Hitting Finch a cinch?
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The Olympics have produced many terrific showdowns through the years. Nancy Kerrigan vs. Tonya Harding . Rulon Gardner vs. Alexander Karelin . Michael Phelps vs. Ian Thorpe . Now comes one that will knock the glasses right off the top of Bud Greenspan's head.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 7--Federal officials are recommending driving away bird flocks at a proposed Navy landing strip in coastal North Carolina by using dogs, fireworks, poison and guns.   The measures are included in a U.S.
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Batting practice barely had started Tuesday evening, but the Astros already had killed one bird. Although it was an accident when Chris Burke&#39;s hard grounder killed a pigeon
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No designated hitter tonight. Edge, St. Louis. Right?
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To shed light on the secretive sex lives of rosy-finches, birds that nest high in the Rocky Mountains, researchers clip on crampons and get climbing.
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Tycho: There are two things I must mention.First, Gabriel liked the cover for book four (entitled "Birds Are Weird") so much that he wanted to make a poster of it, and it's not worth arguing with him when he gets like that so we let him do it. It is, even now, awailable!Also: PAX preregistration opens today, and since we've had a couple of these now you probably know if it's something you'd like to attend. You save ten dollars over the door price, which is, like, ten bucks. This is money you could put toward some other purpose!(CW)TB
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Washington Nationals reliever Luis Ayala was accidentally hit in the upper left forearm by a shotgun pellet during a holiday hunting trip, the club and Ayala's agent said yesterday. Though the pellet is still lodged in his arm, doctors believe Ayala will be ready for spring training.
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It's June, but I'm thinking of fall. And with good reason.  Last year's pheasant harvest was likely higher than in any year since the mid-1940s. The past winter was relatively mild, which should have meant fairly good carryover of birds.
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Physical play and a bruising running attack have been staples of the Hingham football team this season. Generally a smashmouth attack is not a recipe for a quick-strike offense.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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How did these birds ever win 105 games? Did they have some kind of win-one, get-one deal from the commissioner's office? These Cardinals are playing March baseball in October, and they're one game from sacking up the bats for the winter.
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Like the autumn leaves, baseball changes in October. Pitchers dominate, and hitters desperately look for ways to score runs. By Andre Pichette, AP.
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Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a "humane cull" of pigeons in the town's Memorial Gardens, the Surrey Comet reports.â¦
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The Sporting News - Questions to ponder while wondering if the hand really is part of the ball (Maybe it depends on the star status of the hand?):
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By Katherine Cromer Brock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep.
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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.