Matteson Gets His Bearings and Grabs the Lead
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Troy Matteson managed to birdie eight holes and bogey only one to shoot a 65 to take the first-round lead at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
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Pedro Martinez on the mound. A confident, yappy bunch. A 2-0 lead, halfway to the World Series championship. Could it really be this easy for the Boston Red Sox?
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Joe Mauer came away with a pair of crowns. Jim Leyland came up just short. And Devern Hansack got a good head start on 2007.
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The man can pitch. The man can hit. The man can field. Daisuke Matsuzaka played the game of his life last night, picking up the win with 5 1/3 solid innings in the Red Sox' 10-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
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Curt Schilling doesn't need a matching set of healthy ankles to be right about one thing: In this town, with this team, it always does come back to the manager. He's either a candidate for bronzing or for the hanging tree.
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Swede Fredrik Jacobson charged into a share of the lead as he tried to grab a Ryder Cup place in Munich today. Joint fifth overnight, Jacobson birdied three of the first five holes to join Thomas Levet and
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Kazuo Matsui has rebounded from his high-profile failure with the Mets with a .318 batting average and 12 stolen bases in 32 games for the Rockies this season.
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Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson &#151; Oakland's All-Star right-hander staked Boston to a huge lead himself.
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David Wright homered, Carlos Beltran dashed around the bases and the All-Star game got off to a sizzling start, with the National League taking a 2-1 lead after three innings Tuesday night.
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The only reason Hideki Matsui batted from the cleanup spot Thursday was because Alex Rodriguez took the day off. But Matsui certainly made the most out of the opportunity.
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Pete Munro cannot describe the vibe, but he can feel it. He can sense the confidence growing. So he and many of his Astros teammates weren&#39;t concerned Sunday afternoon after the Pirates scored three runs in the first.
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J.D. Drew is still adjusting to the leadoff spot. Hitting there isn't the problem. Finding his name is.
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Carlos Beltran sprinted in after Danny Haren&#39;s sinking liner in the fifth inning as though his life depended on it Tuesday night, and making the catch was only part of the task.
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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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When a tournament winds down to the final rounds, the teams with the best players usually hold the advantage. Fortunately for Reading, it had the best field hockey player in the game last night.
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Dallas McPherson had three hits and an RBI in his first major league start last night, helping the Angels gain ground in the playoff race with a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif.
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All-Star Brian McCann's big night against Greg Maddux made a huge difference for the Atlanta Braves. McCann homered and drove in four runs against Maddux to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win Sunday night over the San Diego Padres.