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Rand Mauer had an amazing 15-game stretch
Joe Mauer ’s strikeout pace - basically one per game, far above his career average - let’s take a step back and acknowledge an amazing 15-game stretch that we might not see from Mauer again. During a 15-game stretch starting April 30 against Detroit and ending Saturday against Boston, Mauer had: • At least one hit in every game, giving him a 15-game hitting streak. That was one ...
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Twins new starter search down to Gibson Deduno and Walters
ATLANTA – After six weeks with a stable, if struggling starting rotation, the Twins decided to make a change Monday. But they’re not ready yet to reveal who is taking Pedro Hernandez’s place. Former first-round ...
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Prep athletes of the week Goal-stopping skills work well in two sports for Eden Prairies Johnson
Eden Prairie • lacrosse Better known as a hockey goalie, the senior is also a five-year standout in goal for the Eagles’ lacrosse team and the only remaining player from their 2009 state championship team. Hockey might be her passion, but Johnson is just as dedicated in lacrosse. "Nothing compares to hockey," she said. "But I love playing lacrosse. It’s great ...
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Former FIU starter signs tender with Gophers
Malik Smith signed a tender to play for the Gophers and will be eligible immediately pending an NCAA waiver based on a possible postseason ban at Florida International, his previous school, the Gophers basketball program announced Monday. Smith joins previously signed ...
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USA Basketball U19 team picks Torreys Plum
La Jolla Country Day senior Kelsey Plum, the high school girls basketball state Player of the Year, has been named to the 12-member USA Basketball U19 women's ...
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English to hold prep football camp
Chargers outside linebacker Larry English didn't have the means to attend the top football camps being offered when he was growing up in Illinois, but English is in position now to make a difference for young players who face a similar ...
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Brazilian Jumper Threatens to Retire Before 2016 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian jumper Maureen Maggi could end her career before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro-2016 due to inattention, reports O Globo newspaper. Maggi, Olimpic golden medal in Beijing 2008, claimed "a structure behind me" before the appointment of Rio, if not "I retire because it would not be fair to the medal I have and it will be no ...
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Giants RHP Vogelsong Breaks Right Hand on Foul
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Women cricketers get big pay rises
Australia's women cricketers have been rewarded with big pay rises as they prepare their bid to add 2013 women's Ashes glory to their current World Cup and world T20 titles.Cricket Australia (CA) has announced a restructuring of the contracting system for women's international and state cricket which will make national team members some of the best paid female athletes in the ...
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Lions in training camp ahead of Aust tour
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has revealed that his squad have put their Wales counterparts "to the sword" as part of their preparations for their upcoming Australian tour.And he's sent a warning to the Wallabies, saying his side is fit, strong and looking sharp.Gatland was delighted to see the Lions demolish Wales, who are touring Japan next month, during a ...
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Mt. Lebanon School District to charge for sports extracurriculars
The Mt. Lebanon School Board passed an $83.16 million budget on Monday night, instituting fees ranging from $5 to $40 per year for students participating in sports and extracurricular ...
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Springdale OKs Vlassich as new girls basketball coach
The Allegheny Valley School District's board approved Vlassich, 66, as the varsity girls basketball coach during its meeting Monday night. Selected from among seven applicants, Vlassich won the position with a background that includes coaching experience at Hampton, Vincentian and North ...
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Pitt baseball team has a lot at stake
Pitt baseball coach Joe Jordano watches his team against Akron on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Charles L. Cost Field in Oakland. The Panthers are the third seed for this week's Big East ...
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Redbank Valley softball Karns City baseball earn top seeds in D-9 playoffs
District 9 kicks off its baseball and softball playoffs this week, and a pair of Armstrong County teams have the top seed in their respective ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday May 21
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Kershaw pitches 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers
Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday ...
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Love Wolves looking to catch a break
Kansas’ Ben McLemore is the No. 1 shooting guard in the draft, but isn’t expected to be there for the Wolves unless they move up higher than their current No. 9 slot. The lottery is at 7 p.m. ...
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First-inning fiasco dooms Twins against Braves
ATLANTA – It’s a radical idea, but maybe it’s time the Twins experimented with something new: How about letting Caleb Thielbar pitch the first inning? Nobody else seems able to do it lately. The Randolph, Minn., native pitched for his lifelong favorite team on Monday, giving the Twins two scoreless innings in his major-league debut. But the game was all but decided by the time ...
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Star Times all-area baseball team
McGuire, a two-time Star Times selection, went into the playoffs batting .417 with 20 walks and only two strikeouts in 94 plate appearances. But his defense makes him special. Opponents seldom attempt to steal. He is a likely first-round pick in the June amateur draft. Trever ...
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Smith Colon Lead Athletics Past Rangers 9-2
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Quick burst in second sends Wings over Hawks
Highlight Of The Night: Jimmy Howard made 39 saves and the Red Wings got two goals in 31 seconds from Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller to defeat the Blackhawks ...
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Bulldog Inu accepts two-game NRL ban
Canterbury forward Greg Eastwood fears the reputation of teammate Krisnan Inu is being ruined after the star centre accepted a two-game ban on Tuesday.Inu took the early plea on the ugly leg twist on Newcastle winger James McManus which resulted in a grade two dangerous contact charge.Meanwhile, Gold Coast back-rower David Taylor is disputing the grading on his grade two dangerous contact with a ...
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New Storm owners aim to break even by 2017
Melbourne Storm's new owners plan to make the NRL club break even financially by 2017 and also want to dramatically boost membership.New Zealand entrepreneur Bart Campbell heads a group of businessmen who bought the reigning premiers from News Ltd on Monday night.The other members of the consortium, Holding MS Australia, are expected to be announced at a Melbourne function within a ...
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Quade Cooper overlooked...for now
There was no room for 38-test flyhalf Quade Cooper, instead Robbie Deans says James O'Connor is his favoured ten despite the Rebels playmaker missing all of the Wallabies test matches last year through ...
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Bruce homers to back Cueto in Reds win over Mets
Jay Bruce hit a tiebreaking homer and drove in two runs to back Johnny Cueto's wild but effective return from the disabled list, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 4-3 Monday ...
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New Focus on Brunei's Schools
Brunei has an education system to be proud of, which has made the recent discovery of dirty and badly maintained toilet facilities at 180 schools all the more unacceptable for the Ministry of Education.
Brunei has one of the best systems of education in the region. As a country, Brunei spends over 10% of its government budget on education, among children in the country there is a 99% literary rate, and schooling for all citizens is free (while foreign residents pay only a small charge). Read more
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