Baseball Strikes Loom As Players Set Aug. 12 Walkout
Baseball players vote to strike on August 12 if owners do not drop the salary cap demand and seal a new labor deal. Giants pitcher Rich Monteleone and 30 other union executives backed the unanimous call, threatening the final 52 games of the season, expanded playoffs, and the World Series along with postseason TV revenue.
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Rogers Delivers Texas Perfect Game Against Angels
Kenny Rogers pitched a 4-0 win over California to notch baseball's 12th perfect game as Rusty Greer made a sensational ninth inning catch. Rogers struck out eight in a standout performance while the Texas Rangers topped the Angels with precise defense and late celebration.
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Dennis Martinez
Los Angeles
Kent Mercker
Atlanta
Los Ange
Pennant races shortened by August strike date
New York AP reports MLB teams face a possible sprint to the finish as the MLBPA sets an August 12 strike date. Jose Canseco and Rangers officials warn that a 13 game season remains if no more regular season games occur after August 12. Team leaders could be declared division champions for playoff purposes. Mariners note on road trips.
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Texas Rangers
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OBrien Opens Goodwill Games With Record Pace In Decathlon
Dan OBrien surged in Saint Petersburg at the Goodwill Games, winning the 110 hurdles in 13.81 seconds to set an American decathlon mark and adding a 157-10 discus throw. He led after five events with 4,736 points and held a strong overall pace toward a world record, despite rival Eduard Hamalainen's 8,735-point year.
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Russia
Dan O’brien
O’brien
France
Bob Coffman
Vernon George
U.S
Knoxville
Tenn
Eduard
Hamalainen
Belarus
NCHSAA fails to decide on fast-pitch softball move
Ken Buday writes that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association punts on adding fast-pitch softball amid slow-pitch dominance. The piece notes surveys and budget worries, questions timing, and suggests the late decision could doom fall participation while praising the sport’s potential.
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Eeve
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Ioeper
Eeven
Cavenainiainen
Tribe rallies to sweep Lynchburg in doubleheader win
The Kinston Indians defeated the Lynchburg Red Sox 6-3 and 4-3 to move into a tie for third in the Carolina League Southern Division. Ramseur Correa earned the win in game one with six innings, Jamie Taylor hit a three run homer in the seventh, and David Welch notched the save in game two. The doubleheader ends a seven game road trip as Kinston begins a seven game homestand hosting the Prince William Cannons at Grainger Stadium tonight at 7 p.m.
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