Roswell Area Sports Camps Begin June 7
Local briefs announce multiple Roswell area sports camps starting June 7. Goddard High School hosts a grades 4-9 camp with two pricing tiers, Roswell High hosts a boys basketball camp for grades 3-8, and Roswell High Soccer offers summer workouts for incoming freshmen and others at 5 30 p m daily at the RHS track.
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Tigers fall one out shy of perfect no hitter
Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched until two outs in the ninth before a disputed safe call at first base on Jason Donald ended the bid for perfection. Umpire Jim Joyce ruled safe, sustaining the 3-0 win over Cleveland as dugout protests erupted.
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Story Idea Contact Info for Roswell Sports Desk
Readers are invited to submit story ideas to the Roswell Record sports desk via email at sports roswell-record.com or by phone at 575 622 7710 ext 28 or 575 625 0421.
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Serena Eliminated by Stosur in French Open Quarterfinals
Serena Williams wasteful stretch sinks as Samantha Stosur of Australia topples her 6-2 6-7 8-6 to reach the French Open semifinals. Stosur, 19-2 on clay this season, adds drama to a wide open Roland Garros with Nadal awaiting in the semis after Melzer upsets Djokovic.
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Flyers edge Blackhawks in OT to trim series lead
Claude Giroux scored at 5:59 of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3, cutting Chicago’s series lead to 2-1. Danny Briere Ville Leino Scott Hartnell and Michael Leighton and Antti Niemi were key in a tight, late thriller.
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Griffey Retires Ending A Storied Mariners Career
Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement after discussing the decision with Mariners president Chuck Armstrong. The 40 year old exit comes after a season limited by playing time and a .184 batting average with no homers. Griffey leaves as a 13 time All Star, 630 career homers, an MVP and 11 Gold Gloves. He did not attend the Mariners game versus Minnesota at Safeco Field. The team called a players meeting to relay the news.
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