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Tejada lifts Astros past Giants
Miguel Tejada had three hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Lance Berkman and Brad Ausmus homered to help the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Wednesday night.
Quentin's slam helps White Sox beat Angels 6-1
Carlos Quentin broke an eighth-inning tie with his first career grand slam, leading the Chicago White Sox over Los Angeles 6-1 Wednesday night in John Lackey's return to the Angels' rotation.
Reds recover for 7-6 win over Marlins in 10 innings
The Cincinnati Reds blew a six-run lead in the ninth, but Paul Janish singled home the tiebreaking run in only his second big-league at-bat for a 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.
Bennett drives in 4 as Dodgers top Brewers 7-2
Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent and Gary Bennett homered during a six-run seventh inning, leading Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Thursday.
Inglett's single lifts Jays past Twins 3-2 in 11th
Pinch-hitter Joe Inglett sliced a two-out, bases-loaded single through the infield in the 11th inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday for a three-game sweep.
Guillen, Meche help Royals finish sweep of Tigers
Jose Guillen homered and drove in three runs, Gil Meche pitched seven solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 8-4 Thursday to complete another three-game sweep of the Tigers.
Dempster strikes out 12 to lead Cubs over Padres 4-0
Ryan Dempster struck out a career-high 12 and hit a go-ahead single against Greg Maddux during a four-run fifth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over the punchless San Diego Padres 4-0 Thursday.
Sen. Specter wants independent investigation into Spygate
Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if an "incensed" senator from Pennsylvania has anything to do with it.
Slick-fielding Nats edge Mets 1-0 behind Bergmann
Willie Harris' diving catch in the ninth inning saved Washington, and the slick-fielding Nationals beat the New York Mets 1-0 Thursday behind Jason Bergmann's fantastic pitching performance.
Hamels pitches shutout, Phils top Braves 5-0
Cole Hamels pitched his first career shutout, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Thursday night.
U.S. falls to Finland 3-2 in overtime
Sami Lepisto's goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States on Wednesday night in the world hockey quarterfinals.
Indians sweep A's, scoreless streak ends
An unearned run against Aaron Laffey caused by his own throwing error ended the scoreless streak by Cleveland Indians' starters at 44 1-3 innings but didn't interrupt their string of dominant outings.
Sporting News names Ainge top executive in NBA
Danny Ainge, who engineered the trades for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen that helped the Boston Celtics post the biggest turnaround in league history, was given the Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award before Wednesday night's playoff game.
Canada routs Norway to advance to world semifinals
Derek Roy scored three goals and added an assist to help defending champion Canada rout Norway 8-2 on Wednesday in the world hockey quarterfinals.
Rays' Kazmir gets $28.5 million extension
Tampa Bay left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed Wednesday to a $28.5 million, three-year extension through 2011, a deal with a club option that could raise the contract's value to $39.5 million over four seasons.
USOC still committed to letting foreign athletes in
There will be nothing resembling Spygate to distract the U.S. Olympic Committee. In fact, the USOC actually encourages - gasp! - sharing its secrets with the competition.
Derby winner Big Brown is odds-on Preakness favorite
Running on the outside has been very good to Big Brown. Now the Kentucky Derby winner gets to try things from the middle.
Mariners avoid sweep with 12-inning win at Texas
Miguel Cairo had a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat Texas 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep and keep the Rangers from reaching .500.
MLB owners get tougher on drugs; maple bats next?
Baseball owners unanimously ratified tougher drug testing rules Thursday, and commissioner Bud Selig said he will now turn his attention to whether maple bats have become dangerous.
Jim Edmonds joins Cubs
Jim Edmonds wasn't out of work long. The Chicago Cubs agreed to a contract with the 37-year-old outfielder on Wednesday, five days after he was released by the San Diego Padres.