Baseball Standings and Saturday MLB Schedule Recap
American League East shows Boston Detroit Baltimore New York and Toronto with varied records. Central includes Cleveland Kansas City Milwaukee Chicago Minnesota. West features Texas California Oakland Seattle and Kansas City. Saturday games list Chicago Milwaukee Oakland Cleveland California Detroit Kansas City New York Seattle and Toronto Seattle matches noted with pitchers and times. National League standings include Atlanta Miami New York Cincinnati Houston Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis and Colorado Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego. Thursday results show several close scores and upcoming interleague matchups. Transactions note Royals release Chico Lind and roster moves. Chiefs sign Leroy Thompson.
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Detroit
Baltimore
New York
Toronto
Cleveland
Kansan City
Milwaukee
Chicago
Minnesota
Texas
California
Oakland
Seattle
Kansas City
Chio
Fernandez
Karl
Antiveros
Hershiser
Finley
Wells
Kaw City
Appier
Erickson
Mitmersona
Kamieniecki
Pavlik
Ganson
Hentgen
Johnson
Pet
Atlanta
Enipseiphle
Monures
Florida
Cincinnati
Houston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Colorado
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
San Fran
Inn Philadelphia
Montreal
Philadelphia
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Henry
Swift
Saberhagen
Schourek
Navarro
Watson
Neagle
Avanta
Avery
Ashby
Witt
Nomo
Drabek
Mulholland
Kansas City Royals
Walved
Chico Lind
Chris Haney
Greg Ne
Baseball Scouts Ranked by Teams and Directors Mentioned
A list details scout counts by teams with Astros at 47, Angels 44, Dodgers 40, Martins 36, White Sox 35, Cardinals 34. The note references directors of Scouting including full and part-time positions.
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Angels
Dodgers
Martins
White Sox
Cardinals
Royals Rally Past Orioles 9-8 In Late Surge
Kansas City erased an 8-6 deficit after a 6-0 first inning lead collapse, then rallied with a two-run eighth and Wally Joyner driving in the winner in the ninth. Bob Boone urged resilience as the Royals avoided dropping below .500. Hamelin homered to cut the gap and Gaetti also went deep before Joyner sealed it.
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Kansas City
Bob Hamelin
Joyner
Tom Goodwin
Gary Gaetti
Royals place Jose Lind on waivers in divorce turmoil
Kansas City Royals put second baseman Jose Lind on waivers amid a month long dispute with the club. Lind, 31, had been placed on the disqualified list after missing a game following his wife filing for divorce. The players association filed a grievance arguing the absence stemmed from emotional distress and that suspension was improper.
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Jose Lind
Kansas City Royals
Lind
Milwaukee Brewers
Players' Association
The
Royals
Rayford Faces Final Four Bid After Turbulent KU Run
Calvin Rayford, once Wisconsin player of the year and highly touted, arrived at Kansas amid hype but endured two quiet seasons backing guards Adonis Jordan and Jacque Vaughn. A knee injury and sit-out year followed. Now 5-foot-6, known for defense with 149 steals in 71 games, he aims to end his collegiate career with a Final Four berth.
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University of Kansas
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Wisc
Wisconsin
McDonald’s
Jayhawk Land
Adonis Jordan
Jacque Vaughn
Rayford
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Broncos trial no huddle offense at training camp
Denver coach Mike Shanahan says the Broncos will experiment with a no huddle offense in practice and in select game situations. Training camp opened today at the University of Northern Colorado as Shanahan builds a new attack after using the scheme with the 49ers.
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Denver
Mike Shanahan
Denver Broncos
Drake to showcase high leg kick in Bahamas trip
Jamie Drake, 16, aims to join a 16-and-under baseball tournament in the Bahamas sponsored by the International Athletes Foundation. He will travel July 24 to August 1, pitching, catching, and playing multiple infield roles while fundraising with Ottawa area businesses.
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Jamie Drake
Bahamas
Drake
International Athletes Foundation
Ottawa University
Matt Lloyd
Europe
Wil Conard
Beau Basler
Midwest
Pomona
High School Williamsburg
Lisa Brookover
Eudora
Lori Kukuk
Baker
Baker University
Rich Weaver
OHS
Ottawa
Karla VanLeeuwen
Raiders clear one hurdle in move to Oakland
Alameda County and Oakland officials unanimously approved the Raiders relocation from Los Angeles to Oakland. A small citizens group plans possible referendum as NFL delays a vote while the deal promises 85 million in Coliseum improvements and 31.9 million in relocation loans plus up to 10 million for a new training facility.
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Calif
Raiders
Los Angeles
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
NFL
San Francisco
49Ers
Deal
Oakland Coliseum
Chiefs sign running back Leroy Thompson
Kansas City welcomes Leroy Thompson on a two year deal after his stint with the Patriots where he posted 65 receptions for 465 yards and five touchdowns and added 312 rushing yards with two scores Thompson, 5 11, 216 pounds, was Pittsburgh Steelers sixth round pick in 1991 from Penn State The Chiefs also released rookie free agents Sean Scott and Sean Crocker.
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Kansas City
Leroy Thompson
Kansas City Chiefs
Thompson
New England Patriots
Pittsburgh Steelers
Penn State
Barry Foster
Chiefs
Sean Scott
Pittsburg State
Sean Crocker
North Carolina
Wild night of baseball across American League games
Thunderstorms heat and late dramatic twists marked a busy AL slate. Darryl Hamilton delivered the 10th inning winner for Milwaukee as they beat Chicago 8 7 after a two out rally. Tim Salmon blasted a 10th inning three run homer as California downed Detroit 8 5. Toronto rallied with three eighth inning runs to top Seattle 4 1 and Seattle turned a triple play in the same Toronto game despite three unearned eighth inning runs. New York beat Minnesota 7 2 while Texas held on for a 9 8 win after nearly surrendering an eight run lead. Oakland and Cleveland were tied 2 2 when rain halted play and will resume as a doubleheader.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Brewers
Darryl Hamilton
California
Detroit
Tim Salmon
Texas
Boston
Toronto
Seattle
Minnesota
New York
White Sox
Hamilton
Roberto Hernandez
Jeff Cirillo
al Reyes
Angels
Tigers
Salmon
Tiger
Joe Beever
Tony Phillips
Greg Myers
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