Baseball Almanac Standings and Openers Report
The American League East shows New York leading at 50 18 with Boston 44 28 and Baltimore 36 39. Central features Cleveland atop at 43 41 with Minnesota 35 38 and Kansas City 30 43. West lists Anaheim 44 29 and Texas 42 32. National League East sees Atlanta and New York at top with 39 31 and 39 31. Central includes Houston 46 28 and St. Louis 37 36. West has San Diego 49 26 and San Francisco 44 32. Sunday results include Boston 3 over Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 6 over Chicago White Sox 1, Seattle 10 over Oakland 5, and Cleveland 11 over the Yankees 0. Monday and Tuesday game listings feature matchups across the leagues with multiple city venues and start times listed.
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Boston
Baltimore
Toronto
ABC
Tampa Bay
Cleveland
Minnesota
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
Wil Pa
Anaheim
Texas
Oakland
Seattle
Chicago White Sox
N.Y
Guzman
Florida
Spenser
Arroyo
Philadelphia
Schilling
Wakefield
Fordham
Pittsburgh
Cordova
Rosado
Cincinnati
Remlinger
Mets
Jones
Mussina
Atlanta
Maddux
Yankees
Petlitte
Gooden
Chicago Cubs
Topani
Miltona
Houston
Lima
Florie
St. Louis
Stottlemyra
Arizona
Benes
Burkett
San Diego
Hitchcock
Fassero
San Francisco
Rueter
Rogers
Los Angeles
Valdes
Olivares
Rapp
Klingenbeck
Tewksbury
Reynolds
Nagy
Gonzalez
Hamilton
Moyer
Montreal
Vazquez
Carpenter
Dempster
Springer
Portugal
Lowe
Shatka
Schmidt
N.Y. Mats
Yoshir
Drabek
Glavine
Hernandez
Thompson
Botonfield
Anderson
Sele
Gardner
Candieti
Mikki
Washburn
Monreal
Milwaukee
Colorado
ADI
N.Y. Mets
Melvern Sweeps Pomona in Senior Babe Ruth Doubleheader
Melvern upended Pomona 6 5 to sweep the doubleheader after taking the opener 17 5. Pomona led briefly in the nightcap as Jason Steele homered to put Pomona ahead, but Melvern exploded for four runs in the fourth and secured the sweep.
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Melvern
Pomona
Babe Ruth
Jason Steele
Janzen Wins U S Open At Olympic Club In 68 Finish
Lee Janzen seized the championship with a final round 68 at The Olympic Club, matching par for 72 holes and denying Payne Stewart who birdied the 18th to force a playoff. Stewart, Downgraded by bogeys on 12 and 13, finished one stroke behind.
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AN Francisco
Lee Janzen
Olympic Club
Payne Stewart
Janzen
Olympic
Stewart
Pacific Ocean
Tom Kite
Pebble Beach
Tony Jacklin
Hazeltine
Pomona Senior Jennifer Green Signs with Ottawa University
Pomona senior Jennifer Green signed a letter of intent to run cross country and track for Ottawa University. She was joined by her parents James and Tammy Green and witnessed by Pomona coaches Ned Parker and Kirk Wren. Green helped Pomona place twice at state in cross country and was part of the school's 3200 meter relay record on the track.
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Pomona
Jennifer Green
James
Tammy Green
Ottawa University
Ned Parker
Kirk Wren
Green
Ottawa Legion AA pitchers lead 3 wins in weekend sweep
Ottawa Am Legion AA showcased pitching depth by taking three of four. They split a Saturday doubleheader with Paola at Drake Field, then swept Gardner on Sunday, rallying in the sixth to beat Paola 4-2 and finishing 12-4 in five innings in the opener before a 13-11 nightcap comeback.
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Greg Mé
Herald
Ardner
Ottawa American Legion
Ottawa
Legion
Paola
Harvey M. Drake
Gardner
J.R. Servatius
Servatius
Mark Page
Page
Josh Myers
Pape
John Dixon
Dixon
Luke Queen
Jess Stultz
Queen
Scott Barnhart
Barnhart
Nick Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Dusty Prothe
Poala
Travis Sullivan
Myers
Brockus
Sullivan
Mike Hiatt
Fredricks
Lawrence
Drakefield
Lepton
Osawatomie
Coffeyville
U S falters as Iran tops team in World Cup shock
The United States loses 2 1 to Iran at Stade Gerland ending their bid in the World Cup group stage. Goalkeeper Kasey Keller and midfielder Claudio Reyna express disappointment as the Americans hit the post three times and crossbar once while failing to score until late. Iranians celebrate their historic win outside the stadium.
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Iran
U.S
Kasey Keller
Germany
Claudio Reyna
Stade Gerland
Keller
Steve Sampson
United States
U.S. Soccer Federation
Alan Rothenberg
Royals edge Tigers in Detroit as errors doom them
Detroit's three fielding mistakes, including Joe Randa's fifth inning boot, cost the Tigers a 6-5 loss to Kansas City. Jeff Conine's two-run double capped a three-run fifth, while Hipolito Pichardo earned the win and Larry Sutton homered for KC.
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Etroit
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
Tigers
Royas
Joe Randa
Jim Rivera
Larry Sutton
Jeff Conine
Royals
Randa
Dem Cruz
Tony Clark
Buddy Bell
Brian Hunter
Tiger Stadium
Hunter
Sutton
Hipolito Pichardo
Detroit
Conine
Denny Harriger
Rich Dauer
Tony Muser
Pichardo
Ottawa Legion A beats Topeka 7 3 in nightcap one-hitter by Benjamin
Ottawa earned a split with Topeka on Cox South. Russell Benjamin pitched a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts to seal a 7-3 win in the nightcap after Topeka won the opener 11-5. Ottawa had five hits and three Topeka errors aided a third inning rally. Feist circus catch and Lee solo homer highlighted the victory.
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Ottawa American Legion
Topeka
Cox South
Ottawa
Russell Benjamin
Benjamin
Matt Lee
Ryan Huschka
Pat Feist
Matt Scott
Huschka
Scott
Lee
Cameron Cummings
Feist
Princeton
Topeka Legion
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