WEDNESDAY,JULY 2.2008
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THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Welcome to Miami, Mike Heat introduce Beasley
MIAMI — By now, those who know anything about Michael Beasley probably are aware of his mischievous side.
The stories of his many transgressions are well-known. He filled a teammate's shoes with toothpaste. He cut off a kindergarten classmate's pigtail. He hid his grandmother's dentures. And most recently, he's a suspect in the investigation to determine who doused his sister's dinner earlier this week with hot sauce.
Not exactly stuff that makes him Public Enemy No.1.
"You know," he said, an eyebrow raised, "I'm a kid."
The Miami Heat hope to watch him become a man.
Beasley arrived in Miami on Friday, one night after the Heat used the No.2 pick in the NBA draft on the scoring machine who left Kansas State after averaging 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds in his lone season there. He got the ultrared-carpet treatment Miami gives to few, the sort of welcome from
team president Pat Riley that only the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and Brian Grant received for their South Beach arrivals.
"We will never draft a No.1 or a No.2 again because we're going to win", Riley said."There will be no more lottery picks, we hope, in your career, Michael. And I can assure you that we are on the right path with that specific goal."
Cardinals strike back, clinch series victory in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The sun, the wind, and Jason LaRue's stocky body proved too much for Kansas City to overcome
The backup catcher started his day by holding onto the ball in the first inning when David DeJesus came crashing into him trying to score. DeJesus, leading the majors with a .463 average with runners in scoring position, had to leave the game.
But a fired-up LaRue proceeded to drive in four runs with a windaided home run and one of the strangest triples anyone will ever see, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-6 victory over their state rivals. St. Louis won two of three
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Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus, top, is tagged out as he collides with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue as he tries to score on a Jose Guillen single in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 29, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo.
games in Kansas City last weekend after the Royals swept the Cardinals in St. Louis the week before.
Spain's Fernando Torres jumps for the ball over Germany's goalkeeper Jens Lehmann for Spain's game-winning goal. Spain won the European Championship against Germany Sunday 1-0.
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"My goodness," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said. "What more can you do? Big hits, big collision at the plate. He had a terrific day and handled the pitching staff on a tough day to pitch."
Viva Espana! Spain wins European Championship
VIENNA, Austria - A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration.
Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans Sunday night both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it.
Fernando Torres scored in the 33rd minute and the Spaniards never backed down against such a formidable opponent. Their last significant title came in the 1964 Euros at home.
"It is to me the most important day in Spanish football in many, many years," Torres said.
Fans celebrated back in Spain, setting off chants of "ES-PANA!" and "Ole, Ole Ole!" at the final whistle.
Records fall, Phelps thrills at U.S. swimming trials
OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Lochte put a scare into Michael Phelps in
their first race together at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, a thrilling showdown that saw both of them go under world-record time.
Rivals in the pool and friends out of it, Lochte and Phelps will go at it again Monday in the same preliminary heat of the 200-meter
freestyle, in which Phelps owns the world record.
"I always feel like he's beatable," Lochte said after narrowly losing to Phelps in the 400 individual medley Sunday night. "He's just a regular person."
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