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She's got game
Rebecca Arnold, a sophomore from Oklahoma City, drives on Blaine Knox, a sophomore from Salina, Wednesday night at the Ambler Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Ambler Recreation Center has six courts available for daily practice and excercise.
MLB
Tigers score three in fifth, beat Royals
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DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera's leadoff single started a three-run fifth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday night.
Max Scherzer (12-10) gave up two hits and struck out eight over 7 2-3 innings. Ryan Perry got the final out of the eighth and Phil Coke pitched a shaky ninth.
Billy Butler hit a two-run, two-out homer in the ninth to pull the Royals within two.
Kyle Davies (8-11) was perfect through four innings before giving up three runs on four hits in the fifth.
Rookie Brennan Boesch hit a two-run double in the pivotal inning, matching his total of RBIs from the previous 16 games this month.
Johnny Damon gave Detroit a four-run lead in the eighth, sending a liner to the fence after left fielder Gregor Blanco misjudged it. Rookie Austin Jackson scored on the play.
a. 326 batting average. He leads the majors with 120 RBIs and is among the leaders with 45 doubles and 35 homers.
Davies was dominating Detroit's hitters until Cabrera led off the fifth with the single. Ryan Raburn followed with a one-hit single and Boesch, who was a hot-hitting phenom before the All-Star break, hit a two-run double to the gap in right-center. Brandon Inge's single drove in the third and final run of inning.
Davies ended up giving up four runs, seven hits and one walk over eight innings.
Scherzer was sharp as he has often been the past three months, winning for the 10th time in 14 decisions.
Detroit helped him out with some slick plays defensively. Second baseman Will Rhymes made a sliding stop on a shot up the middle, flipped the ball out of his glove to shortstop Jhonny Peralta for a third-inning ending double play.
INTERNATIONAL
Commonwealth Games problems pile up for host India
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NEWDELHI — Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell is rushing to New Delhi on an emergency visit amid widespread anger over India's frenzied last-minute preparations for the event which is due to open a week from Sunday.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Fennell would arrive Thursday and had requested a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Fennell's arrival comes as organizers struggle to cope with unfinished buildings, a filthy athletes' village, a bridge collapse near the main stadium and numerous other problems.
But even as star athletes withdrew and doubts over the staging of the Commonwealth Games gathered momentum, Indian officials were attempting to play down concerns as an international overreaction.
- "Athletes and guests should not bother about such small matters," Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy told CNN-IBN television about the unclean accommodations, insisting that the Commonwealth Games village would be immaculate by the time events begin Oct. 3.
As to the collapse of the 90-meter pedestrian bridge — which injured
Officials from some delegations have already moved into the village, which is due to open to athletes from 71 countries by Friday.
23 construction workers, five critically — New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters: "The accident is not as big as being made out to be. We are giving adequate compensation to those injured."
The pedestrian bridge, which was still under construction, lead from a parking lot to the games' main stadi-
main stadium.
Dikshit is the equivalent of the city's mayor. The games, which bring together more than 7,000 athletes and
"C'wealth Games India's Shame," The Times of India newspaper reported Wednesday in a screaming headline.
Fennell on Tuesday had written to the Indian government, urging it to finish the athletes' village. In addition to shoddy conditions inside and outside the buildings.
"It's hard to cancel an event of this magnitude, but we are close to the wire ... "
CRAIG HUNTER England chef de mission
officials from all over the British Commonwealth every four years, was supposed to showcase India's emerging power in the international community. Instead, it is becoming an embarrassment, highlighting the many problems that the country is still struggling to control.
there also are problems with plumbing, wiring, furnishings. Internet access and cell phone coverage.
New Zealand officials complained that there was excrement in many of the
rooms, plumbing wasn't working, and that there were no handrails around balconies or stairwells.
"They have to come up with a clear plan to meet the needs of athletes and show they can provide consistent standards," Hooper told AP.
Hooper confirmed reports of
excrement found in rooms in the village.
The games have historically been dominated by England, Australia and Canada, and all three have voiced concerns about the conditions in India.
"it's hard to cancel an event of this magnitude, but we are close to the wire, and teams may start
to take things into their own hands", England chef de mission Craig Hunter told Britain's Press Association. "Athletes will start getting on planes soon and decisions will have to be made. We need new levels of reassurance."
Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels withdrew from the games Tuesday, citing concerns
over health and security, according to her manager, Hayden Knowles.
England's world champion triple jumper Phillips Idowu also pulled out, saying in a Twitter message that: "I can't afford to risk my safety in the slightest. Sorry people, but I have children to think about. My safety is more important to them than a med."
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