what we heard "How long is [Pedro] planning to stay, three years? I'll loan them a contract. Whatever they want. How much do they need? It's for Pedro." Manny Ramirez on diverting part of his $20 million salary to keep Pedro Martinez in Boston.
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Guiel's homer in 10th inning snaps four-game losing streak
TORONTO — Aaron Guiel homered in the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Monday night after nearly wasting a stellar outing by Jimmy Gobble.
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Gobble gave up a two-out double to Carlos Delgado in the ninth and an RBI single to Josh Phelps, cutting it to 2-1.
Mike MacDougal then came in and blew the lead.
He gave up a single to Eric Hinske and walked pinch-hitter Frank Catalanotto, loading the bases. MacDougal then walked Orlando Hudson, tying it at 2.
But Nate Field (1-0) got out of the inning, and Guiliel hit a 3-2 pitch from Terry Adams (2-1) over the right-center fence with one out in the 10th.
Turek Alharbi, Riyadb, Saudi Arabia, senior, performed a cruyff, a maneuver to change direction during a pick-up soccer game. He and his friends played at Fraser Hall lawn last night.
Field stayed on and got the first out in the bottom half.
Jaime Cerda, recalled from the minors earlier in the day, got Delgado to ground into a game-ending double play with two runners on for his first career save.
Carlos Beltran and Ken Harvey each hit an RBI single for the Royals. Gobble allowed five hits, struck out one and walked none.
Multiple homers by Cubs lead team over St. Louis
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ST. LOUISE — Greg Maddux put on a triple-threat performance: He helped beat the St. Louis Cardinals with his arm, bat and legs.
Maddux pitched seven strong innings, stole a base, got an infield hit and scored twice in the Chicago Cubs' 7-3 victory over the Cardinals on Monday.
"It was a great day for Greg," manager Dusty Baker said. "This guy comes to compete and tries to beat you any way he can."
Sammy Sosa, Todd Walker and Derek Lee homered for the Cubs, who split the four-game series despite scoring a total of only 14 runs. The games drew a total of 181,826 fans — an average of 45,456 per game.
45,50 per gallon For Walker, the setting reminded him of last fall when he was with the Red Sox.
"This is a little more mild-tempered than in Boston and New York where you've got people beating each other up in the stands, and that type of stuff."
"This series reminds me a lot of playing the Yankees last year in the championship series, the same identical thing almost," Walker said. "I think it prepares you for when you get to the playoffs.
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St. Louis right-hander regaining long-lost form ST.LOUIS — After a two-year detour
Last year was a wipeout for the St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander, who had a second shoulder operation. So was 2002 for the most part.
2002 for the most part. Now, he's starting to fulfill the team's patience during his slow recovery.In his last two starts,Carpenter has given up three earned runs in 13 innings.
because of shoulder problems, Chris Carpenter is picking up where his career left off.
mings.
"He's getting better every time out there," manager Tony La Russa said. "He's been everything we expected."
In Carpenter's rind, finally, he's back to the sometimes dominant right-hander who totaled 42 victories from 1998-2001 for the Blue Jays. In 2001, before his injury woes began, he pitched 215 innings and threw three shutouts.
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That's the kind of promise that got the Cardinals excited enough to sign an injured Carpenter in the first place, figuring that better things were in store for the 29-year-old pitcher.
Now, heading into Tuesday's start at Philadelphia, at least he's back to that '01 feeling again. Carpenter is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA.
—The Associated Press
ADMINISTRATION
Nebraska enters $3M deal with First National bank
LINCOLN, Neb. — First National of Nebraska has agreed to pay the University of Nebraska athletics department nearly $3 million over three years to be the university's official commercial bank sponsor.
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First National is the largest banking institution in Nebraska. It serves 27 communities statewide and has banking offices in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas.
It is committed to helping Nebraska maintain its standing as one of the top athletic programs in the country, First National president Dan O'Neill said.
The university's Board of Regents will have to approve the $2.85 million deal at its June meeting, athletics director Steve Pederson said.
FONTANA, Calif. — Jeff Gordon has been around NASCAR long enough to know you've got to push your way grob bad luck.
Gordon gains momentum after stint of bad luck
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"Everybody was pretty down after
for Steven Eckert said.
The most visible components of the agreement will be in football and basketball, but the deal also will help fund athletic scholarships, support women's athletics and other sports, Pederson said.
First National joins three other major companies—Alltitel, Pepsi and Adidas as premier sponsors for Nebraska athletics.
we crashed in Darlington," Gordon said Sunday after winning the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. "I kept telling everyone on our team to remember how many races we've got left and how good this team
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really is.
Since finishing 41st at Darlington on March 21, Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet has steadily gained momentum.
really is."
The victory was Gordon's second in two weeks and his fifth consecutive top-10 finish. He was 160 points behind then-series leader Matt Kenseth after the bad day at Darlington, but now finds himself third, just 27 points behind Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 19th Sunday, and two behind teammate Jimmie Johnson.
has steadily gained more rank. "A couple of weeks ago, everybody was down on us,"crew chief Robbie Loomis said."Jeff Gordon pushed me to believe in our team.Wel always support each other in difficult times."
Now the good times have returned for the four-time series champion and his Hendrick Motorsports team.
Kansas athletics calendar
THURSDAY
Women's Golf at NCAA Regionals Normal, Ill.
FRIDAY
Baseball at Texas, 6:30 p.m., Austin,
Texas
Women's Golf at NCAA Regionals,
Normal, Ill.
SATURDAY
Baseball at Texas, 2 p.m., Austin Texas Softball vs. Iowa State, 2 p.m., Arrocha Balloark
Women's Golf at NCAA Regionals, Normal, Ill.
Basball at Texas, 1 p.m., Austin, Texas
Softball vs. Iowa State; 2 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
SUNDAY
Call 864-0500
Jeff Graves: When keeping it real goes wrong.
The hockey team should beat up Padgett.
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