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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
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
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.
Indianapolis 500 full of intrigue this year
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer JR Hildebrand doesn’t dwell on what might have been in last year’s Indianapolis 500. There’s no time for that, anyway. Yes, he was leading on the final lap and headed to almost certain victory in the biggest race of his life
Redskins draft another QB: Michigan State’s Cousin (Yahoo! Sports)
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins were serenading the arrival of Robert Griffin III at a draft-day party at FedEx Field when they surprised the football world by drafting another quarterback
This Week in Auto Racing April 27 – 29
Written by The Sports Network Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will race under the lights at Richmond International Raceway, while the IZOD IndyCar Series will travel to South America to run on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Capital City 400 – Richmond International Raceway – Richmond, VA After the last two Sprint Cup Series races have run at a record pace due to limited cautions, Saturday night’s 400-lapper at Richmond International Raceway might be more action-packed than what we’ve been seeing lately. Many races held so far this season have featured a low number of cautions, particularly the night event at Texas earlier this month and last Sunday’s race at Kansas
Local TV listings for April 22
TODAY AUTO RACING F1, Bahrain Grand Prix*(SPEED) 4:30 a.m. Sprint Cup, STP 400*(FOX) 9:30 a.m.
Hawks beat short-handed Celtics 97-92 (Yahoo! Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) When the Boston Celtics played the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, it might have been a precursor to an NBA playoff series, but it certainly didn’t qualify as a ”preview.” Joe Johnson scored 30 points as Atlanta edged the short-handed Celtics 97-92 to take a step toward securing a home-court edge against Boston in the first round of the playoffs. But the Celtics hardly looked like themselves. Starters Rajon Rondo , Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and key reserves Ray Allen and Mickael Pietrus did not play.
Auto Racing Capsules: NASCAR In The Pits – Biffle on top, others mired in pack after break
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Greg Biffle fell two laps down at Martinsville, clawed his way to a 13th-place finish, then headed to the Bahamas as NASCAR’s points leader.
Japan's baseball reputation at stake in 'Yu-phoria'
By Shigemi Sato | AFP – When Yu Darvish , Japan ‘s latest high-priced baseball export, makes his debut in the regular US major league season, it is not just the reputation of his blazing right hand that will be at stake. Darvish has taken it upon himself to rescue the pride and bragging rights of reigning world champions Japan, after a run of failures by his countrymen in Major League Baseball