Baseball News
Basketball News
Football News
Hockey News
NCAA News
Soccer News
Golf News
Auto Racing News
Boxing News
Tennis News
Olympic News
Other Sports News
|
|
|
|
|
|
Webb shows Cy Young form as D'backs win
Jun 27 2007 11:40PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Brandon Webb pitched like the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner when he needed to. Overcoming uncharacteristic wildness, Webb threw seven shutout innings to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
|
|
|
Ho-hum: Padres' Maddux wins No. 340
Jun 27 2007 11:38PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Greg Maddux was more interested in discussing the upcoming NBA draft and the great golf courses in San Francisco than his own success. "When's the draft?" Maddux asked after another strong outing.
|
|
|
Miller exceeds expectations; Brewers win
Jun 27 2007 11:36PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Damian Miller went to the plate in the 11th inning with a rather simple goal. "I was looking not to strike out, basically," he said. Miller did a lot better than that.
|
|
|
Lopez surveys field, lifts Mariners
Jun 27 2007 11:35PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Jose Lopez was watching unpredictable Manny Ramirez _ just like many curious people do at a Red Sox game. Lopez noticed that Ramirez was positioned close to the left-field line in the bottom of the 11th, creating a large gap in left-center. Lopez pulled Joel Pineiro's pitch into the gap for a double, scoring Ichiro Suzuki and helping the surging Mariners beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday.
|
|
|
A's respond to Geren's pep talk, win
Jun 27 2007 11:34PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Oakland manager Bob Geren probably wishes he gave his ballclub a pep talk sooner. Geren briefly spoke to his team and the Athletics responded with a 13-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game losing streak. Jack Cust hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, and Shannon Stewart finished with four hits.
|
|
|
Orioles deny Clemens his 350th victory
Jun 27 2007 11:33PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - This was one personal accomplishment that Roger Clemens really wanted, mostly because it would provide the New York Yankees with a lift they desperately needed. It was a win-win situation. Clemens earns his 350th victory, and the Yankees end a three-game losing streak. Unfortunately for Clemens and the Yankees, that scenario did not play out Wednesday night at Camden Yards.
|
|
|
Mets' Glavine takes shortcut to No. 297
Jun 27 2007 11:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Glavine nearly gave the New York Mets their first no-hitter _ with a major explanation attached. Glavine earned his 297th win, pitching one-hit ball for six innings in a rain-shortened shutout to lead New York past the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Wednesday night.
|
|
|
Zaun adjusts and Blue Jays beat Twins
Jun 27 2007 11:31PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A pair of small adjustments paid big dividends for the Toronto Blue Jays. Gregg Zaun hit a two-run homer and Toronto overcame four errors to beat the Twins 5-4 Wednesday night, the Blue Jays' fifth win in six games.
|
|
|
'Old school' Weathers saves Reds' win
Jun 27 2007 11:23PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - David Weathers pitched out of a jam and through a rain delay to earn an old-school save. Javier Valentin hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, Adam Dunn added a two-run homer and Weathers got the final six outs in Cincinnati's 9-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
|
|
|
Buehrle wins, wants to stay in Chicago
Jun 27 2007 11:15PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Ozzie Guillen wants Mark Buehrle in his rotation, and the White Sox left-hander wants to stay in Chicago. "I think everyone knows where my heart's at ... and how bad I want to stay here," Buehrle said Wednesday after beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-3. "I want to stay here and do everything I can to stay here."
|
|
|
Pirates win rare consecutive road games
Jun 27 2007 10:41PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates rediscovered their power to win consecutive road games for the first time in a month. Xavier Nady and Ryan Doumit hit back-to-back home runs with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Pirates to a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.
|
|
|
Managers have different takes on sweep
Jun 27 2007 7:03PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Kansas City manager Buddy Bell and his Los Angeles counterpart Mike Scioscia were both eager to turn the page after the Royals swept the Angels in three games. For different reasons, though.
|
|
|
Winning puts Zambrano, Cubs in good mood
Jun 27 2007 6:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Zambrano praised his smaller teammate Mike Fontenot, while making a joke at the rookie's expense. That's how loose the Chicago Cubs are right now.
|
|
|
|
|
|