Archive for April, 2009
Saturdays American League Capsules
TORONTO 4, OAKLAND 2 (12 INNINGS)
TORONTO Lyle Overbay hit a two-out, two-run homer off Dan Giese in the 12th inning, giving the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.
After a two-out walk to Jose Bautista, Overbay hit a towering drive to center off Giese (0-1), who was called up from Triple-A earlier [...]
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Umpire Hickox hit by foul ball, taken to hospital
Home plate umpire Ed Hickox was taken to a hospital for observation after he was struck on his helmet by a foul ball during Saturdays Cleveland Indians-New York Yankees game.
Clevelands Ben Francisco fouled one back with two outs in the sixth inning, getting Hickox square in the middle of his helmet. Catcher Jose Molina quickly [...]
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Saturdays National League Capsules
NY METS 1, MILWAUKEE 0
FLUSHING, New York Johan Santana looked perfectly at home in a ballpark built with him in mind.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner breezed through seven innings in his first start at Citi Field, and the New York Mets took advantage of a key error to scratch out the only run they [...]
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Nady placed on DL, Yankees recall RHP Robertson
Hoping to avoid season-ending surgery, New York Yankees right fielder Xavier Nady is headed for more tests on his injured right elbow.
Nady had a second X-ray on Thursday and is scheduled for a CT scan Friday. Hes trying to remain optimistic that hell be able to return to the lineup this year.
If you can avoid [...]
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Thursdays American League Capsules
TORONTO 9, MINNESOTA 2
MINNEAPOLIS Roy Halladay reared back and stifled the Twins again for seven dominant innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays breezed past Minnesota 9-2 with another round of relentless swings.
Light-hitting leadoff man Marco Scutaro hustled home for a first-inning run off Francisco Liriano (0-3) and broke the game open with a two-run shot [...]
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Thursdays National League Capsules
FLORIDA 6, ATLANTA 2
ATLANTA Cody Ross drove in four runs to snap an early slump, and the Florida Marlins beat the Braves 6-2 to complete their first three-game sweep in Atlanta.
Ross had three hits, including a three-run homer. He drove in another run with a sacrifice fly after beginning the day with a .115 batting [...]
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(Home teams listed first).
(Home teams listed first).
Quarterfinals
Second Leg
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3, Paris Saint-Germain (France) 0 (Dynamo advances 3-0 on aggregate)
Marseille (France) 1, Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2 (Shakhtar advances 4-1)
Manchester City (England) 2, Hamburg (Germany) 1 (Hamburg advances 4-3)
Udinese (Italy) 3, Werder Bremen (Germany) 3 (Werder Bremen advances 6-4)
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Swedish Football Results
Results from Allsvenskan, the Swedish first-division football league (home teams listed first).
Wednesdays games
Djurgarden 0, Gefle 0
Halmstad 0, Brommapojkarna 1
Hacken 4, IFK Goteborg 1
Thursdays games
Orgryte 0, Orebro 1
AIK 0, Malmo FF 1
Trelleborg 3, Gais 0
Helsingborg, 1 Hammarby 0
Elfsborg 1, Kalmar 1
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Germany vs. Ukraine in UEFA Cup semifinals
Its down to Ukraine vs Germany for the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev advanced to the semifinals for the first time and will meet in the final four, while Hamburg and Werder Bremen progressed despite failing to win their second legs Thursday.
Shakhtar defeated former European champion Marseille 2-1 to ease through 4-1 on aggregate, [...]
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Lawmaker: Saints owner to buy office tower
Saints owner Tom Benson intends to buy a high-rise office tower next to the Louisiana Superdome, and the state has pledged to lease much of the building back as an incentive for Benson to keep his NFL club in New Orleans long-term, a state senator said Thursday evening.
I dont have all the details to it, [...]
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