Baseball Week Ahead Across NL East and West
The Cardinals meet the Mets at Busch Stadium while the Cubs face the Giants in a second game. Sox battle Indians at U S Cellular Field as Pujols and Thomas headlines the shaken lineup in Chicago. Notable: Frank Thomas is out for the season with a left foot stress fracture. Magglio Ordonez may also be sidelined.
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Magera Adjusts To Olympic Archery Experience In Athens
U S archer John Magera adapts to the Olympic format in Athens. He notes no cut after ranking and all 64 men and 64 women advance to at least one match. He and teammates Butch Johnson and Vic Wunderle train well, scoring 253 in practice and aiming for medals in team and individual events. He enjoys good weather and Greece exploration between sessions.
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Pujols Delivers In Tie Breaker As Cards Top Mets
Albert Pujols collected his third hit to break a seventh inning tie and help the St. Louis Cardinals rally past the New York Mets 6-4 after acquiring star outfielder Larry Walker. Matt Morris turned in a solid seven innings, Cardinals built late insurance with RBI singles from Womack Cedeno and Taguchi, and Isringhausen earned his 29th save.
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Cards acquire Larry Walker from Rockies in trade
The St. Louis Cardinals acquire outfielder Larry Walker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league pitcher Jason Burch and two players to be named. Walker, a three time NL batting champion and 1997 NL MVP, joins a lineup with Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds while Colorado moves to clear payroll and pursue a future rebuild.
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Saluki football opens camp with rebuild in Carbondale
SIU announces preseason football camp starting today as Jerry Kill oversees a rebuilding phase after facility renovations. Seventeen starters return, including seven preseason All-Gateway picks, with over 60 players spending summer in town. Kill aims for rapid installation and team building in the two weeks before classes begin on August 23. Alexis Moreland expresses anticipation for practice kickoff.
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Johnston City hires coach then questions arise over resume
Baker, a former Benton star, was hired July 26 by Johnston City School Board as the Indians varsity boys coach. One day later officials confronted him, saying he misrepresented himself and would be fired. Baker suggested handing the job to Keil Peebles as the controversy grows.
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