Runaway Rod hard to rein in
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ONE of Queensland golfer Rod Pampling&#39;s principal endorsements is from a company that manufactures a flea treatment for dogs. He wore the Bayer cloth badge proudly on his chest yesterday while dusting down
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For Doug Mientkiewicz, the hardest part of playing second turned out not to be the double play pivot, fielding ground balls, or applying the tag on a steal. No, it came when he was hit by a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound train.
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Fishing is steady although the number of anglers going out has been down somewhat. Walleye can still be taken most anywhere, but you have to work for it.  Dropping water levels have led to unusable ramps.
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âBanzukeâ presents a variety of challenges: fiendishly difficult obstacle courses that must be navigated by bicycle or on stilts.
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The wheeled briefcases save backs. But are they a runaway hit.
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You forget about Mark Bellhorn. He lulls you to sleep with those droopy eyes and that droopy hair and his insistence on examining every pitch as though it is a rare piece of art. He'll drive you crazy, this second baseman, who takes and takes and takes pitches until he either walks or strikes out. Or hits incredible clutch home ...
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By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 3--MARION, Kan. -- The minute Marc Murrell hooked something big recently at Marion Reservoir, he knew what it was.   The fish hit with a jolting strike, then immediately began to strip line off the reel. Then it really got mad.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Baseball Alex Rodriguez hasn't decided whether he will play in Tuesday's All-Star Game or use the three-day break to rest his strained hamstring. The New York Yankees slugger, who topped fan voting for the game in San Francisco with 3.89 million votes, hurt his left hamstring Monday night when he tripped over Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau's ankle while ...
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How to keep that paid-for ride going.
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Sometimes even a stylish, well-engineered new vehicle has trouble gaining traction in the marketplace.
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MARTINSVILLE, Virginia (Ticker) - Ryan Newman is probably too far back in the &quot;Chase for the Championship&quot; to seriously contend for the title.
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ROD Pampling struggled on the back nine to slip six strokes behind runaway leader Stewart Cink after the third round at the $US7 million ($9.
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Had it not been for that huge Coke bottle strapped to the light stanchion above the Green Monster, the ball Kevin Youkilis hit in the eight inning last night might have imperiled Mass. Pike motorists, skipped across the Charles River, and slowly come to a roll on this side of the Canadian border.
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Robert Yates Racing went from skid row to the front row, emerging from the darkest season in team history to take the Daytona 500 spotlight. At least for a week.
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One day, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was on the road to a Triple Crown. A day later, he was on a long and perilous road to recovery.