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White Sox 15, Mariners 3: Ken Griffey Jr. hit one of host Chicago's four homers to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list. Griffey's two-run drive in the second inning was his first since Chicago acquired him from Cincinnati on...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Sammy Sosa, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Harmon Killebrew
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Padres' Giles turned down trade to Red Sox
ken.davidoff@newsday.comWhat amazed this space the most about the non-trade of Brian Giles to Boston wasn't that Giles exercised his right to veto the deal. Instead, I wanted to know: "How did Giles have the vision to put the Red Sox on his list of eight clubs to which he could...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Brett Favre, Brian Giles, Boston Red Sox, New York Jets
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O's brushed back in the Bronx
Sun reporterThe Orioles and New York Yankees, divisional foes for more than five decades, have had their legendary controversies over the years, ones that can be described in a few words. The Jeffrey Maier injustice. The Alan Mills Strawberry punch. Frank Robinson's...Tags: New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Bobby Abreu, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Ken Griffey Jr. in a Sox uniform? I'm stoked
I zipped over to the Web sites as fast as my fingers could type Thursday to find out if it was fiction or fact. Cincinnati Enquirer, 9:47 a.m.: "Reds trade Griffey." Not might trade. No "trade Griffey?" with a question mark. Did trade. And to the White...Tags: Ken Griffey, Kosuke Fukudome, Chicago White Sox, Mickey Mantle, Nellie Fox
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It's the best place for Dodgers to be
Be thankful, Dodgers fans, for the National League West, where even your running-in-place heroes are contenders in baseball's worst division. . . . In the American League West, a 49-52 record would put Andruw Jones & Co. 13 games behind the runaway...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Brett Favre, Luc Robitaille, Greg Norman, Danica Patrick
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Hockey hangover for the ages
It will become officially official Wednesday: The NHL will award the 2009 Winter Classic to the Blackhawks, who will play host to Detroit on Jan. 1 at Wrigley Field, according to an industry source. For weeks it has been believed Chicago would land the...Tags: Beijing Games, New York Giants, NBC, Willie Mays, Tom Watson
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Hamilton steals show, but not title, at Home Run Derby
Sun reporterDespite losing in last night's Home Run Derby final, the legend of Josh Hamilton keeps growing. The Texas Rangers' 27-year-old outfielder is not only a budding superstar who leads the majors with 95 RBIs. He's not just a born-again Christian and...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Mickey Mantle, Ben Sheets, Major League Baseball
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Negro Leagues history revisited, rejuvenated
Chicago Tribune reporterGrowing up in the now-demolished Stateway Gardens housing project in the shadow of U.S. Cellular Field, Ronzelle Fort had no idea his old neighborhood was once home to one of the most significant events in the history of African-American baseball. Fort...Tags: Satchel Paige, Super Bowl, Chicago White Sox, Jermaine Dye, Society
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'34 classic was true Hall of Fame game
Q: With the All-Star Game coming up, I have a few questions about the midsummer classic. 1) Was there ever a year when all the starters from one league went to the Hall Of Fame? 2) Who has the highest ERA in All-Star competition and lowest batting average...Tags: Ford Frick, Elections, Charlie Gehringer, Joe Medwick, Al Simmons
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All-Stars have pregame parade
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe dog days of summer are here. The baseball pennant races, unlike the weather, haven't heated up yet. Golf is missing Tiger Woods. The Tour de France doesn't end until July 27. But just around the corner, on Tuesday, is the 79th baseball All-Star game....Tags: Al Kaline, Fires, NBC, Dave Winfield, Willie Mays
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Billy too old-school for hip NCAA
If Anheuser-Busch, America's self-proclaimed ''King of Beers,'' can be sold to a Belgian brewer, then no one should be surprised that Lehigh Valley native Billy Packer has been released as the lead college basketball analyst on CBS and his streak of...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Colleges and Universities, NBC, Jim Palmer, Yogi Berra
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Cito Gaston replaces John Gibbons as manager of Toronto Blue Jays
John Gibbons was fired Friday by the last-place Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by Cito Gaston, who led the team to World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays began the day 35-39, having lost five straight and 13 of their last 17 games to fall...Tags: New York Mets, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Shea Hillenbrand, Boston Red Sox
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