SATURDAY - 09/04/10 - MORNING EDITION
MINOT, ND - THE KENMARE-BOWBELLS-BURKE CENTRAL HONKERS PICKED UP A REGION WIN LAST NIGHT IN A GAME WE BROADCAST LIVE ON K-HEART. THE HONKERS DOMINATED BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL ENROUTE TO A 42-14 WIN OVER PARSHALL-WHITE SHIELD.
QUARTERBACK CLAY NELSON RUSHED FOR 2 TOUCHDOWNS AND THE THREW 2 MORE IN LEADING THE HONKERS. RUNNING BACK CODY BEARD ALSO HAD A PAIR OF TD'S ON 12 CARRIES FOR 98 YARDS.
PARSHALL-WHITE SHIELD DIDN'T SCORE UNTIL DEXTER TWO CROW RETURNED A KICK 80 YARDS FOR A SCORE LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER. TWO CROW ALSO SCORED THE BRAVES OTHER TD ON A 46 YARD RUN HALF WAY THROUGH THE 4TH PERIOD.
WITH THE WIN, KENMARE-B-BC IMPROVES TO 2-1 OVERALL, WHILE PARSHALL-WHITE SHIELD IS STILL LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN AT 0-2.
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9-MAN
MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD 40, TRENTON-TRINITY CHRISTIAN 20
SURREY 44, TRI-COUNTY 12
TOWNER-GRANVILLE-UPHAM 38, DUNSEITH 0
WELLS COUNTY 34, ST. JOHN 14
BEACH 6, CENTRAL MCLEAN 0
(1)MOTT-REGENT 82, CENTER-STANTON 8
CLASS A
(1)VELVA 34, WILLIAMS COUNTY 0
HARVEY 36, STANLEY-POWERS LAKE 34, 2OT
LEWIS & CLARK-OUR REDEEMERS 52, NEW TOWN 6
RUGBY 46, NORTH PRAIRIE 19
HAZEN 19, HEART RIVER 12
KILLDEER 38, GRANT COUNTY-FLASHER 14
CLASS AA
WATFORD CITY 7, BISHOP RYAN 0
DICKINSON TRINITY 26, BEULAH 20, 2OT
CLASS AAA
MINOT 23, GRAND FORKS CENTRAL 0
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FARGO, ND - THE NDSU BISON ARE IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS AS THEY'LL BEGIN THE 2010 FOOTBALL SEASON TONIGHT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS JAYHAWKS. YOU CAN HEAR THE GAME LIVE ON 1320 AM KHRT BEGINING AT 5:30 THIS AFTERNOON.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - DENARD SPAN DELIVERED THE GO-AHEAD SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH INNING, EMERGENCY STARTER MATT FOX PITCHED 5 2-3 INNINGS IN HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT, AND THE DEPLETED MINNESOTA TWINS BEAT THE TEXAS RANGERS 4-3 ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
FOX ALLOWED TWO RUNS AND FOUR HITS, GIVING THE TWINS' STAFF A MAJOR BOOST AFTER SCHEDULED STARTER NICK BLACKBURN WAS FORCED TO PITCH IN THURSDAY'S 13-INNING LOSS TO DETROIT.
ALEX BURNETT (2-2 ), WHO ARRIVED WITH FOX FROM TRIPLE-A EARLIER FRIDAY, ALLOWED A RUN IN 1 1-3 INNINGS. MATT CAPPS RECORDED FIVE OUTS FOR HIS EIGHTH SAVE WITH THE TWINS.
THE RANGERS WENT AHEAD IN THE SEVENTH ON JULIO BORBON'S SQUEEZE. RANGERS STARTER DEREK HOLLAND (2-3) WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE LEAD.
J.J. HARDY TIED IT WITH AN RBI SINGLE AND SPAN PUT THE TWINS AHEAD WITH AN RBI SINGLE.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - MINNESOTA TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE SAYS RIGHT-HANDER SCOTT BAKER WILL PROBABLY MISS TWO STARTS BECAUSE OF TENDINITIS IN HIS PITCHING ELBOW. BAKER LASTED JUST TWO INNINGS IN HIS START ON THURSDAY NIGHT. HE HAD A CORTISONE SHOT AFTER LEAVING THE GAME AND SAYS THAT HIS ELBOW ALREADY IS FEELING A LITTLE BETTER.
AFTER HAVING TO USE STARTERS BRIAN DUENSING AND NICK BLACKBURN IN A 13-INNING LOSS TO THE TIGERS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, THE TWINS HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO RESHUFFLE THEIR ROTATION. THEY RECALLED MATT FOX FROM TRIPLE-A TO MAKE HIS FIRST CAREER START ON FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST TEXAS.
CARL PAVANO WILL START SATURDAY AND BLACKBURN ON SUNDAY. KEVIN SLOWEY WILL BE REINSTATED FROM THE DISABLED LIST IN TIME TO START MONDAY WITH DUENSING GETTING BACKED UP TO WEDNESDAY.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE TWINS' POSITION PLAYERS ARE DEALING WITH SOME NAGGING INJURIES DURING THE STRETCH RUN. AN MRI AND X-RAY ON OUTFIELDER JASON KUBEL'S LEFT WRIST HAS REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. KUBEL HAS MISSED THE LAST THREE GAMES, BUT HOPES TO RETURN TO THE LINEUP TOMORROW. THIRD BASEMAN DANNY VALENCIA LEFT THE GAME LAST NIGHT WITH A TIGHT HAMSTRING.
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NEW YORK (AP) - THE NEW YORK GIANTS HAVE ACQUIRED QUARTERBACK SAGE ROSENFELS FROM THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOR AN UNDISCLOSED DRAFT PICK. THE VIKINGS ANNOUNCED THE DEAL, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES RUNNING BACK DARIUS REYNAUD, ON THEIR WEBSITE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE GIANTS LOST BACKUP JIM SORGI WITH A SHOULDER INJURY AND HE WAS PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE, LEAVING UNTESTED RHETT BOMAR AS THE ONLY OTHER QUARTERBACK. NOW ROSENFELS WILL BACK UP ELI MANNING.
ROSENFELS WAS THIRD STRING BEHIND BRETT FAVRE AND TARVARIS JACKSON IN MINNESOTA. HE IS ENTERING HIS 10TH NFL SEASON AS A BACKUP QUARTERBACK.
FRIDAY - 09/03/10 - PM EDITION
LAWRENCE, KAN. (AP) - TURNER GILL HAS SEEN DOZENS OF SEASON OPENERS, AND NONE HAS EVER GIVEN HIM THE GOOSE BUMPS HE'S GOING TO FEEL ON SATURDAY. WHEN KANSAS HOSTS NORTH DAKOTA STATE IN MEMORIAL STADIUM, IT WILL BE GILL'S FIRST GAME AS HEAD COACH OF A MAJOR COLLEGE PROGRAM.
GILL WAS A STAR QUARTERBACK AT NEBRASKA IN THE EARLY 1980S AND THE HEAD COACH AT BUFFALO FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. BUT HE ADMITS TO HAVING WHAT HE CALLED "A FEW BUTTERFLIES" AS SATURDAY NIGHT'S KICKOFF LOOMS FOR HIS JAYHAWKS, WHO CLOSED THE 2009 SEASON WITH A SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK.
NDSU BISON HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL ALSO PLAYED AT NEBRASKA IN LATE 1970'S.
GILL WAS HIRED LAST DECEMBER TO REPLACE MARK MANGINO, WHO RESIGNED AMID ACCUSATIONS OF PLAYER MISTREATMENT.
LIVE COVERAGE OF NDSU BISON FOOTBALL CAN BE HEARD ON 1320 AM KHRT AND ONLINE AT WWW.KHRT.COM. PRE-GAME TOMORROW BEGINS AT 5:30PM
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE PICKED ROOKIE RIGHT-HANDER MATT FOX TO PITCH TONIGHT'S SERIES OPENER AGAINST TEXAS. FOX'S CONTRACT WAS SELECTED FROM TRIPLE-A ROCHESTER BEFORE THE GAME AND HE WILL START IN PLACE OF NICK BLACKBURN. RIGHT-HANDERS ROB DELANEY AND ALEX BURNETT WERE ALSO RECALLED FROM ROCHESTER.
THE TWINS USED EIGHT PITCHERS, INCLUDING THREE STARTERS, IN A 10-9 LOSS TO THE DETROIT TIGERS THAT LASTED 13 INNINGS LAST NIGHT. BLACKBURN'S NEXT TURN HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO SUNDAY. FOX WILL MAKE HIS MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT. HE'S 6-9 WITH A 3.95 ERA IN 123 INNINGS FOR ROCHESTER, WITH 21 STARTS AND 14 RELIEF APPEARANCES.
TO MAKE ROOM ON THE 40-MAN ROSTER FOR FOX, FIRST BASEMAN JUSTIN MORNEAU WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 60-DAY DISABLED LIST.
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NEW YORK (AP) - BEN ROETHLISBERGER'S SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM SIX GAMES TO FOUR BY NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL. THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS' STAR QUARTERBACK MET WITH GOODELL EARLY TODAY AND WAS TOLD HE COULD RETURN ON OCT. 17 AGAINST CLEVELAND.
WHEN ROETHLISBERGER WAS SUSPENDED IN APRIL FOR VIOLATING THE LEAGUE'S PERSONAL CONDUCT POLICY, GOODELL SAID HE WOULD REVIEW THE PLAYER'S BEHAVIOR OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. GOODELL WAS SATISFIED THAT ROETHLISBERGER HAS FOLLOWED THE LEAGUE'S GUIDELINES AND STAYED OUT OF TROUBLE.
ROETHLISBERGER WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A GEORGIA COLLEGE STUDENT FOLLOWING A NIGHT OF DRINKING IN A MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., BAR ON MARCH 5. HE WAS NOT CHARGED BY GEORGIA AUTHORITIES.
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NEW YORK (AP) - DETROIT LIONS ROOKIE DEFENSIVE TACKLE NDAMUKONG SUH HAS BEEN FINED $7,500 BY THE NFL FOR HIS ROUGHING-THE-PASSER PENALTY ON CLEVELAND QUARTERBACK JAKE DELHOMME.
SUH GRABBED DELHOMME'S FACE MASK AND TWISTED IT. HE WRAPPED HIS ARMS AROUND THE QUARTERBACK'S HEAD AND SLAMMED HIM TO THE GROUND IN AN EXHIBITION GAME LAST SATURDAY. SUH SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW DELHOMME HAD THROWN THE BALL BEFORE HE HIT HIM.
SUH PLAYED AT NEBRASKA AND WAS THE SECOND OVERALL PICK IN THE APRIL DRAFT.
FRIDAY - 09/03/10 - MORNING EDITION
MINOT, ND - IT'S FRIDAY AND THAT MEANS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL! WE'LL TRAVEL TO KENMARE TONIGHT AND BROADCAST A 9-MAN CONTEST AS THE HONKERS HOST PARSHALL-WHITE SHEILD.
KENMARE-BBC IS 1-1 ON THE YOUNG SEASON HAVING WON AT DUNSEITH AND LOST AT HOME TO MOTT-REGENT. THE BRAVES ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AFTER LOSING TO SURREY LAST FRIDAY.
PRE-GAME IS SET FOR 6:45 THIS EVENING ON 106.9 FM K-HEART AND ONLINE AT WWW.KHRT.COM.
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MINOT, ND - LOTS OF HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL LAST NIGHT:
CLASS A
MINOT DEF. BISMARCK ST. MARY'S, 26-24, 25-11, 25-16
CLASS B
BOTTINEAU DEF. MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD, 25-7, 28-26, 25-12
GARRISON DEF. PARSHALL, 25-20, 27-25, 25-13
GLENBURN DEF. UNDERWOOD, 14-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-19, 15-11
HARVEY DEF. RUGBY, 25-9, 24-26, 25-23, 25-14
HAZEN DEF. DES LACS-BURLINGTON, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19
NEW SALEM DEF. BEULAH, 14-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-19
NEWBURG-WESTHOPE DEF. SURREY, 25-22, 25-15, 24-26, 25-17
POWERS LAKE DEF. TIOGA, 25-18, 16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-5
RAY DEF. DIVIDE COUNTY, 21-25, 27-25, 25-15, 25-22
ST. JOHN DEF. ROLETTE-WOLFORD, 18-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-6
TRENTON DEF. NEW TOWN, 19-25, 27-25, 25-15, 27-25
VELVA DEF. LEWIS AND CLARK, 25-22, 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 15-12
WASHBURN DEF. DRAKE-ANAMOOSE, 27-25, 25-15, 25-18
WELLS COUNTY DEF. TURTLE LAKE-MERCER, 25-16, 25-14, 25-19
WILTON-WING DEF. SHILOH CHRISTIAN, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20
TOWNER-GRANVILLE-UPHAM DEF. DUNSEITH, 3-0
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MOSCOW, IDAHO (AP) - NATE ENDERLE THREW FOR 311 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS TO LEAD IDAHO TO A 45-0 VICTORY OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE SEASON OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS.
ENDERLE, WHO LEFT THE GAME LATE IN THE THIRD QUARTER WITH IDAHO IN CONTROL, WAS 24 FOR 37 WITH ONE INTERCEPTION. THE VANDALS POSTED THEIR FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 1997.
PRINCETON MCCARTY RAN FOR 89 YARDS AND TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR IDAHO, WHICH LED 17-0 AT HALFTIME. THE VANDALS BEGAN THE SECOND HALF WITH A SUCCESSFUL ONSIDE KICK THAT ERIC GREENWOOD RECOVERED. GREENWOOD LATER CAUGHT ONE OF ENDERLE'S SCORING PASSES.
IDAHO FINISHED THE NIGHT WITH 547 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE WHILE NORTH DAKOTA FINISHED WITH 270.
JAKE LANDRY THREW FOR 122 YARDS FOR NORTH DAKOTA, BUT WAS INTERCEPTED TWICE.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - GERALD LAIRD HIT A SOLO HOME RUN IN THE 13TH INNING TO LIFT THE DETROIT TIGERS TO A 10-9 VICTORY OVER THE MINNESOTA TWINS ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
RYAN RABURN ADDED THREE HITS AND TWO RBIS AFTER ENTERING THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING FOR THE INJURED MIGUEL CABRERA AND JOSE VALVERDE (2-3) PITCHED A CAREER-HIGH THREE INNINGS OF RELIEF TO HELP THE TIGERS AVOID A THREE-GAME SWEEP.
LAIRD, WHO ENTERED THE GAME IN THE 11TH INNING, HIT A 1-1 PITCH FROM NICK BLACKBURN (8-9) INTO THE BULLPEN IN LEFT-CENTER FIELD.
BLACKBURN WAS SCHEDULED TO START THE SERIES OPENER AGAINST TEXAS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
DANNY VALENCIA HAD THREE HITS AND TWO RBIS FOR THE TWINS, WHO LED 7-3 GOING INTO THE EIGHTH AND 9-8 IN THE NINTH ONLY TO LET BOTH LEADS SLIP AWAY. THEY LEAD THE WHITE SOX BY 3-1/2 GAMES IN THE AL CENTRAL.
TWINS MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE WAS EJECTED FROM THE GAME AFTER ARGUING A CLOSE PLAY AT SECOND BASE. HE CAME OUT TO ARGUE AFTER CREW CHIEF JOE WEST RULED
THAT ALEXI CASILLA DROPPED THE BALL AND CALLED AUSTIN JACKSON SAFE AT SECOND.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - DENVER ROOKIE TIM TEBOW OUTPLAYED MINNESOTA'S TARVARIS JACKSON IN THE BACKUP QUARTERBACK COMPARISON, BUT THE VIKINGS FORCED FOUR FIRST-HALF TURNOVERS AND BEAT THE BRONCOS 31-24 ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE PRESEASON FINALE FOR BOTH TEAMS.
TEBOW FUMBLED HIS FIRST SNAP, ERIN HENDERSON FOUND THE BALL AND SCOOTED INTO THE END ZONE FROM 35 YARDS OUT FOR THE VIKINGS. THE 2007 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER AND FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM FLORIDA THEN THREW A WOBBLER OVER THE MIDDLE THAT TYRELL JOHNSON EASILY INTERCEPTED AND RETURNED FOR 41 YARDS TO SET UP A FIELD GOAL.
MARQUEZ BRANSON AND BRUCE HALL LOST FUMBLES ON DENVER'S NEXT TWO DRIVES, AND MINNESOTA LED 17-7 AT HALFTIME DESPITE A MEAGER 54 YARDS OF OFFENSE AND A WEAK, OUT-OF-ORDER PERFORMANCE BY JACKSON AND THE SECOND-STRINGERS.
THURSDAY - 09/02/10 - PM EDITION
FARGO, ND - THE NDSU BISON FOOTBALL TEAM IS PREPARING FOR IT'S SEASON OPENER SATURDAY NIGHT IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER MEETING BETWEEN THE BISON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS JAYHAWKS. NDSU HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL SAYS HIS TEAM IS YOUNG, ALOT IS EXPECTED OF THEM THIS YEAR. THE BISON ENDED THE 2009 SEASON AT 3-8 OVERALL, 2-6 IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE.
BIG 12 SCHOOL, KANSAS IS 9-0 ALL-TIME AGAINST CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY.
LIVE COVERAGE OF NDSU BISON FOOTBALL CAN BE HEARD ON 1320 AM KHRT AND THROUGH THE AM STREAM AT WWW.KHRT.COM. PRE-GAME SATURDAY STARTS AT 5:30PM.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE LOOKING TO SWEEP A THREE-GAME HOME SET AGAINST THE DETROIT TIGERS TODAY. THE TWINS EDGED THE TIGERS 2-1 YESTERDAY THANKS TO DANNY VALENCIA'S ONE-OUT SINGLE IN THE 10TH INNING. JON RAUCH PITCHED A PERFECT 10TH FOR THE WIN. SCOTT BAKER (12-9) VERSUS JUSTIN VERLANDER (14-8) IS THE PITCHING MATCHUP.
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UNDATED (AP) - THE NFL EXHIBITION SEASON CLOSES TONIGHT WITH ALL 32 TEAMS IN ACTION FOR THEIR FINAL PRESEASON GAMES. THE BILLS AND LIONS KICK THINGS OFF IN DETROIT WITH WHILE WASHINGTON AND THE CARDINALS WRAP THINGS UP IN ARIZONA. THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS PLAY HOST TO THE DENVER BRONCOS TONIGHT AT MALL OF AMERICA FIELD.
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UNDATED (AP) - IT'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TIME WITH FOUR TEAMS IN THE PRESEASON ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL SEEING ACTION THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND-SEEDED OHIO STATE BUCKEYES HOST MARSHALL, 13TH-SEED MIAMI IS HOME AGAINST FLORIDA A&M, 14TH-RANKED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPENS THE LANE KIFFIN ERA AT HAWAII AND 15TH-RANKED PITTSBURGH TRAVELS TO THE BEEHIVE STATE TO PLAY UTAH WHERE THE UTES HAVE WON 17 STRAIGHT HOME GAMES.
THURSDAY - 09/02/10 - MORNING EDITION
UNDATED (AP) - THE SEASON'S FIRST CLASS A AND 9-MAN FOOTBALL POLLS COMPILED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTSCASTERS AND SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION. FIRST-PLACE VOTES ARE IN PARENTHESES, FOLLOWED BY RECORDS AND TOTAL POINTS.
CLASS A
1. VELVA (6) 1-0 45
2. WATFORD CITY (3) 2-0 32
3. CAVALIER (1) 2-0 17
4. KILLDEER 1-0 16
5. LINTON-HMB 1-0 15
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: HARVEY (1-0) 12, WILLIAMS COUNTY (2-0) 4, MILNOR- NORTH SARGENT (1-0) 3, LARIMORE (2-0) 3, RUGBY (0-1) 2, DES LACS-BURLINGTON (1-0) 1
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1. MOTT-REGENT (3) 1-0 36
2. HILLSBORO (2) 2-0 33
3. NAPOLEON-GS (1) 1-0 24
4. SOUTH BORDER (2) 1-0 23
5. (TIE) NORTH STAR (1) 2-0 8
5. (TIE) ST. JOHN 1-0 8
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: HANKINSON 1 (1-0) 6, LAKOTA-ADAMS-EDMORE (2-0) 4, DIVIDE COUNTY (1-0) 4, WYNDMERE-LIDGERWOOD (0-1) 3, WASHBURN (1-0) 1
NOTE: HANKINSON RECEIVED ONE FIRST-PLACE VOTE.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - DANNY VALENCIA'S ONE-OUT SINGLE IN THE 10TH INNING DROVE IN MICHAEL CUDDYER FROM SECOND BASE AND GAVE THE MINNESOTA TWINS A 2-1 VICTORY OVER THE DETROIT TIGERS.
THE TWINS KEPT THEIR FOUR-GAME LEAD OVER CHICAGO IN THE AL CENTRAL, IMPROVING TO 9-5 AGAINST THE TIGERS THIS SEASON, 7-1 AT TARGET FIELD.
AGAINST RYAN PERRY (2-5), CUDDYER SINGLED TO START THE INNING AND STOLE SECOND BASE WHILE DELMON YOUNG STRUCK OUT. THEN VALENCIA, WHOSE SINGLE IN THE FIFTH HELPED THE TWINS SCORE THEIR FIRST RUN AGAINST TIGERS STARTER MAX SCHERZER, SMACKED A SINGLE TO CENTER THAT WAS DEEP ENOUGH FOR CUDDYER TO SCORE STANDING UP JUST BEFORE THE THROW FROM AUSTIN JACKSON.
JON RAUCH (3-1) PITCHED A PERFECT 10TH FOR THE VICTORY.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS ARE LOOKING TO SWEEP A THREE-GAME HOME SET AGAINST THE DETROIT TIGERS TODAY.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE SENT 7-FOOT-1 PITCHER LOEK VAN MIL TO THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS TO COMPLETE LAST WEEK'S TRADE FOR LEFT-HANDER BRIAN FUENTES. THE TWINS ANNOUNCED THE MOVE BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S GAME.
VAN MIL IS A RIGHT-HANDER FROM THE NETHERLANDS WHO TURNS 26 LATER THIS MONTH. HE WAS DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO MAKE ROOM FOR FUENTES WHEN THE DEAL WAS MADE LAST FRIDAY.
VAN MIL HAD A 6.37 ERA IN 23 RELIEF APPEARANCES FOR DOUBLE-A NEW BRITAIN THIS SEASON. INJURIES HAVE HINDERED HIS PROGRESS SINCE HE WAS SIGNED BY THE TWINS IN 2006.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAVE SCRATCHED DESIGNATED HITTER JIM THOME FROM THE LINEUP BECAUSE OF TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK.
THOME TOLD MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE HE FELT FINE SWINGING, BUT HE FELT TIGHTNESS JOGGING BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S GAME. JOSE MORALES REPLACED THOME, WHO HASN'T PLAYED SINCE LEAVING SATURDAY'S GAME DUE TO DISCOMFORT.
SECOND BASEMAN ORLANDO HUDSON AND RIGHT FIELDER JASON KUBEL WERE ALSO OUT. KUBEL WAS HIT ON THE LEFT WRIST BY A PITCH TUESDAY AND HUDSON'S FOOT IS HURTING. HUDSON'S MRI TEST SHOWED NO DAMAGE. KUBEL'S X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. BOTH PLAYERS ARE DAY TO DAY.
ALSO, RELIEVER BRIAN FUENTES REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN HIS BACK AFTER IT LOCKED UP IN THE BULLPEN TUESDAY.
MORALES AND SHORTSTOP TREVOR PLOUFFE WERE RECALLED FROM TRIPLE-A BEFORE THE GAME.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE ON QUARTERBACKS. TARVARIS JACKSON AND SAGE ROSENFELS ARE LISTED AS THE BACKUPS TO BRETT FAVRE, SO THE TEAM MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO KEEP ROOKIE JOE WEBB, MOVE HIM TO THE PRACTICE SQUAD OR TRADE ONE OF THE BACKUPS. THE FINAL PRESEASON GAME AGAINST DENVER IS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IS THE CUT-DOWN DEADLINE.
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UNDATED (AP) - THE EXPANDED BIG TEN IS PLACING OHIO STATE AND MICHIGAN INTO DIFFERENT DIVISIONS. MICHIGAN, NEBRASKA, IOWA, MICHIGAN STATE, MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WILL MAKE UP ONE DIVISION WHEN THE LEAGUE GROWS TO 12 TEAMS IN 2011. OHIO STATE, PENN STATE, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS, PURDUE AND INDIANA ARE IN THE OTHER.
OHIO STATE AND MICHIGAN WILL PLAY EACH OTHER EVERY YEAR ON THE LAST DAY OF THE BIG TEN SEASON, AND COULD CONCEIVABLY PLAY EACH OTHER TWICE IN ONE SEASON - ONCE IN THE REGULAR SEASON AND IN THE NEW BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
WEDNESDAY - 09/01/10 - PM EDITION
CLEVELAND (AP) - PAUL KONERKO HIT A THREE-RUN HOMER IN THE EIGHTH INNING TO GIVE THE WHITE SOX A 6-4 WIN OVER CLEVELAND TO COMPLETE A THREE-GAME SWEEP. MANNY RAMIREZ SAW HIS FIRST ACTION SINCE THE WHITE SOX CLAIMED HIM OFF WAIVERS EARLIER THIS WEEK AND MANAGED A SINGLE IN THREE TRIPS TO THE PLATE.
THE WIN PULLS THE WHITE SOX WITHIN 3 1/2 GAMES OF MINNESOTA IN THE AL CENTRAL. THE TWINS HOST DETROIT TONIGHT IN GAME TWO OF THREE AT TARGET FIELD. FRANCISO LIRIANO (12-7) IS TO PITCH FOR THE TWINS. DETROIT WILL SEND MAX SCHERZER (10-9) TO THE MOUND.
MINNESOTA'S DELMON YOUNG HAD TWO HITS LAST NIGHT, INCLUDING THE GO-AHEAD SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH AS THE TWINS CAME FROM BEHIND TO DEFEAT DETROIT 4-3. BRIAN DUENSING GAVE UP THREE UNEARNED RUNS ON NINE HITS IN JUST UNDER SEVEN INNINGS.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - ONCE AGAIN, BRETT FAVRE HAS STOLEN THE SHOW IN MINNESOTA AND RELEGATED THE BACKUP QUARTERBACKS TO IRRELEVANCE. TARVARIS JACKSON AND SAGE ROSENFELS ARE STILL UNPROVEN, ONE BIG REASON WHY THE VIKINGS PURSUED FAVRE SO HARD TO PLAY FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.
JACKSON AND ROSENFELS HAVE EACH KEPT MOST OF ANY FRUSTRATION TO THEMSELVES, BUT THEY'RE BOTH ALSO CONFIDENT THEY'RE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE RELIABLE STARTERS IN THE NFL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BETTER IS TO PLAY, AND THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS FAVRE MISSES A GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS STORIED CAREER TOOK OFF.
THE VIKINGS ALSO HAVE A DILEMMA THIS WEEKEND, WHETHER TO KEEP ROOKIE JOE WEBB FOR FOUR QUARTERBACKS ON THE ROSTER OR TRY TO SLIP HIM ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD OR TRADE ONE OF THE BACKUPS.
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TUSCALOOSA, ALA. (AP) - ALABAMA RUNNING BACK MARK INGRAM, THE WINNER OF THE HEISMAN TROPHY LAST DECEMBER, WILL MISS THE CRIMSON TIDE'S OPENING GAME AGAINST SAN JOSE STATE. INGRAM HAD AN ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE DONE YESTERDAY ON HIS INJURED LEFT KNEE.
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PARK RIDGE, ILL. (AP) - TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE BIG TEN'S DECISION HAVE TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE LEAGUE HAS DECIDED TO PUT OHIO STATE AND MICHIGAN INTO SEPARATE DIVISIONS STARTING NEXT SEASON. ONE PERSON ALSO SAYS MICHIGAN AND OHIO STATE WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY EACH OTHER EACH YEAR IN THE REGULAR-SEASON FINALE, AS THEY HAVE SINCE 1943.
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ISTANBUL (AP) - KEVIN LOVE SCORED 13 POINTS AND KEVIN DURANT ADDED 12 AS THE UNITED STATES OVERPOWERED IRAN 88-51 IN THE BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE AMERICANS IMPROVED TO 4-0 AND CLAIMED A TOP SEED IN THE KNOCKOUT ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT.
WEDNESDAY - 09/01/10 - MORNING EDITION
MINOT, ND - HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOOK CENTER STAGE LAST NIGHT:
CLASS A
BISMARCK CENTURY DEF. MINOT, 22-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-10
CLASS B
GLENBURN DEF. TIOGA, 25-22, 25-12, 25-23
KENMARE DEF. RAY, 25-15, 25-12, 25-19
LEEDS DEF. TOWNER-GRANVILLE-UPHAM, 25-13, 25-19, 25-18
LEWIS AND CLARK DEF. GARRISON-MAX, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14
BISHOP RYAN DEF. WASHBURN, 25-22, 25-13, 25-22
OUR REDEEMER'S DEF. VELVA, 25-13, 26-24, 25-13
HARVEY DEF. MADDOCK, 25-17, 25-11, 25-20
ST. JOHN DEF. NEWBURG-WESTHOPE, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19
BURKE COUNTY DEF. MOHALL-LANSFORD-SHERWOOD, 17-25, 25-15, 25-14, 16-25, 15-7
NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE DEF. ROLETTE-WOLFORD, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16
NORTH STAR DEF. RUGBY, 25-15, 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7
POWERS LAKE DEF. TRENTON, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17
TURTLE LAKE-MERCER DEF. SURREY, 25-23, 25-13, 25-21
UNDERWOOD DEF. CENTER-STANTON, 25-20, 25-12, 25-23
WATFORD CITY DEF. KILLDEER, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 15-6
BEULAH DEF. NEW ENGLAND, 25-11, 25-27, 25-12, 22-25, 17-15
BOTTINEAU 3, DES LACS-BURLINGTON 0
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - DELMON YOUNG HAD TWO HITS, INCLUDING THE GO-AHEAD SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH, TO LIFT THE MINNESOTA TWINS TO A 4-3 ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
YOUNG'S BIG HIT CAME AFTER TIGERS RELIEVER PHIL COKE (7-4) HIT TWO BATTERS TO LOAD THE BASES AND RYAN PERRY WALKED IN THE TYING RUN.
DANNY VALENCIA HAD THREE HITS AND AN RBI AND BRIAN DUENSING GAVE UP THREE UNEARNED RUNS ON NINE HITS IN 6 2-3 INNINGS FOR THE TWINS, WHO STAYED FOUR GAMES AHEAD OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN THE AL CENTRAL.
JHONNY PERALTA HAD THREE HITS AND AN RBI FOR THE TIGERS, BUT STRUCK OUT WITH THE TYING RUN AT THIRD BASE TO END THE GAME. ARMANDO GALARRAGA GAVE UP TWO RUNS ON EIGHT HITS IN SIX INNINGS AND LEFT WITH A 3-2 LEAD BEFORE THE TIGERS BULLPEN FALTERED.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - DOCTORS HAVE TOLD MINNESOTA TWINS SLUGGER JUSTIN MORNEAU TO REMAIN AT HOME UNTIL FRIDAY AS HE CONTINUES TO WORK HIS WAY BACK FROM A CONCUSSION NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO.
MORNEAU HAD BEEN TAKING SWINGS AT TARGET FIELD AND WATCHING SOME HOME GAMES FROM THE DUGOUT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. MANAGER RON GARDENHIRE SAYS MORNEAU WAS TOLD TO STAY AT HOME DURING THIS WEEK'S SERIES AGAINST DETROIT. GARDENHIRE SAYS MORNEAU IS DOING CARDIO WORK AND OTHER EXERCISES AND IS FOLLOWING DOCTORS' ORDERS.
THE FORMER AL MVP HAS NOT PLAYED SINCE HE WAS INJURED ON JULY 8 IN TORONTO. HE HAS EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS FROM THE CONCUSSION EVER SINCE.
JIM THOME DIDN'T START FOR THE AL CENTRAL LEADERS TUESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE OF A STIFF BACK. HE IS LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. (AP) - MINNESOTA VIKINGS WIDE RECEIVER SIDNEY RICE WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN THE FIRST SIX GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON. THE TEAM PUT RICE ON THE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST TUESDAY. HE HAD HIP SURGERY LAST WEEK AND IS EXPECTED TO NEED AT LEAST TWO MONTHS OF RECOVERY.
THE VIKINGS ALSO WAIVED WIDE RECEIVER MARKO MITCHELL AND OFFENSIVE TACKLE BILL NOETHLICH AND PLACED LINEBACKER J LEMAN ON INJURED RESERVE AFTER HE CLEARED WAIVERS, THE DAY NFL ROSTERS WERE REQUIRED TO BE REDUCED TO 75 PLAYERS.
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GREEN BAY, WIS. (AP) - THE GREEN BAY PACKERS WILL BEGIN THE REGULAR SEASON WITHOUT TWO STANDOUTS IN THEIR SECONDARY.
THE PACKERS HAVE PLACED CORNERBACK AL HARRIS AND SAFETY ATARI BIGBY ON THE RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM LIST, MEANING NEITHER PLAYER WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY FOR THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF THE SEASON.
BIGBY HAD SURGERY ON HIS LEFT ANKLE AT THE BEGINNING OF TRAINING CAMP. THERE HAD BEEN SOME HOPE HARRIS' SURGICALLY REPAIRED LEFT KNEE WOULD HEAL IN TIME FOR THE PACKERS' SEPT. 12 OPENER AT PHILADELPHIA.
THE PACKERS ALSO PLACED RUNNING BACK JAMES STARKS ON THE LIST, AND RUNNING BACK QUINN PORTER ON INJURED RESERVE. THE PACKERS' ROSTER NOW STANDS AT 75 PLAYERS.
TUESDAY - 08/31/2010 - PM EDITION
FARGO, ND - THE NDSU BISON FOOTBALL TEAM IS PREPARING FOR IT'S SEASON OPENER SATURDAY NIGHT IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER MEETING BETWEEN THE BISON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS JAYHAWKS. NDSU HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL SAYS HIS TEAM IS YOUNG, ALOT IS EXPECTED OF THEM THIS YEAR. THE BISON ENDED THE 2009 SEASON AT 3-8 OVERALL, 2-6 IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE.
BIG 12 SCHOOL, KANSAS IS 9-0 ALL-TIME AGAINST CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY.
LIVE COVERAGE OF NDSU BISON FOOTBALL CAN BE HEARD ON 1320 AM KHRT AND THROUGH THE AM STREAM AT WWW.KHRT.COM. PRE-GAME SATURDAY STARTS AT 5:30PM.
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) - THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS HAVE CUT FORMER NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WIDE RECEIVER KOLE HECKENDORF. SEATTLE HAD CLAIMED HECKENDORF OFF WAIVERS IN MAY. THE SEAHAWKS ARE PREPARING TO SET THEIR 53-MAN REGULAR SEASON ROSTER ON SATURDAY.
HECKENDORF SIGNED WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS IN 2009 AS A FREE AGENT BUT WAS RELEASED AFTER TRAINING CAMP. HE SPENT LAST SEASON ON THE DETROIT LIONS PRACTICE SQUAD.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. (AP) - TARVARIS JACKSON IS ENTRENCHED AS MINNESOTA'S BACKUP TO QUARTERBACK BRETT FAVRE, DESPITE SHARP PLAY IN EXHIBITION GAMES THIS MONTH BY SAGE ROSENFELS.
COACH BRAD CHILDRESS CONFIRMED MONDAY THAT JACKSON REMAINS NO. 2 AND ROSENFELS IS STILL NO. 3. CHILDRESS SAID HE'S SEEN "AN EVOLUTION" AND "A GROWTH" IN JACKSON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TRAINING CAMP. ASKED IF THE DEPTH CHART COULD CHANGE, CHILDRESS SAID "IT WOULD PROBABLY BE HARD FOR IT TO CHANGE."
THE VIKINGS FACE A DIFFICULT DECISION ABOUT HOW MANY QUARTERBACKS TO KEEP WITH THE ROSTER CUTDOWN LOOMING THIS WEEKEND. ROSENFELS'S $2.6 MILLION SALARY THIS SEASON IS HIGH FOR A THIRD-STRINGER. AND IN ORDER TO PUT ROOKIE JOE WEBB ON THE PRACTICE SQUAD, THE VIKINGS WOULD HAVE TO FIRST EXPOSE HIM TO WAIVERS.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - THE MINNESOTA TWINS BEGIN A THREE GAME SERIES AT TARGET FIELD TONIGHT VERSUS THE DETROIT TIGERS. THE TWINS HAD A DAY OFF YESTERDAY AND FIND THEMSELVES 4 GAMES UP ON THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX IN THE AL CENTRAL TODAY.
MINNESOTA IS TO START BRIAN DUENSING (7-2) TONIGHT. THE TIGERS PLAN TO SEND ARMANDO GALLARRAGO (4-5).
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A LITTLE LATE BUT WITH ALL HIS HAIR, MANNY RAMIREZ HAS FINALLY JOINED HIS NEW TEAM.
THE CONTROVERSIAL AND COLORFUL SLUGGER ARRIVED AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD ON TUESDAY FOR HIS FIRST DAY WITH THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX, WHO CLAIMED THE 12-TIME ALL-STAR ON WAIVERS THIS WEEK TO HELP THEIR AL PLAYOFF PUSH.
RAMIREZ WALKED INTO THE BALLPARK AT 3:15 P.M., ENTERING FROM THE INDIANS PLAYERS' PARKING LOT, WHERE HE USED TO PARK DURING HIS EIGHT SEASONS WITH THE INDIANS. HIS DREADLOCKED HAIR WAS AT ITS USUAL LENGTH, BUT COULD BE SHORTER IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THE WHITE SOX HAVE AN APPEARANCE POLICY, AND THEY EXPECT RAMIREZ TO CONFORM TO IT AND GET HIS DREADLOCKS TRIMMED. A BARBER WAS SET UP IN A ROOM ADJACENT TO CLEVELAND'S CLUBHOUSE.
TUESDAY - 08/31/2010 - MORNING EDITION
BISMARCK, ND (AP) - THE SEASON'S FIRST CLASS AAA AND CLASS AA FOOTBALL POLLS COMPILED BY THE NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTSCASTERS AND SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION. FIRST-PLACE VOTES ARE IN PARENTHESES, FOLLOWED BY RECORDS AND TOTAL POINTS.
CLASS AAA
1. WEST FARGO (7) 1-0 55
2. FARGO SOUTH (5) 1-0 51
3. BISMARCK 0-1 31
4. BISMARCK CENTURY 0-1 19
5. MINOT 1-0 17
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: MANDAN (1-0) 5, DICKINSON (1-0) 2.
CLASS AA
1. FARGO SHANLEY (5) 1-0 31
2. DEVILS LAKE (1) 1-0 28
3. BISMARCK ST. MARY'S 1-0 22
4. CARRINGTON (1) 1-0 11
5. CENTRAL CASS 1-0 6
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: BEULAH (1-0) 3, LISBON (1-0) 3, GRAFTON (1-0) 1.
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MINOT, ND - JUST A COUPLE VOLLEYBALL SCORES TO REPORT FROM LAST NIGHT:
CLASS B
DRAKE-ANAMOOSE DEF. SAWYER, 25-11, 25-12, 25-7
BURKE COUNTY DEF. NEW TOWN, 25-13, 25-12, 25-15
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MINNEAPOLIS - THE MINNESOTA TWINS HAD THE DAY OFF AND SAW THEIR LEAD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL SHRINK BY A 1/2 GAME TO 4 GAMES UP ON CHICAGO.
MANNY RAMIREZ ISN'T IN THE MIDDLE OF CHICAGO'S LINEUP YET, AND THE WHITE SOX ARE ALREADY SWINGING FOR THE PLAYOFFS. BRENT LILLIBRIDGE ATONED FOR A COSTLY ERROR IN THE NINTH INNING BY HITTING A TWO-OUT HOMER IN THE 11TH AS THE WHITE SOX OPENED A CRITICAL 10-GAME ROAD TRIP WITH A 10-6 WIN OVER THE CLEVELAND INDIANS, HOURS AFTER CHICAGO OFFICIALLY CLAIMED RAMIREZ OFF WAIVERS MONDAY.
THE 38-YEAR-OLD RAMIREZ HIT .311 WITH EIGHT HOMERS AND 40 RBIS IN 66 GAMES WITH L.A. THIS SEASON, MISSING 33 GAMES THIS SUMMER WITH A RIGHT CALF STRAIN. HE'S A LIFETIME .313 HITTER WITH 554 HOME RUNS AND 1,828 RBI IN A MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER THAT BEGAN WITH THE 1993 CLEVELAND INDIANS.
LILLIBRIDGE ENTERED IN THE SEVENTH, WHEN SECOND BASEMAN GORDON BECKHAM LEFT AFTER BEING HIT ON THE RIGHT HAND WITH A PITCH. IN THE NINTH, LILLIBRIDGE BARE-HANDED A HIGH HOPPER BUT THREW PAST FIRST, HELPING THE INDIANS TIE IT AT 6. HE CAME UP IN THE 10TH WITH ONE HOMER IN 58 AT-BATS AND IN A 2 FOR 27 RUT BEFORE CONNECTING OFF RAFAEL PEREZ (4-1).
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UNDATED (AP) - A CHECK OF THE STANDINGS IN BASEBALL SHOWS A TIE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND TAMPA BAY IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST, WHILE MINNESOTA LEADS CHICAGO BY FOUR GAMES IN THE A.L. CENTRAL AND TEXAS TOPS OAKLAND BY EIGHT AND A-HALF GAMES IN THE WEST. IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE, ATLANTA IS THREE-UP ON PHILADELPHIA IN THE EAST, WHILE CINCINNATI LEADS ST. LOUIS BY SIX IN THE CENTRAL AND SAN DIEGO IS FIVE UP ON SAN FRANCISCO IN THE WEST.
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