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Pirates give up 4 solo homers lose to Reds 4-1

Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier hit upper-deck homers off Liriano, and the Cincinnati Reds moved a season-high 15 games over .500 by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday ...
USGA took Merion to the edge to produce Rosie finish

Dynamically, the U.S. Open always has been a war between two worlds.The United States Golf Association hopes to identify the best player in the world, at least for that week. It aspires to protect the integrity of par. These are virtuous, honorable goals.But there also is an entertainment factor. Many feel watching the best professionals in the world clunk it around like co-workers at an office ...
Reoprt Clippers might get coach Rivers from Celtics

nba notebookCeltics, Clippers reported to be talking about deal that could include coachMultiple media reports say that the Boston Celtics are in talks with the Los Angeles Clippers about a move in which LA could get Boston coach Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett in a complicated deal that would include Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.The Boston Globe says the Celtics want the Clippers to take on the ...
Burwell Cards versus Cubs fueled by habit not hatred

St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina (right) knocks Chicago Cubs pitcher Travis Wood backwards as he slides into Wood while scoring on a throwing error in the seventh inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs on Monday, June 17, 2013, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, ...
Lyons gets vote from Matheny

Expressing reluctance to shuffle the rotation this week, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said rookie Tyler Lyons remains "on track" to start Friday against Texas and that some inconsistencies have to be allowed for when relying on youth."We've been very spoiled with the young pitchers we've brought in," Matheny said. "There's been a lot made of it. But ...

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Zardoz [DVD]

John Boorman's Zardoz is a mythically inspired, goofy cinematic debacle so fundamentally misconceived and laughably executed that it takes on a bizarre enjoyment quality all its own. Following a long history of progressive science fiction, Zardoz is primarily a movie of ideas--inspired by everything from Jungian psychological theories to obscure Greek mythology--but Boorman is s ... ...

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Undrafted Petrick moving up in Cards farm system

The third day of the 2012 baseball draft was supposed to be a great one for Zach Petrick. He sat on a couch with his teammates in his dorm room at the University of Northwestern Ohio, speakers plugged in to his computer, listening for a name that never was called.The 6-foot-3 hard-throwing senior righthander knew he wasn't going to be an early-round selection, but he and his coaches liked ...
Mississippi State takes command in College World Series

Ezekiel Elliott went to last year's Class 3 state track meet focused on taking down Dapo Akinmoladun, the great hurdler from Kansas City ...
Boston shuts out the Blackhawks

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40), of Finland, defends the net as ice crystals swirl around him during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, ...
Ex-KFNSers fired in Atlanta made fun of ALS patient

A couple of men who used to be with former KFNS owner Big League Broadcasting, which was based in Atlanta, were fired there Monday after participating in a bit earlier in the day that made fun of a victim of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.Steven "Steak'' Shapiro, who was a Big League co-owner when it had KFNS (590 AM) from 2004-2010, and Chris Dimino, who did a KFNS sports show ...
Cardinals win 5-2 Miller leaves game early with leg cramps

It poured, then drizzled, then poured some more. The rain delayed the game one hour and 59 minutes, but it couldn't stop the Cardinals on Monday from eventually defeating the Cubs 5-2 in the first game of their four-game series.Shelby Miller (8-4) got the win for the birds, despite leaving the game early with leg cramps after five innings. He struck out five, and gave up two hits on 83 ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

Hassan Rouhani

Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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Crowne Plaza, Los Angeles International Airport

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Vegetable oil helps lower heart disease risk

Researchers from University of Missouri have suggested that a person can attain a heart-healthy diet by using soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils.

Kevin Fritsche, along with Guy Johnson, an adjunct professor of food and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, conducted one of the most thorough studies on linoleic acid (LA) questioning whether this fatty acid promoted inflammation in humans.

When the evidence from numerous clinical trials was gathered and examined, Fritsche said it was clear that LA consumption did not promote inflammation in healthy people.

Fritsche and Johnson reviewed 15 clinical trials that studied nearly 500 adults as they consumed various forms of fats, including vegetable oils.

The researchers could find no evidence that a diet high in linoleic acid had any links to inflammation in the body.

Due to this discovery, the researchers say that it is important to continue following the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the American Heart Association to use vegetable oil when cooking and consume between two and four tablespoons of vegetable oil daily to reach the necessary amount of linoleic acid needed for a heart-healthy diet. ...