Chopra edges out Stricker for Kapalua playoff victory
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra held his nerve to beat American Steve Stricker in a playoff for the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra broke two shots clear of a congested leaderboard midway through Sunday's final round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple and Chris Young worked five innings to stretch his road unbeaten streak to 19 games, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Saturday night.
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Ryan Palmer came from five shots behind with a magnificent 62 to earn his maiden PGA Tour tournament victory at the Funai Classic on Sunday.
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Yorvit Torrealba's two-out single off J.D. Durbin in the 11th inning drove home Garrett Atkins from second base, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
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John Kasay kept the Carolina Panthers' late-run for a playoff berth on track with six field goals Sunday in a 32-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
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Adam Wainwright carried a five-hit shutout into the eighth inning and Juan Encarnacion hit a three-run homer in the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
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Ryan Howard doubles home the winning run in the 10th, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies to gain ground in their playoff push.
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Steve Stricker birdied his final three holes to defeat K. J. Choi by two shots in the inaugural FedEx Cup playoff event.
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Garrett Atkins went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and Josh Beckett lost for the first time this season as the Colorado Rockies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Thursday night.
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Pinch-runner Khalil Greene scored the winning run on third baseman Chad Tracy's fielding error with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Friday night.
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All the times watching the Mercedes-Benz Championship on television and playing the Plantation Course at Kapalua on a video game could never have prepared Daniel Chopra for his wild playoff victory Sunday.
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American Robby Ginepri advanced to the quarterfinals of the CA Trophy in Vienna on Thursday with a 6-2 6-1 win over fifth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.
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The San Diego Padres got the ball to Trevor Hoffman, and baseball's career saves leader did the rest. Chris Young shut down the Cardinals' offense for 6 2-3 innings, Russell Branyan's two-run double gave the NL West champions their first lead of the series and the Padres beat St. Louis 3-1 on Saturday, pulling to 2-1 in their NL playoff.
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Russell Branyan tripled in two runs and Chris Young pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in National League Division Series play on Saturday in St. Louis.
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Houston Astros players celebrate their NL wild-card-clinching win over the Colorado Rockies. The Astros finalized the playoff pairing by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in Houston to edge the San Francisco Giants for a playoff berth.
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Russell Branyan, Chris Young and Trevor Hoffman saved San Diego, stopping the St. Louis Cardinals from sweeping the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs.