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Baseball. Cal Baseball Entertains No. 10 Arizona
May 10, 2012 5-9-12 Cal Baseball Release BERKELEY – Fri., May 11 Arizona, Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. 3:30 p.m.
Baseball's bid to speed up games is just a head fake
At long last, Major League Baseball may have found a solution to all those painfully laborious games stretching past three hours: Just don’t let pitchers fake the pickoff throw to third base, whirl and threaten to throw to first. Half the time, the runner at first glares back at the pitcher as the crowd (if the home team is batting) howls in exaggerated outrage
Baseball: Experienced Kettle Run readies for postseason
“They’re not only battle-tested, it’s the decisions that they make, the way they work in practice,” Kettle Run Coach Ty Thorpe said of his team’s maturity.
Shurmur: ‘We don’t hand anybody anything’ (Yahoo! Sports)
CLEVELAND (AP) Rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden is being handed a new playbook, helmet and uniform this weekend. The Cleveland Browns don’t intend to give him the starting job. At least not yet
Auto Racing Capsules: Patrick prepares for first trip to Darlington
Auto Racing Glance: The Associated Press All Times EDT NASCAR SPRINT CUP SOUTHERN 500 Site: Darlington, S.C. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7 p.m.
Major League Baseball to help tornado victims
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Yankees closer Rivera has blood clot in calf
By MIKE FITZPATRICK | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is on blood-thinning medication intended to dissolve the clot and said Wednesday he is OK, though he was scared when he received the diagnosis. He needs to spend at least a week or two strengthening his knee before he has surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament — but he said that would have been the case regardless of the blood clot.
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
Ex-dealer defends inconsistencies at Clemens trial
By JOSEPH WHITE | Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to explain why his book suggested one thing and his testimony said something else, convicted drug dealer Kirk Radomski held up a copy of his 246-page tome called “Bases Loaded” while on the witness stand and gave as good as he got from one of Roger Clemens ‘ lawyers. “Did you ever write a book?” said Radomski , who then issued a challenge to attorney Michael Attanasio
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS Presents PRO FILES: BASEBALL
NEW YORK, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Now that Major League Baseball season is in full swing, the editors of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS present SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS’ PRO FILES: BASEBALL (SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS; March 13, 2012; $17.95; ages 8-12), featuring the biggest stars in baseball and insider tips on how to play like them.