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Mike Fiers gets a shot against Pittsburgh
RHP Mike Fiers (1-2, 5.93), who regressed this season after a good rookie year, starts today at 3 p.m. for Kyle Lohse (elbow) aganst the Pirates. Rickie Weeks and Jonathan Lucroy, who sat out the 2-1 victory Friday night, are back in the lineup. Here is the lineup that Pirates LHP Jeff Locke (4-1, 2.73) will face: RF Norichika Aoki SS Jean Segura LF Ryan Braun 3B Aramis Ramirez C Jonathan ...
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Kenny Perry takes 2-stroke in Senior PGA
Jay Haas tosses a ball before teeing off on the 11th hole during the second round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club Friday, May 24, 2013, in St. ...
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Galvis slides up in order Revere slides down
Email WASHINGTON -- Freddy Galvis is going to be the team's second baseman until Chase Utley returns from the disabled list. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel hit him second Saturday against the Nationals, dropping Ben Revere to eighth. "I like him in the No. 2 hole because he has been getting his hits," Manuel said of Galvis. "He can do some things. I put him up there ...
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Kratz No ill effects from collision at plate
Email WASHINGTON -- A big collision at home plate? Yeah, no big deal. Phillies catcher Erik Kratz brushed off his collision with Tyler Moore in the fourth inning in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Nationals at Nationals Park. Kratz was standing in front of the plate when he took the throw from center fielder Ben Revere. Moore ran hard into Kratz, who held onto the ball. Phillies manager Charlie ...
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Thousands walk run last mile of marathon
BOSTON -- Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the ...
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Twins snap skid with 3-2 win over Tigers
Joe Mauer homered and had three hits, helping the Minnesota Twins snap a 10-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on ...
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Dickey takes 6th loss of season in 6-5 loss to Os
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A. Dickey handles a ground ball before throwing out Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones at first base during third inning MLB American League baseball action in Toronto on Saturday, May 25, ...
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Duke beats Cornell to advance to lacrossee final
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - David Lawson scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter to lift Duke to a 16-14 victory against Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday.Duke (15-5) advances to Monday's championship to play the winner of the other semifinal between Syracuse and Denver.The Blue Devils are in the finals for the first time since 2010, ...
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Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier
By SYLVIA HUIAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Metropolitan Police investigating the killing of Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old soldier who was run over by attackers then ...
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Hamilton Angels beat Royals 7-0 for 7th straight
Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner's first major league win since 2009, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight ...
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Hockey nut Inge torn by potential Wings-Pens clash
Email MILWAUKEE -- Renowned hockey fanatic Brandon Inge is already fretting over what, for him, would be sweet misery. How will he possibly handle a Stanley Cup Final between his longtime rink favorites, the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team he quickly adopted following his move to the Pirates? "I don't know what I'm going to do if it's between those ...
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Karstens progress halted by shoulder discomfort
Email MILWAUKEE -- Jeff Karstens went to Buffalo a couple of days ago. Now he is on his way back to Pittsburgh. But no one really knows where the right-hander is headed after he felt discomfort in his right shoulder Friday while playing catch, once again shutting down his on-and-off rehab from year-long shoulder discomfort. Instead of staying with Triple-A Indianapolis and taking the mound for ...
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Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Busch dominated at Charlotte Motor Speedway again Saturday, racing to his sixth Nationwide Series victory of the season and record seventh career win at the ...
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French Soldier Stabbed in the Throat While on Patrol Outside Paris
A French soldier was stabbed by a robed assailant while he was on an antiterrorism patrol in a busy commercial district on the western outskirts of Paris. The 23-year-old soldier lost a lot of blood but he was quickly taken to the hospital and his wounds are not life-threatening. Still, the attack "sent a shudder through the French capital" considering it comes mere days after the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...
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Pa. prisons could outsource mental health services
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are opposing a state Department of Corrections proposal to outsource mental health services at 27 state prisons in the ...
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Champions League final 0-0 at halftime
Dortmund's Lukasz Piszczek of Poland, left on ground, shoots at the goal, during the Champions League Final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday May 25, ...
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Valencia Jones homer as Orioles top Blue Jays 6-5
Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer and Adam Jones added a solo shot to help the Baltimore Orioles beat R.A. Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on ...
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Survivor Rescuer Reunite at Maine B-52 Crash Site
A survivor of a deadly Maine B-52 bomber crash has reunited with the man who rescued him at a somber event marking 50 years since the accident. Retired Air Force navigator Gerald Adler traveled from California for the event at Elephant Mountain, where seven crew members died during the crash on a training mission in January 1963. Among those attending the event Saturday was the medic who ...
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Ex-Penn State assistant wants firing decision date
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A former Penn State assistant football coach who testified in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case is disputing the university's assertion that he was fired as part of a routine changing of the guard under a new head football ...
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Saturday morning low temp tied record set in 1925
The low of 34, set around 6:30 a.m., matched the low temperature last set on May 25, 1925. Friday's high of 51 set record for the coldest high temperature on May 24. The previous record was 52 degrees in ...
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Rebuilding Rules as Rain Soaks Jersey Shore
Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues -- under covered porches -- as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Seven months after the devastating storm pummeled large swaths of the shore, the tourists made their way back, though many substituted porch parties for a day at the beach on Saturday due to rain that has ...
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Quick long-term fixes in works for Wash. bridge
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, ...
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Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prize - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
By THOMAS ADAMSON CANNES, France (AP) - A French-Cambodian film, "The Missing Picture," which explores the bloody history of Pol Pot's dictatorship in late 1970s Cambodia, has won the "Un Certain Regard" prize at the Cannes Film Festival. To rousing applause, director Rithy Panh collected the award at a ceremony Saturday night, expressing his gratitude to be able ...
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Grizzlies coach defends flagrant foul but not flop
The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone know that just because Tony Allen was fined $5,000 for flopping by the NBA, doesn't mean that the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn't a ...
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Pittsburgh's East Liberty may emulate Market Square
East Liberty in Pittsburgh is to undergo another construction project aimed at revamping the neighborhood and enhancing its potential as a market center, possibly using the recently completed redevelopment of Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh as a model.
East Liberty is a 254 acre neighborhood in Pittsburgh and one of the city’s more overlooked areas with crime rates that are higher than the rest of the city and a general lack of robust economic activity, which has led to some degree of social decay. Read more
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