Baseball
Mcnamee Seeks Dismissal Of Clemens Suit (ap)
Brian McNamee asked a federal court late Tuesday to dismiss Roger Clemens’ defamation lawsuit or move the case to New York. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, sued McNamee in January after his former trainer accused him in the Mitchell Report of using steroids and human growth hormone. The case, originally filed in Texas [...]
White Sox Win On Pierzynski’s Hr In 10th (ap)
A.J. Pierzynski led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win. Masa Kobayashi (4-4) pitched a perfect ninth before Pierzynski drove the first pitch of the 10th out to left-center for his seventh homer.
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Rays Cap Another 3-game Sweep Of Red Sox (ap)
There’s no secret to the success of the Tampa Bay Rays this season. Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting carried them to the top of the AL East standings. The same winning combination is keeping them there. Evan Longoria went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs and B.J. Upton made a “Willie Mays-esque” catch [...]
Yanks Answer Hank’s Edict With 18-7 Win (ap)
Hank Steinbrenner demanded to see more offense, and Jason Giambi and the New York Yankees obliged. If only it were that easy all the time. Giambi hit a grand slam and drove in a season-best six runs, Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot to move another notch up the career home run list, and New [...]
Phillies Move To 5-0 In Atlanta, Win 7-3 (ap)
No first baseman in the major leagues has more errors than Ryan Howard’s nine, and that worries Charlie Manuel. No player in the National League can match Howard’s 71 RBIs, and that makes Manuel feel better. Howard hit a three-run homer before his two errors in the ninth inning gave Philadelphia a scare, Pat Burrell [...]