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Brewers win 2nd straight on road, top Rockies, 4-3Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:36PMThe Associated Press The Associated Press DENVER Shaun Marcum tossed five solid innings before leaving with a strained neck and the Milwaukee Brewers held on to win consecutive road games for the first time in six weeks with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Rickie Weeks, Casey McGehee and Nyjer Morgan had two hits each for Milwaukee. The Brewers last won back-to-back road games ...

Phillips' 2-run HR lifts Reds over Cardinals 6-5Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:54PMJOE KAY AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer off Fernando Salas with two outs in the ninth inning Friday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in another wild finish to the NL Central's nastiest rivalry. Phillips connected on the second pitch from Salas (5-3) for his second career game-ending homer, stopping to wave his ...

2011 MLB All-Star Game: National League Still Honoring the ‘Year of the Pitcher’Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:33AMLast year, the National League won the All-Star Game for the first time since 1996. After so many years of futility, it turned out that the only thing they needed to do in order to steal a victory was find a way to keep American League bats quiet. And they did just that. Eight pitchers got into the game for the Senior Circuit, and they combined to hold the American League to six hits and a ...

2011 MLB All-Star Game Ends Derek Jeter's 3000th Hit HoneymoonWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:32AMIn his second at-bat, on July 9th 2011, against Tampa Bay Rays ' starting pitcher David Price, the New York Yankees ' captain Derek Jeter smacked his 3000th hit. The count was 3-2 in the bottom of the third inning when the Yankee shortstop jacked a solo home run off a knee high pitch to deep left-center field for number 3000. If that wasn't enough Jeter went 5 for 5, was a triple short of ...

Print EditionWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:32AMAs the playoffs loom over the heads of the Wahpeton Legion baseball team, coach Chris Kappes stressed the importance of his team staying focused in the last week of the final season. Post 20 was listening.

Tucson Victims Honored at All-Star GameWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:31AMThe intern whose quick actions helped save the life of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords threw out a first ball at the All-Star game Tuesday.

Lon Kruger's future was evident when he playedSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:47PMNew Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger was ‘born to be a coach,' his former college roommate said. Never was that more evident than at halftime of a 1972 game against Utah, when Kruger, then a Kansas State junior point guard, took control in the locker room and then led the team to victory.

Rockies Beat Nationals, Look For Series SweepSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:15AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Ubaldo Jimenez is happy again going into baseball's break. Unlike last year, the Colorado Rockies' starter isn't going to be playing in the All-Star game, but he capped a tough first half with one of his best performances of the season.

GC Baseball: Thomas signsSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:13AMMildred senior Zach Thomas signed with Cedar Valley Community College recently to play baseball.