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Burwell Why are Cards waiting on Wacha
Michael Wacha up from Class AAA Memphis. Well, lead us not into temptation.At least not yet.With every breathless dispatch that comes up from Memphis that regales us with Wacha's exploits (4-0 with a gaudy 1.89 earned-run average in eight starts), the 21-year-old righthander is the obvious move of every fantasy-league loving fan who doesn't have to consider anything beyond the right ...
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Jay is at home lower in lineup
St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay hits an RBI-double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff ...
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Matheny praises Marquis as New York-tough
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Jason Marquis works against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lenny ...
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Blues swap of AHL affiliates is hard for Peoria
Blues prospects will have a new home next season, a development that has stirred emotions considerably in the long-time minor-league base of the franchise. In early April, the Blues announced that they had sold the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League to the Vancouver Canucks, after which the Blues unveiled a three-year agreement with the independently owned Chicago Wolves.The move has ...
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Senior PGA lets club pros dream big
Things have changed in golf since the 1990s, when a number of club pros made headlines on the Senior PGA Tour, now know as the Champions Tour.Players such as Tom Wargo, Allen Doyle and Dana Quigley lived the dream, left their club pro careers behind and gained full-time residence on the professional senior circuit. But for the most part, that horse has left the barn.The Champions Tour is close ...
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American Reunion (2012)
Arriving nine years after the last installment in the series, American Reunion is true to its title, reuniting the entire cast of the raunchy high school comedy American Pie (1999) for the first time since, well, American Pie 2 (2001). Several cast memb ... ...
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Guard transfers to Mizzou from Baylor
Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith is taking on another transfer. Deuce Bello, a 6-foot-4 reserve guard for Baylor the last two seasons, will transfer to Missouri, he said Monday in a phone interview from his native North Carolina."I really like their style of play," said Bello, who verbally committed to Mizzou over Florida and Florida State among others.Bello, rated the No. 54 ...
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Sprint to listen to Dish offer
Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.The companies said late Thursday that SoftBank had waived provisions of its deal with Sprint that will allow Sprint to talk with Dish.SoftBank currently has a $20.1 billion deal ...
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Oil price falls toward $96 per barrel
The price of oil retreated toward $96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 28 cents to $96.43 per barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 69 cents to close at $96.71 on Monday.On Wednesday, Fed chairman Ben ...
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Housing recovery gives boost to Home Depot 1Q
Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery.The world's biggest home improvement chain also boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday, citing its year-to-date performance and outlook for the rest of the year.Shares climbed 4 percent in premarket trading.For the ...
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Bernie Can Cards young starters show the way
Lance Lynn Miller, Gast and Lyons having combined for 211 major-league starts. Waino has made 160 of the 211.Compare that to the more seasoned rotations in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The Reds' rotation has 802 big-league starts; the Pirates' rotation has 791.The experience level will rise when Westbrook returns --and if the rehabbing Carpenter becomes a member of the rotation later on, ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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