Sports
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Brooks Conrad's first home run of his career was a pinch-hit, three-run shot to help the Atlanta Braves take a 9-8 win over the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game set.
Jul. 4--Editor's note: This is the second in an occasional series this summer looking at college sports in the commonwealth at schools other than Kentucky and Louisville.
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Jarrett Hoffpauir came through in a big way in his major league debut, hitting the go-ahead two-run single in the ninth inning, lifting St. Louis to a 7-4 win over Cincinnati, in the opener of a three-game series.
Jul. 4--In his senior season at the College of Charleston, Michael Kohn kept kidding then-coach John Pawlowski that he should get a chance on the mound.
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Manny Ramirez returned from a 50-game suspension and played only 5 1/2 innings, going 0-for-3 with a walk, two groundouts and a pop out, but the rest of his Dodger teammates picked up the slack and used a five-run first inning to defeat the Padres, 6-3, in front of a partisan crowd at Petco Park.
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Ryan Raburn's RBI single in the 16th proved to be the game-winner as the Detroit Tigers took an 11-9 win over the Minnesota Twins in a 16-inning contest to open a three-get set at the Metrodome.
Jul. 3--Sometimes it takes getting away for a person to appreciate how good things are at home.
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Jorge De La Rosa blanked the Diamondbacks through eight innings, and Joel Peralta and Huston Street finished off Colorado's 5-0 shutout of its NL West rival.
Jul. 4--The most impressive element of Minnesota's staunch stretch of relief during the team's recent nine-game road trip was the efficient number of arms it took.
Jul. 3--With regional softball play beginning in Class 1-A on Wednesday and Class 2-A on Thursday, let's take a look at some of the hottest teams and players around western Iowa.
Jul. 4--Through two games in the Fourth of July Tournament, the Enid Majors have made it clear their opponents must out-slug them to win.
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Ryan Sadowski got plenty of run support while throwing seven scoreless innings, as the Giants erupted offensively in a 13-0 whipping of the Astros.
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Following the Twins' 16-inning 11-9 loss to the Tigers, Minnesota placed pitcher Kevin Slowey on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right wrist.
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Hank Blalock belted a two-run homer and Tommy Hunter pitched 5 1/3 strong innings to collect his first win in the majors on his 23rd birthday, as the Texas Rangers downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Rangers Ballpark.
Jul. 4--By then the hours and the innings had melded into a sludge of at-bats, comebacks and shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers had finally busted free from a seemingly impenetrable 7-7 deadlock with a single run in the top of the 14th inning.
Jul. 4--MONTE CARLO -- It's been four years since Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France.
Jul. 4--LOUISVILLE -- In his 6-furlong journey around Churchill Downs on Friday, Backtalk demonstrated just how much growing up he still has to do.
Jul. 3--Almost everyone near the top of the leaderboard at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic after two rounds could really use a victory.