Royals edge closer to White Sox after win in Kansas City
The Royals beat the White Sox 4-1 to win a third straight and move above .500 as Mark Gubicza matched Jason Bere and Robin Ventura committed a costly error in the eighth. Frank Thomas struggled, with just one hit as Chicago clung to first place in the AL Central and Kansas City closed within 54 games of the pace.
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Ottawa All Stars Poised for Fourth Straight State Showdown
Ottawa’s 15-year-old squad, led by coach Mick Casady, will open state tourney play in Pittsburg at 11 a.m. Saturday vs the District 1 winner. Expected pitchers include Jamie Drake in the opener and Andy Barnhart in the second game, with Brett Jones, Josh Turner, and Jeff Jackson also listed.
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Mick Casady
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District
Jamie Drake
Andy Barnhart
Brett Jones
Josh Turner
Jeff Jackson
Ottawa 14U All Stars Open State Tourney With Win Momentum
Ottawa 14U all stars, fresh off district dominance in Ottawa, head to the state tournament with hopes of continued scoring as they meet an unknown opponent Friday at 11 30 a m in Spring Hill. Coach Steve Morton stressed pitching and defense as keys, with John Dixon set to start the opener and Marez or Guilfoyle slated for the second game.
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John Dixon
District
Phillip Marez
Rick Guilfoyle
U S tops Russia for bronze in Olympic basketball clash
The United States defeated Russia 80 71 to secure bronze, avenging an earlier 77 75 loss in the preliminaries while coach George Raveling praised the mental edge. Finley led with 24 points as Respert and Henderson contributed, with Babkov pacing Russia.
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Resumien
ST. Petersburg
Braves baseball teammates among NAIA leaders at Ottawa
Ottawa University Braves posted their best season with a 24 15 record and KC Conference title. The team ranked 18th nationally in batting at .330 and 26th in ERA at 3.85. Individual standouts included Matt Lloyd batting .407 ranking 31st, Kyle Gardner at .395 42nd, and Mike Basler at .394 48th. Gardner led in doubles with 14 and Lloyd topped with 10 homers and 0.25 per game.
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Kyle Gardner
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Players seek strike date as owners reject proposals
EW YORK AP. The union will convene to set a strike date after owners rejected its proposals. Fehr said a date around Aug 12 or Aug 19 was likely and warned a strike could threaten postseason play and $140 million in TV money. Ravitch criticized the lack of a commissioner and noted leverage matters in the standstill.
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Fehr
Dick Ravitch
Ravitch
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