Seahawks Dominate Packers to Open Season in 36 16 Win
Russell Wilson connected on 19 of 28 passes for 191 yards and a 33 yard TD to Ricardo Lockette as Seattle rolled past Green Bay 36 16. Marshawn Lynch rushed for 110 yards with two TDs and Percy Harvin totaled 100 yards from scrimmage with 11 touches in the win at CenturyLink Field. Seattle controlled the game with a strong rushing attack and harried Aaron Rodgers from the start.
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Russell Wilson
Percy Harvin
Marshawn Lynch
Richard Sherman
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Seahawks
Aaron Rodgers
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Ricardo Lockette
Pete Carroll
Yankees stun Red Sox 5-4 with late Teixeira Headley homers
Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley hit solo shots off Koji Uehara in the ninth to lift the Yankees 5-4 over Boston. Adam Warren pitched a scoreless ninth as New York, four back of the wild-card, kept slim playoff hopes alive while David Ortiz homered twice for the Red Sox. Brock Holt gave Boston a short-lived lead with a fifth-inning homer and made a sliding grab to save the lead, but fell short in New York.
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Mark Teixeira
Chase Headley
Koji Uehara
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Headley
Uehara
Adam Warren
Yankees
Joe Girardi
David Ortiz
Red Sox
Brock Holt
Boston
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Ichiro Suzuki
Jacoby Ellsbury
Mookie Betts
Xander Bogaerts
Brandon Workman
Orioles complete sweep with 9-7 win over Reds
Orioles beat Reds 9-7 to finish a 9-2 homestand and sweep the three-game set. Nelson Cruz homered for his 37th, J.J. Hardy delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh, and Zach Britton earned the save as Baltimore solidified a 9 1/2 game lead in the AL East.
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Nelson Cruz
Nick Markakis
Manny Parra
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Sam LeCure
Tommy Hunter
Zach Britton
Local Friday Sports Schedule Highlights Friday Night Football
Varsity football features Goddard High versus Piedra Vista Wool Bowl at 7 p.m. Roswell High meets Canyon in Texas at 7 p.m. Cielo Grande hosts a 4 p.m. kickoff while Roswell High plays NM Grande at 6 p.m.
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Late 20th Century Sports Milestones and Records
The record highlights include 1950 Arthur Larsen winning the U S championships men's title with Mary Osborne du Pont taking the women’s title for the third straight year. 1976 Martina Navratilova loses to Chris Evert in the U S Open semifinals then seeks asylum in New York. 1993 Noureddine Morceli shatters the mile world mark at 3 44 39 at Rieti, surpassing Steve Cram’s 1985 Oslo record. 1994 Jerry Rice becomes NFL career TD leader with 127. 1998 Mark McGwire hits his 60th homer as the Cardinals beat the Reds 7 0.
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Ernald Martina Navratilova
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Noureddine Morceli
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Steve Cram
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Jerry Rice
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Mark McGwire
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Babe Ruth
Roger Maris
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