Saturday, July 4
MLB: Detroit 11, Minnesota 9 (16 inn.)
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Placido Polanco, Ryan Raburn and Magglio Ordonez all singled in a run in the 16th inning Friday, bringing the Detroit Tigers a marathon 11-9 win over Minnesota.
MLB: Baltimore 6, Los Angeles Angels 4
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 4 (UPI) -- Aubrey Huff helped stake Baltimore to an early lead with a three-run homer Friday and the Orioles held off the Los Angeles Angels 6-4.
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego 3
SAN DIEGO, July 4 (UPI) -- Matt Kemp finished off a five-run first with a two-run double Friday and the Los Angeles Dodgers welcomed back Manny Ramirez by downing San Diego 6-3.
MLB: San Francisco 13, Houston 0
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (UPI) -- Pablo Sandoval and Travis Ishikawa both had three RBI Friday and the San Francisco Giants produced 15 hits in rolling over Houston 13-0.
Report: Turkoglu turns down Portland offer
PORTLAND, Ore., July 4 (UPI) -- The Oregonian newspaper reported Friday that forward Hedo Turkoglu, who earlier in the day appeared headed to Portland, had broken off talks with the team.
Friday, July 3
Clint Bowyer Takes the Nationwide Subway Jalapeno 250 Race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Clint Bowyer made a tough year for
MLS: Real Salt Lake 1, San Jose 1 (tie)
SANDY, Utah, July 4 (UPI) -- Chris Leach put the ball into his own goal in the first minute of extra time Friday, allowing Real Salt Lake to escape with a 1-1 tie against San Jose.
Bowyer wins Nationwide race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 3 (UPI) -- Clint Bowyer held off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a two-lap sprint to the finish Friday to win the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
One in six adults admit urinating in pool
ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Seventeen percent of U.S. adults say they have urinated in a pool, but 78 percent think their fellow swimmers have urinated in pool, a survey indicates.
MLB: Texas 3, Tampa Bay 1
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 3 (UPI) -- Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer and Tommy Hunter celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first major league victory Friday in a 3-1 Texas win over Tampa Bay.
MLB: Colorado 5, Arizona 0
DENVER, July 3 (UPI) -- Jorge De La Rosa threw eight shutout innings Friday and the Colorado Rockies opened a 10-game homestand with a 5-0 blanking of Arizona.
MLB: Seattle 7, Boston 6 (11 innings)
BOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Rob Johnson drove in two runs in the 11th inning with his third double of the game Friday, bringing the Seattle Mariners a 7-6 decision over Boston.
MLB: St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 4
CINCINNATI, July 3 (UPI) -- Jarrett Hoffpauir gave St. Louis a ninth-inning lead with his first major league hit Friday, lifting the Cardinals to a 7-4 victory over Cincinnati.
NASCAR CEO Brian France Defends Drug-Testing Policy
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR CEO Brian France delivered an impassioned defense of NASCAR's drug-testing policy in the face of a federal judge's ruling that allowed suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield to return to Sprint Cup racing.
MLB: Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- John Danks and Scott Linebrink combined on a six-hitter Friday in carrying the Chicago White Sox to their seventh straight win -- 5-0 over Kansas City.
MLB: Cleveland 15, Oakland 3
CLEVELAND, July 3 (UPI) -- Shin-Soo Choo put on a one-man show Friday with two home runs, seven RBI and four runs scored in leading the Cleveland Indians to a 15-3 bashing of Oakland.
MLB: Atlanta 9, Washington 8
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Brooks Conrad hit the first home run of his career Friday, a pinch-hit, three-run blast that helped carry the Atlanta Braves to a 9-8 win over Washington.
MLB: Pittsburgh 7, Florida 4
MIAMI, July 3 (UPI) -- A two-run homer by Ramon Vazquez and a two-run double by Andrew McCutchen Friday pushed the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-4 decision over Florida.
MLB: Philadelphia 7, New York Mets 2
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 (UPI) -- Chase Utley helped Philadelphia jump to a big lead with an RBI in each of the first two innings Friday and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets 7-2.
Ramirez apologizes on return to Dodgers
SAN DIEGO, July 3 (UPI) -- Los Angeles superstar Manny Rodriguez returned from a 50-game suspension Friday and issued a pre-game apology to Dodger fans and teammates.
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