Orange Squeeze Tigers
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No. 5 Syracuse gets 25 points from Hakim Warrick and 21 from Gerry McNamara as it beats No. 24 Memphis, 77-62, and wins the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
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Runs were tough to come by for the Detroit Tigers as their AL Central lead dwindled to one game. That changed big time in one inning Friday night and their lead in the division doubled. Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run homer in an eight-run fourth inning and Brandon Inge had a grand slam in the sixth in a 17-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 12--GULFPORT -- Sometimes Bob and Edna Boyd feel as if their fate is being held in the hand of a giant they cannot see. All they can do is feel the squeeze.
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Detroit comes into tonight&#39;s tilt on a winning note after Bobby Higginson homered twice to lead the Tigers to an 8-4 pasting of the Chicago White Sox.
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The Detroit Tigers fought off their late-season slump and clinched their first playoff berth since 1987, scoring nine runs in the second inning yesterday and coasting to an 11-4 win over the Royals in Kansas City.
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Justin Verlander earns his 18th win, Marcus Thames homers twice and the Tigers beat the Royals to help their dwindling playoff chances.
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SYRACUSE, New York (Ticker) -- Syracuse could not have asked for a better start to a season filled with high expectations. The Orange scored the game&#39;s first 24 points and Hakim Warrick finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds as No.
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Justin Verlander didn't look like a rookie in the thick of a pennant race. Despite their recent struggles, the Detroit Tigers kept their cool, too. Having lost 19 of their last 28 games, the Tigers reached this critical four-game series at Minnesota with a chance to fall out of sole possession of first place in the AL Central for the first time since May 20. But that won't happen this weekend, thanks to the rookie right-hander.
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Demetris Nichols and Eric Devendorf led fifth-seed Syracuse to a first-round Big East tournament victory over Connecticut, bolstering the Orangeâs run to the N.C.A.A. tournament.
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Justin Verlander earned his 18th win, Marcus Thames homered twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Sunday to help their dwindling playoff chances.
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Boston College would clinch its first Bowl Championship Series berth by beating Syracuse on Saturday. The Orange have a very different kind of goal &#151; saving their coach's job.
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Xaverian coach Charlie Stevenson approached yesterday's game against No. 3 Brockton as a sort of litmus test for his team. &quot;This was really a measuring game for us,&quot; he said after a 35-21 victory for his No. 6 Hawks. &quot;As a team, we weren't really sure where we were at after the first two games.&quot;
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The No. 2 L.S.U. Tigers stole the final scene on the sportâs grandest stage, blowing out top-ranked Ohio State to win the programâs third national championship.
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The Memphis Tigers were dominant in the matchup of unbeatens.
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No sooner had the Tigers introduced Troy Percival on Wednesday as their new closer than the subject turned to the next former Angel in whom the Tigers are interested -- Percival&#39;s friend, Troy Glaus.
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Their games are nearly sold out. Their distinctive new jerseys are trendy. Their name is no longer a punch line. Things haven&#39;t been this good for the Cincinnati Bengals in a long, long time.
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The Detroit Tigers showed they are not   going to surrender the AL Central lead without a fight on   Friday, dishing out a 17-2 mauling of the Baltimore Orioles.