Author: Ben Walker
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Hamilton’s health is issue for Texas in World Series
ST. LOUIS — Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton would love to get a couple of weeks off to let his sore groin heal. Trouble is, there’s no time to rest during the World Series. Stuck in a power slump, Hamilton was set to play Game 2 Thursday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The reigning…
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Sadie the Scottie wins at Westminster after protest
NEW YORK — A Scottish terrier won America’s top dog show Tuesday, and that was pretty predictable. What happened moments before Sadie took the title at Westminster was far more startling. Two women walked into the center ring at Madison Square Garden and held up signs that said “Mutts Rule” and “Breeders Kill Shelter Dogs’ Chances,”…
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Florida wins on and off the field
MIAMI • The game defied expectations. Tim Tebow fulfilled them. He rescued No. 1 Florida, running through and throwing over No. 2 Oklahoma for a 24-14 victory Thursday night that gave the Gators their second BCS championship in three years. It was hardly a high-wattage matchup of Heisman winners – more a sloppy, choppy affair…
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Rays, Phillies wait to resume Game 5
PHILADELPHIA • Game 5 of the World Series was suspended because of rain in the sixth inning Monday night with the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays tied at 2 and the field already a sloppy, soggy mess. “I can’t tell you tonight when we’ll resume,” commissioner Bud Selig said. “We’ll stay here if we…
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Red Sox sweep Rockies
Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell slid safely past Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba in the fifth inning Sunday in Game 4 of the World Series. Photo by KEVIN KRECK, THE GAZETTE