ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Beckett wasn’t feeling well. No problem when he’s facing the Braves. Beckett pitched seven more scoreless innings against his favorite opponent and David Ortiz homered, leading the first-place Boston Red Sox past slumping Atlanta 4-1 on Friday night. Beckett (9-3) has faced the Braves twice in the past seven days and […]
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Climate bill clears house
WASHINGTON (AP) – Houses Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to have an energy and climate bill by the Fourth of July. And she hit the mark. But it wasn’t easy. Even hours before the House passed a historic bill that would for the first time put limits on climate-changing greenhouse gases, she and other Democrats were […]
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Smoltz feels right at home
ATLANTA (AP) — John Smoltz woke up in his own bed, made pancakes for the kids, took a dip in the pool, then headed to the ballpark. That’s where things got a little strange. “I can’t help but think about all the times I drove in here, walked through that tunnel and made a quick […]
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Pro baseball roundup
CHICAGO (AP) — Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. Milton Bradley of the Cubs went after the Gatorade cooler in the dugout after he flied out in the top of […]
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Wimbledon at a glance
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — A look at Wimbledon’s third round on Friday: Weather: Cloudy. High of 75 degrees. Attendance: 41,870, an increase of 1,888 from Day 5 in 2008. Men’s seeded winners: No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 4 Novak Djokovic, No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, No. 13 Robin Soderling, No. 22 Ivo Karlovic. Men’s seeded losers: […]
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Johnson making uncharacteristic mistakes
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson hasn’t hit his stride – yet. Despite getting off to a solid start in his quest for a record fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, things haven’t gone exactly the way Johnson would like. “I’m real happy with the speed in the cars,” the driver of the No. 48 […]
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Mayweather-Marquez rescheduled for Sept. 19
Floyd Mayweather’s return to boxing is back on. The flamboyant former pound-for-pound king, who was scheduled to fight Juan Manuel Marquez next month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, issued a statement Friday that said he’s been cleared by doctors and the fight has been rescheduled for Sept. 19. Mayweather, who is coming out […]
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Perry shoots 68 to maintain lead at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Kenny Perry followed up his opening 61 with a 68 Friday and held on to a two-stroke lead when thunderstorms halted the second round of the Travelers Championship. Perry, who tied the course record Thursday, said he actually hit the ball better on Friday, but lost his touch with the putter. […]
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Fan falls in heat
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 30-year-old man fell headfirst from the upper deck at Busch Stadium on to the concourse below before the St. Louis Cardinals played the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Witnesses said it appeared the man fainted in the 92-degree heat. Joe Walsh, director of stadium operations, said the fan fell on […]
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Franchitti wins pole in IndyCar Series at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dario Franchitti hasn’t lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn’t so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night. “The car was understeering off of (turn) two and it was probably oversteering out of four, so it took some hanging onto,” Franchitti said after averaging 167.315 mph […]