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Murphy's shot puts Texas ahead as Rangers spoil 3-HR night from Cabrera for 11-8 win
AP Sports WriterARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Murphy's three-run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs. Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second...Tags: Jose Ortega, Geovany Soto, A.J. Pierzynski, Doug Fister, Baseball
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For What It's Worth: May 14
Here’s the message from the best sign I’ve seen in a while today: “There’s no stop, drop and roll in hell”. Origins--- They may be in Oklahoma City and Memphis now, but time was that the Thunder was in Seattle and the...
Tags: Lionel Hollins, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers
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For What it's Worth: Creativity Takes a Hit
Really? With some of the greatest marketing minds at their beacon call—the best that the BCS Commissioners could come up with for the new college football playoff—was the ‘College Football Playoff’? Are these the same guys who came...
Tags: Wichita State Shockers, College Basketball, Triple Crown, Chicago White Sox, Football
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Verlander, Tigers open with cool win over Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers are restocked for a run at another World Series. Some cold air at the start of the season wasn't about to deter them. Verlander won on opening day for the first time in six tries,...
Tags: Al Alburquerque, Justin Verlander, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Anibal Sanchez, Baseball
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Twins open with chilly loss to Tigers
Justin Verlander won on opening day for the first time in six tries, pitching five shutout innings at frosty Target Field and sending the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday. With the gametime...
Tags: Al Alburquerque, Justin Verlander, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Anibal Sanchez, Baseball
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Giants aim to boost Series edge at chilly Comerica
DETROIT (AP) — Frost coming off their breath, Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants finished their workout at Comerica Park, headed back to the clubhouse and pulled off their hooded sweatshirts and parkas. Halfway to a championship, they...
Tags: World Series, Hector Sanchez, St. Louis Cardinals, Madison Bumgarner, Triple Crown
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Tigers rout Yankees 8-1 for 4-game ALCS sweep
Max Scherzer capped a stupendous stretch for Detroit’s starting rotation, and the Tigers advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven years by beating the New York Yankees 8-1 Thursday for a four-game sweep of the AL championship...
Tags: Nick Swisher, Justin Verlander, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Raul Ibanez
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Tigers beat Yankees in 12 innings; Jeter fractures ankle
NEW YORK -- In this postseason of dramatic comebacks and epic bullpen collapses, the New York Yankees and Detroit opened up the American League Championship Series with another October classic. After scoring four ninth-inning runs off Jose Valverde,...
Tags: Yankee Stadium, Mariano Rivera, David Phelps, Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira
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Tigers Overcome Valverde's Blown Save, Beat Yankees 6-4 in Game 1 of ALCS
FOX 17 SportsJose Valverde could've been the goat. But thankfully for him and the Detroit Tigers, Delmon Young was the hero. Young hit an RBI double to rightfield that got just got by Nick Swisher to score Miguel Cabrera for the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th...Tags: Austin Jackson, David Phelps, Nick Swisher, New York Yankees, Don Kelly
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Detroit triumphs over Minnesota
AP Baseball Writer@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } P.J. Walters went toe-to-toe with Detroit’s Miguel...Tags: Al Alburquerque, Jamey Carroll, P.J. Walters, Justin Verlander, MLB Most Valuable Player Award
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Tigers edge Royals to take Central lead
DETROIT -- Pinch-runner Don Kelly scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, helping the Detroit Tigers sneak past the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, in the third test of a four-game series. With runners on the corners and one out, Detroit's Jhonny...
Tags: American League Central, Austin Jackson, Kelvin Herrera, Kansas City Royals, Alex Gordon
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Royals get swept by Tigers
Jhonny Peralta brought home the go-ahead run when Andy Dirks' hard slide broke up a potential inning-ending double play in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Wednesday night. Triple Crown candidate Miguel Cabrera...
Tags: American League Central, Alcides Escobar, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Alex Gordon
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