Kent, Backe, Lidge offer flair to dramatic 3-0 win
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All three had huge impacts Monday in a heart-stopping 3-0 victory sending the Astros back to St. Louis with a 3-2 edge in the National League Championship Series.
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Jimmy Russo scored twice and added an assist and Louis Liotti scored the winner as Northeastern wiped out a three-goal deficit and rallied to beat Bowling Green, 4-3, last night in the first round of the Badger Showdown in Madison, Wis.
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The Atlantic Coast League's division leaders locked horns last night, and South leader Nauset came out on top. Relying on junior forward Brett Conrad and subpar shooting by North leader Plymouth North, the Warriors went into the Blue Eagles' nest and came out with a 73-62 win.
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An ecstatic Alessandro Del Piero, scorer of three goals in the last two games, was full of praise for his team following their latest win.
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HOUSTON - On a night when pitching suddenly took over the NL playoffs, someone was bound to get a hit. Fortunately for the Houston Astros, Jeff Kent stepped up...
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A day after clinching a playoff spot, New York rests most of its regular players but still manages a 3-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
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Jeff Kent hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 7-4 Wednesday to sweep the season series from the Phillies for the first time.
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Dany Heatley scored twice, Jason Spezza had 3 points and Martin Gerber won the battle of backup goalies Tuesday night in the Ottawa SenatorsÂ 4-2 victory over the host Islanders.
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Casey Blake homered on David Riske's first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning last night to rally Cleveland to a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals, moving the Indians closer to an American League Central title.
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Ireland&#39;s Padraig Harrington and Briton Darren Clarke gave Irish fans cause for celebration with rousing performances in the WGC-American Express Championship third round on Saturday.
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Brooks Laich and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
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UMass-Lowell scored three goals in 3 minutes 22 seconds to turn a one-goal third-period deficit into a 5-2 victory over Merrimack in a Hockey East game last night in North Andover.
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Travis Hafner hit a three-run home run last night and the Cleveland Indians unloaded for four homers off Justin Verlander in a 7-4 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers, whose reign as AL champions is nearing an end.
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NEW YORK -- It was anything but a knockout punch, but there is much to say about a good, solid decision, especially when a team displays its unit versatility.
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With a playoff berth and a share of the Cape Ann Large title secured, the No. 9 Masconomet boys' soccer team had an opportunity to rest a few players in its final regular-season game. As a testament to the program's depth, those who played for the Chieftains yesterday excelled in a 4-0 victory over Waltham.
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Phil Garner insisted bringing in Brad Lidge in the seventh inning was business as usual. For the Houston closer, the result was quite unusual.
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Cory Stillman, Rod Brind'Amour and Scott Walker scored to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.