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Dufner carries lead into final round of Nelson
By STEPHEN HAWKINS | Associated Press – IRVING, Texas (AP) — Nine players had or shared the lead during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Yet when play ended Saturday, Jason Dufner was the one alone at the top of the leaderboard for the second day in a row
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Baseball reflects on Wood's career
CHICAGO — Mark Grace played more than 2,200 Major League games during his 16-year career. Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout, one-hit shutout of the Astros on May 6, 1998, at Wrigley Field is right near the top of the list.
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Dufner takes Nelson lead with late birdie spree
By STEPHEN HAWKINS | Associated Press – IRVING, Texas (AP) — Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson Championship . Instead, Dufner had the lead to himself Friday.
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Harper and Nationals bring baseball hope to D.C.
Bryce Harper made his major league debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 28. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals The Nationals are banking on the 19-year-old to put Washington baseball on the map Most top players Harper’s age play for college or the minors, he’s already in the majors A baseball history buff, Harper idolizes baseball legends; he’s been compared to Willie Mays (CNN) — He’s brash, bold and has the skills to back it up. 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper is less than a month into his baseball career with the Washington Nationals, and he’s already making his presence felt in the nation’s capital
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Baseball. Cal Baseball Hosts No. 11 UCLA in Final Home Series
May 17, 2012 BERKELEY – Fri., May 18 UCLA, Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 2:30 p.m.
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’11 Nelson runner-up Palmer leads with opening 64
By STEPHEN HAWKINS | Associated Press – IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship , and a chance at home to hold up that trophy.
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McNamee admits his Clemens story changed over time
By JOSEPH WHITE | Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) — During another seven grueling hours of cross-examination that frustrated all sides, Roger Clemens ‘ accuser explained the evidence he kept in a beer can — and why his story about it has changed. Brian McNamee was on the stand Thursday for a fourth day in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, holding firm to his testimony that he injected Clemens with steroids from 1998 to 2001 and human growth hormone in 2000. But Clemens’ longtime strength coach again conceded that his memory of some details has evolved over the years, and that he initially told some lies during the drugs-in-baseball investigation conducted by federal agents and former Sen
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McNamee: Clemens, Canseco had steroids talk
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian McNamee conceded that the first time Roger Clemens asked for help with a “booty shot,” the pitcher did not specifically use the word ” steroids .” Under cross-examination from Clemens’ lawyer, McNamee said that he assumed Clemens was referring to steroids when asking for the shot while pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998
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Judge awards child support in Deion Sanders case (Yahoo! Sports)
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) A Texas judge has ordered Hall of Famer Deion Sanders to pay $10,550 in monthly child support as part of his divorce.
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Memorable: Man City’s win among top comebacks
By The Associated Press | Associated Press – Try to capture it any way you like — exciting, thrilling, stunning, heart-stopping. Sometimes there’s just no word or phrase that quite encapsulates the sheer joy and, for the loser, agony, of a comeback win at a major sporting event.
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