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  • Mistakes cost Giants in 10-9 loss to Rockies

    Madison Bumgarner, the steadiest pitcher in the San Francisco Giants' rotation so far this season, finally had an off night and it was a doozy.Bumgarner botched a potential double play with an errant throw and gave up the first grand slam of his big league career in San Francisco's 10-9 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.The Giants had a season-high four errors in losing to ...

  • Illinois Class 3A sectionals

    Teams from the Metro East had to travel farther than the other schools at the Class 3A Rock Island boys track Sectional on Friday in the Quad ...

  • Investigator Top US Treasury officials told of tax probe in June of campaign year 2012

    WASHINGTON - The ousted head of the U.S. tax agency apologized to Congress for his agency's tougher treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, including during last year's presidential election, saying it resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Lawmakers from both parties harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service ...

  • Orb is on center stage at the Preakness

    Everything's a go for Orb.The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood Friday, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course."He's really settled in well. He seems to be energetic about what he's doing so I couldn't be more pleased," trainer Shug McGaughey said Friday morning. "We're excited about ...

  • Alexander defends welterweight title in Atlantic City

    Maybe someday, a gigantic payday for Devon Alexander awaits if he were to get boxing's holy grail, a fight with Floyd Mayweather. But first, there are other fights, like his defense of his IBF welterweight title against Lee Purdy of England today in Atlantic City, N.J., which will air on Showtime.Even Mayweather has mentioned the young St. Louis boxer as a potential opponent down the line. ...


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Three Colors: White (Trois couleurs: Blanc) [Blu-Ray]

Three Colors: White (Trois couleurs: Blanc) [Blu-Ray]

Krzysztof Kielowskis Three Colors: White is, by any stretch of the imagination, an odd seriocomic film. The middle part of Kielowskis Three Colors trilogy, it stands apart from the other films (which are otherwise tightly interconnected in theme and tone) by vi ... ...

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  • Mitchell keeps faith in basketball skills

    CHICAGO o As it turned out, Tony Mitchell's college detour didn't cause irreparable harm to his future.The former Mizzou recruit, who never was able to gain entrance, is projected as a first-round pick in next month's NBA draft and said after his workout at the pre-draft combine that he's hoping to go as high as No. 20.Two seasons at North Texas were far from perfect, but the ...

  • Impressive start has Sato thinking big about Indy

    When Takuma Sato strolls into his garage at Indianapolis, he gets a quick glimpse into the two distinct paths that have defined these past 12 months.There's the wall that features front pages from two Japanese newspapers with his arms raised in victory. Back home, he's a national hero.A few feet away, on another wall, is a poster of team owner A.J. Foyt wearing an Indianapolis 500 ...

  • St. Louisans dream of $600 million Powerball jackpot

    Tracy Laufer, 52, (left) and his father, Bud Laufer, 78, of Sunset Hills, talk about wow they would spend their Powerball winnings. (Video by Joel Currier / ...

  • Tracys HR in 10th lifts Nats over Padres 6-5

    Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday ...

  • Rangers offense falls short in 2-1 loss to Tigers

    ARLINGTON, Texas — With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello ...

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