Gaetti lifts Royals past Twins with two homers and stellar defense
Keaty Gaetti hit two solo homers and made a key defensive play as Kansas City beat Minnesota 5-3 for its seventh straight win, trimming the AL Central gap. Jose DeJesus earned the win in seven innings, while Kaz Matsui, Knoblauch, and Hrbek contributed for Minnesota. Lind extended his streak to 13 games with a third-inning double and score.
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Ansas City
Keaty Gaetti
Kansas City
Minnesota
Royals
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Kevin Tapani
Gaetti
Chico Lind
Keith Miller
Lind
Brian McRae
Greg Gagne
Miller
Mark Guthrie
Guthrie
Mike Macfarlane
McRae
Jose DeJesus
Twins
DeJesus
Alex Cole
Kirby Puckett
Pat Meares
Chuck Knoblauch
Knoblauch
Kent Hrbek
RBI
Hipolito Pichardo
Ottawa Babe Ruth team blitzes Finney County for opener victory
Ottawa 14-year-old all-stars hammered Finney County 16 to 6 in the first round of the Kansas State Babe Ruth Tournament. Rick Guilfoyle and Jerrod Tolson each hit two homers as Dustin Benjamin also connected. John Dixon settled after a rough first inning and Ottawa advances to face the Friday late winner at 5:30 PM.
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Ralph Young
Rick Guilfoyle
Dustin Benjamin
Benjamin
Ottawa
Finney County
Kansas State
Spring Hill
Bae RE Be
Robert Curley
Pring Hill
Steve Morton
Buffalo
Guilfoyle
Jerrod Tolson
Tolson
Levi Moore
Philip Marez
Morton
Moore
John Dixon
John
Chiefs release Barnett as Bono trade gains formal approval
River Falls Wisconsin AP The Kansas City Chiefs cut wide receiver Tim Barnett after his innocence plea on a second degree assault charge involving a hotel maid. NFL commissioner Tagliabue approved the May 2 trade sending Steve Bono from San Francisco to Kansas City for a future draft pick. Bono had been working out with KC and received no clear proof of rule violations in the league. Barnett, 26, had prior legal troubles and was arrested June 14 in Milwaukee. He posted bond and remained with the team briefly before his release.
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Chiefs
Marty Schottenheimer
Barnett
Bono
Carl Peterson
Tagliabue
NPL
49Ers
San Francisco
Kansas City
Milwaukee
River Falls
Magic sign Horace Grant from Bulls in free agent move
The Orlando Magic signed forward Horace Grant to a deal Friday night after Bulls chair Jerry Reinsdorf said he would not seek to re sign Grant. The trade sent point guard Scott Skiles and a first round pick to Washington for a second round pick to clear cap space. Skiles, 9.9 points and 6.1 assists in 1993 94, was part of the Magic since their expansion, and Grant had long sought to join Orlando.
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Grant
The
Magic
Scott Skiles
Washington Bullets
Skiles
Origi
Nal
Orlando Magic
John Gabriel
Orlando
Anfernee Hardaway
Bullets
John Nash
Agassi Beats Bruguera To Reach Player's International Semis
Andre Agassi, eighth seed, defeated top seed Sergi Bruguera 4 6 7 6 1 in Toronto quarterfinals of the $1.7 million Player's International. He advances to meet Wayne Ferreira after Ferreira beat Malivai Washington in a 4 6 7 5 7 5 adjustment. Courier also advances to face Stoltenberg after beating Enqvist.
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Toronto
Andre Agassi
Sergi Bruguera
Spain
Agassi
National Tennis Centre
Bruguera
Wayne Ferreira
South Africa
Malivai Washington
Jim Courier
Sweden
Thomas Enqvist
Jason Stoltenberg
Australia
Richey Reneberg
Courier
COF softball squads win medals at state tourney
COF A earned third place while COF B finished second with a 4-2 record at the Kansas State Olympics 20th State Softball Tournament held July 22-24. The A squad faced losses to Wichita Independents and Kansas City Kings before a 16-13 win over Derby Free Spirits. the B squad defeated Haven Pals and Derby on Sunday before falling to Derby in the final. Multiple COF players earned all star or participation awards, including Wes Burchett and Eric Torez, with implications for several event skills contests and a Home Run Derby.
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Infield
COF
Wichita Independents
Kansas City Kings
Derby Free Spirits
Wichita
Haven Pals
Derby
Haven
Wes Burchett
Ottawa
KAKE
Eric Torez
Burlington
Patricia Christ
Carol Clelland
Richard Klaus
Sean Lovell
Mark Berry
Lisa Engel
Sandy Robinson
David
John Barton
Burchett
Ira Lewis
Torez
COFA
John Horton
Clyde Par
Scott Moran
Tom Nichol
Theron Weidner
Keith Wilson
Charlie Feltner
George Taylor
Osage City
Christ
Clelland
Darren Hoover
Janet Leigh
Regina Madrigal
Chuck Crawford
Engel
John Godfrey
Lovell
Robinson
Steve Terry
Gil
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