DLS ties, remains winless
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De La Salle High&#39;s football team is still winless, but at least the Spartans aren&#39;t 0-3. De La Salle held a 7-0 lead until the fourth quarter but couldn&#39;t keep it and had to settle
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LaDainian Tomlinson and the San Diego Chargers left no doubt. The Chargers repeated as AFC West champions by beating the punchless Detroit Lions 51-14 on Sunday, their fourth straight win and eighth in 10 games.
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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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He breaks up a scoreless tie with a three-run, ninth-inning homer to give Houston the victory and a 3-2 series edge on St. Louis. HOUSTON -- On a night when pitching suddenly took over the National League playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit.
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ST. LOUIS - Houston was the only team to win a regular-season series from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros also are in position to become the third consecutive National League wild-card team to advance to the World Series.
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No designated hitter tonight. Edge, St. Louis. Right?
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The last time Cliff Lee faced the Mariners he ended up beating them 18-6. It was an outing at Safeco Field in which Lee gave up three runs, and it was an outing that took his record to a flashy 10-1.
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When it comes to landmark winning streaks, the same rules apparently apply in volleyball as they do with a possible no-hitter in baseball. Until the achievement is realized, there can be no speaking of it.
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The Detroit Tigers tagged an ailing Francisco Liriano again to open a double-digit lead in the AL Central. The Chicago White Sox need much more from Mark Buehrle if they want to stay in the wild-card race.
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Mike Maroth&#39;s bid for a .500 season got lost in the lights of Comerica Park on Friday night. Maroth (11-13) was locked in a scoreless pitching duel with Tampa Bay Devil Rays right-hander Rob
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Placido Polanco drove in three runs, Jeremy Bonderman pitched six solid innings and the Detroit Tigers held off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 4-3 victory Tuesday night, keeping their lead in the AL Central.
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Not even San Diego native David Wells could save the Padres, who appear to be headed for their same ol' postseason fate against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Missing two injured outfielders, the San Diego Padres lost their fourth straight game Monday night &#151; and sole possession of the wild-card lead.
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Three years after setting an American League record for losses in a season, the Detroit Tigers have left the woeful Kansas City Royals behind. Omar Infante hit two home runs, and Jeremy Bonderman did the rest on the mound in the visiting Tigers&#039; 6-3 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday night, the Royals&#039; 12th straight loss. Kansas City fell to a major league-worst 10-34 and is already on its second double-digit losing streak of the young season.
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There was nothing pretty about this game. The only good thing about it is there will be a November rematch, when both teams have gotten things in order.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The situation is simple: Win and move on; lose and go home. Tied at two games apiece, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros square off in a do-or-die, winner-take-all contest on Monday.