Thome wallops No. 500
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Jim Thome's 500th homer was a game-winner. Thome hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels yesterday, becoming the 23d player - and third this season - to reach 500 home runs.
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Time slips away in a hurry as Tim Thomas runs around looking to make something happen in short order. The slumping forward&#39;s on a short leash at the moment and wound up watching most of last
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Johan Santana's troubles with the long ball continue. Josh Fields hit two homers and Jim Thome added the 503rd of his career to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
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Ghostzapper may have shown as much winning Saturday&#39;s Grade 1, $500,000 Woodward by a neck than he did winning previous stakes by open lengths.
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Leading the Bank of America Championship heading into the final round is nothing new for Tom Purtzer. Winning it would be. Three birdies on his last six holes Saturday gave Purtzer a three-stroke edge over seven golfers, including first-day leader Tom Watson.
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Jim Thome hit a go-head, three-run homer in the eighth inning for his fourth straight season with at least 40 home runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Bode Miller made history on Sunday, becoming the first American man to win World Cup races in all five disciplines. After three consecutive World Cup wins, Miller is positioning himself
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Tommy Haas made light work of Belgian opponent Xavier Malisse to reach the second round of the Madrid Masters. The German, a semi-finalist at the CA Trophy, continued his good form to prevail 6-4 6-1, while
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Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run Thursday, routinely putting his head down as he rounded the bases while joining one of baseball's most elite clubs.
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The worldâs top player, seeking his third straight Open title, was right in the thick of things, but Michael Campbell entered the clubhouse in good position at 3-under and Paul McGinley led the field on the course.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Jeff Gordon counted out the five wins he has this season, then his five poles. It was an hour before qualifying, and Gordon set a goal for himself.
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Frank Thomas will remember the day he hit his 500th homer &#151; for reaching the milestone and getting ejected. The Toronto slugger hit a three-run shot in the first inning of the Blue Jays' 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach 500.
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Frank Thomas homered twice to raise his total to 503 and pull to one behind Eddie Murray for 20th place as the Toronto Blue Jays sent Johan Santana to a rare second-half loss, beating the visiting Minnesota Twins, 6-4, last night.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The Nextel Cup championship, after 35 races, winds down to one, and the same man who will start on the pole in todayâs Ford 400 occupies a similarly lofty perch in the title race.
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Call this one deja new. A year ago, Tommie Liddell of Saint Louis hit a shot with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Billikens to a 50-48 victory over the University of Massachusetts in a defensive struggle in the nation's midsection.
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Jeff Quinney overcame a five-stroke deficit to earn his first Nationwide Tour victory, shooting a final-round 63 to win the Oregon Classic on Sunday.
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Mark Philippoussis reacts after missing a shot against Tomas Zib of Czech during first round match of the Japan Open. Photo: AP. Last year&#39;s Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis hit 11 aces against Tomas Zib