Ottawa Events Highlight Saturday Sports Schedule
Saturday Ottawa High School hosts golf at Anderson Co. at 8 a.m. and tennis at DeSoto Invitational at 8:30 a.m. Major League Baseball standings and schedules show East Central West divisions with teams like New York, Toronto, Boston and Detroit led by AP. Saturday games include Minnesota at Cleveland and Toronto at Oakland among others with multiple NL matchups listed throughout the day.
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Baseball Transactions Affected By Roster Moves
Thursday sports transactions show Keith Shepherd placed on the 15 day disabled list for Boston Red Sox. Chili Davis re-signed by California Angels to a three year deal. Minnesota Twins released Carl Willis and placed Kevin Maas on the 15 day disabled list.
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Interim Managers and Notable Health Scare Moments
A list of interim managers who faced health issues while in charge: Harry Wright with the Phillies in 1890 blind-ness, John McGraw with the Giants in 1927 nasal infection, Connie Mack with the A's in 1939 gall bladder, Casey Stengel with the Braves in 1943 auto accident, Mickey Cochrane with the Tigers in 1937 fractured skull, Al Lopez with the White Sox in 1968 appendectomy. Lopez was serving as interim manager at the time.
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Appier Dominates Twins In 6-0 Royals Victory
Royals right-hander Kevin Appier improved to 3-0 by striking out 12 Minnesota as Kansas City routed the Twins 6-0. He worked seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits, while Greg Gagne and Phil Hiatt each belted two-run homers to support the effort. A knee-high catch by Michael Tucker helped avert trouble in the third.
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Ottawa tri-champs win ECAC title chaos forces three-team tourney
The ECAC cancels remaining baseball games amid a rain-soaked week, crowning Ottawa, Friends, and Tabor as co champions. The three teams meet in Salina to decide the regional representative, with Ottawa earning a bye and a seven inning game pitting Ottawa against Friends to determine who faces Tabor. Regional begins May 17 in Hastings Nebraska.
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Umpires shield O Neill as he fumes after disputed home run
Yankees beat Red Sox 5-3 amid O Neill complaining of three bad calls since return from lockout. He clashed with umpires over a ball ruled in play on a drive that would have been a homer. The night also featured AL scores and Orioles rally on nine walks.
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Atlanta Braves rally to force suspension in rain delay
A rain delay halted the Braves met the Marlins after Atlanta tied the game 3-3 with a three run rally in the top of the ninth. Mark Lemke delivered an RBI triple to force the suspension, to be resumed Sept 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium.
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Moeller resigns as Michigan coach after drunken incident
In Ann Arbor Michigan coach Gary Moeller resigns following a disorderly conduct arrest after a drunken restaurant incident near Detroit. Defensive coordinator Lloyd Carr becomes interim coach as the school begins a search for a successor. Moeller, 54, faces a May 12 court date after allegedly punching a police officer.
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Sonics ousted in first round again by Lakers
Seattle loses 114-110 at the Forum and exits the NBA playoffs in the first round for the second straight year. Lakers advance to face San Antonio in a Western Conference semifinal.
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Big fish Price nets 36-pound flathead catch
Local fisherman Mark Price of 711 Cypress landed a 36-pound flathead catfish on the Marais des Cygnes Valley River early Friday after nearly two hours of fishing. He used perch as bait and declined to reveal the exact spot, saying he had waited long to land such a catch.
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