups listed and times noted for upcoming games.
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Dur ham to Rice HOUSTON AP hires Dur ham as assistant coach
Cynthia Durham, former Oklahoma and Texas A&M women’s basketball assistant, is hired as an assistant coach at Rice University. At 28, she lettered four years at Kansas State and played on 1983 1984 Big Eight championship teams, replacing Jill Amos Lindblade who resigned for a high school post.
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Legion teams sweep Olathe in baseball action
Ottawa’s American Legion teams defeated Olathe counterparts on Tuesday. Post 60 won 8-0 in five innings with pitcher Chris Turner improving to 5-1, two hits for catcher Charlie Waymire, and Hayden McDaniel driving in two runs. The varsity posted a 7-3 win behind Ryan Curtis’s four innings of no-hit relief and Turner’s three-inning save. Ottawa led 2-1 after four, then scored four in the fifth to seal it.
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Sanderson and Mattingly power Yankees past Royals 6-0
Scott Sanderson pitched his first shutout in almost a year, retiring the first 10 Royals and finishing with 86 pitches. Don Mattingly collected four hits, a home run and two RBIs as the Yankees jumped on Mark Gubicza, with Pat Kelly and Mel Hall driving in runs and Matt Nokes homering off Neal Heaton.
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Rangers top Jays 16-13 in wild baseball night
Texas Rangers win a high scoring game 16-13 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ruben Sierra goes 4 for 5 with two doubles and a triple as Texas sets season highs with 20 hits and 16 runs. Dickie Thon, Dean Palmer, and Sierra drive in three each as Texas builds a big early lead.
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Veteran hurlers lead National teams to wins
Maddux pitched a four hiter and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts as the Cubs beat the Mets 3-1. Drabek threw a three hitter and nine Ks as the Pirates shut out the Cardinals 2-0, delivering needed wins for two high priced aces in a night of National League action.
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