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Rockies rout Diamondbacks, extend wild-card lead

Cardinals' Ryan homers when ball pops out of Cubs outfielder's glove
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Congratulations all around

HR mark for Ellis, career firsts for Carson and Kilby
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Aggie, Miner game to get back under way (8:50 p.m.)

LAS CRUCES — The game started with a bang and then quickly hit a large speedbump.
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Giants blown away by Dodgers 12-1

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When Randy Johnson talked about contributing in the pennant race, this wasn't what he had in mind. Blown out by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, the Giants used the Big Unit as a 6-foot-10 floor mop. Their 12-1 loss was worse than your standard cleanup on aisle four.
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Giants defeat Dodgers 8-4

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Pablo Sandoval emerged from his cold hibernation to hit a vital three-run home run as the Giants moved within 2 1/2 games of Colorado. Extra Baggs blog | Stats | Twitter |standings, more
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Bruins ready to give 80 percent

PASADENA - Seeking its first 3-0 start since 2005, UCLA will host Kansas State at 7:15 p.m. today at the Rose Bowl.
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REV routs San Gorgonio

SAN BERNARDINO - With the ball at the San Gorgonio High School 1-yard line on the last play of the first half Friday, the Spartans stopped Redlands East Valley quarterback Tyler Shreve on a sneak to prevent the Wildcats from adding to a four-point lead.
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Kershaw to return out of the bullpen

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LOS ANGELES - Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to take a detour to the bullpen before returning to his starting role again.
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Eagles make late move, but Cougars hold on

NORCO - With time ticking away in the fourth quarter of Etiwanda High School's Friday night football game against Norco, the Eagles were facing the traditional Inland Empire power's back-ups.
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Other games, September 19

Don Lugo 35, Chino 0 Where:Chino High School Records: Don Lugo 1-2, Chino 0-2.
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Span plays favorites — it's Detroit

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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland spent some time before Friday's game discussing his approach to Joe Mauer — when to walk the Twins catcher, when to let him swing away.
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Don't ask; just enjoy it

How can this be? The Twins are a train wreck. They are marching toward the finish like the battered Fife and Drum Corps from that famous Revolutionary War painting. Yet after Friday night's tidy victory over the Detroit Tigers, they are just three games out of first, and with six...
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A's Anderson makes short work of Indians

Oakland wins fifth straight as rookie strikes out 10 in six shutout innings.
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Twin killing: Sandovals lead Oñate to third straight win

LAS CRUCES — It was the Sandoval show on Friday at the Field of Dreams.Oñate senior twins Jason and Aaron Sandoval combined for 371 yards, six touchdowns and all of the Knights' points in
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No. 1 Trojans roll to road win against Cibola

ALBUQUERQUE — It was business as usual for the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A on Friday night. The Mayfield Trojans did damage on special teams, through the air with the passing game and got
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Mormons urged to stop shunning gay family members

Robert Moore knew his long pause on the phone already had given him away. At age 19, he acknowledged to his aunt, "yes," he was gay, something he had known since the fifth grade.
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Guv shuns campaign caps

Gov. Gary Herbert has come out against campaign contribution limits, a position that flies in the face of a proposal currently under deliberation by the Governor's Commission on Strengthening Democracy.
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Schools prepare to give H1N1 vaccine

Amid a flu outbreak in at least one Utah school this week, districts throughout the state have been planning how they'll immunize children against the H1N1 swine flu virus.
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Sheriff's office investigates stabbing

A 25-year-old man was stabbed in the face and chest Friday night and hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. The stabbing was reported just after 9:30 p.
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Savage responds to challenge, comes up big for Aggies

LAS CRUCES — Last weekend, the New Mexico State Aggie coaching staff put the microscope squarely on defensive end Donte Savage.
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A's Matt Carson gets the long-awaited call to join the big leagues

Carson gets the call he feared he wouldn't getMatt Carson was honest with himself.At age 28, he knew that no matter how well he played for Triple-A Sacramento this season, his opportunity to crack the majors might have passed.
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Weatherization training center opens in Clearfield

While some states are barely starting to organize weatherization-assistance programs to make homes energy-efficient for fixed- or low-income populations, Utah has already capitalized on federal stimulus dollars, said state program director Michael Johnson.
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Young Brunswick soccer team hoping to mature quickly

It's not often coming off a 3-10-3 season that the focus of a team is to get back to where it was last season. However, last year the Brunswick soccer team was the most complete team head coach
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Friday's FCIAC roundups

Girls Soccer Fairfield Warde 1, Stamford 0: Jenna McGrath's first-half goal lifted Warde past Stamford. Hayley Coppola made three saves for the shutout for Warde (1-1).
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Friday's FCIAC Boxscores

FOOTBALL Staples 24, Trinity 6 Staples14 0 0 10--24 Trinity0 0 6 0--6 S - Brandon Pacilio, 4 run (Santiago Cuartas kick) S - Matt Kelly, 76 run, Cuartas kick) T - Mike Rivas, 9 run (kick
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