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Phil Mickelson finally found a situation to tone down his attacking style. With a dominant performance not seen on the Monterey Peninsula since Tiger Woods won the US Open, Mickelson blew away the field yesterday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a 5-under-par 67, giving him a seven-shot lead and a tournament record for the third straight day.
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One pitcher in the history of baseball has won more Cy Young Awards than Randy Johnson, and he widened his lead Tuesday. Houston Astros ace Roger Clemens earned his record seventh Cy Young
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Ted Purdy hit a nine-under-par 61 to lead after the first round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The American, who is looking for his first PGA Tour victory, had birdies at four of his first five holes and finished eagle-birdie.
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Four tournaments into his season, Phil Mickelson showed signs of turning the corner yesterday. Mickelson, nowhere near the leaderboard since his collapse at the US Open last summer, eagled his final hole at Poppy Hills for a 7-under-par 65 to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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Coolum, Australia (Sports Network) - James Nitties shot a seven-under 65 on Friday to move into the lead at the halfway point of the Australian PGA Championship.
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Arizona leftfielder Quinton McCracken left the game with a strained right groin after chasing after a foul ball in the first inning...Bautista extended his hitting streak to eight games...Los Angeles first baseman Hee-Seop Choi is mired in an 0-for-12
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With the decision yesterday to option Jon Lester to Double A Portland for one start, the Red Sox gained a lefthander out of the bullpen, something they didn't have last season during a crushing five-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, who have plenty of lefthanded firepower on offense. The Sox have a three-game series against the ...
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Brian McCann, Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
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The Yankeesâ Hideki Matsui hit four home runs in the seven games before Saturday nightâs matchup against the Devil Rays at Tropicana Field, including one Friday.
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Moises Alou went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two doubles for Chicago, which has won five of six. Every starter for the Cubs had at least one hit.
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No. 700 was a modest home run. It traveled about two rows deep into the left-field bleachers. It brought some spangly streamers out of the upper deck and none of the Giants from the dugout, except for AJ Pierzynski
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Right-hander Matt Morris threw seven solid innings, but the Cardinals needed a bases-loaded walk to second baseman Tony Womack and a grand slam from new right fielder Larry Walker to key a six-run eighth inning for a ...
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John Senden closed his 7-under 65 with his second eagle of the round and shared the lead with Harrison Frazar and Glen Day after the first round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic on Thursday.
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Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 587th home run Monday night, passing Frank Robinson for sixth on the career list. Griffey's 24th homer, a three-run shot into the right-field seats at Turner Field, came off Atlanta reliever Oscar Villarreal in the second inning and gave the Reds a 5-0 lead.
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Runs were tough to come by for the Detroit Tigers as their AL Central lead dwindled to one game. That changed big time in one inning Friday night and their lead in the division doubled. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and Brandon Inge had a grand slam in the sixth in a 17-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Australia's Paul Gow took the third-round lead in the six-round PGA Tour final qualifying tournament, shooting a 7-under 65 on Friday to move two strokes ahead of Rich Barcelo and Cameron Beckman.
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â¢ PITCHING: Braves left-hander Mike Hampton, already pitching with a bad knee, had to leave the game with one out in the seventh inning when his left forearm tightened.