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Nolasco pitches, bats the Marlins to win.
Ricky Nolasco pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout and drove in two runs with his first double, leading the Florida Marlins past the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Tuesday night.
Jorge Cantu homered and doubled for the Marlins, who won their second in three games. Jeremy Hermida, Mike Jacobs and John Baker, who had three hits and reached base in all five plate appearances, also drove in runs.
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NASCAR puts off penalties for JGR Nationwide teams
NASCAR will wait another day before issuing penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide Series teams, who were caught trying to cheat during a postrace test last weekend.
The teams of Gibbs' No. 18 and No. 20 Toyotas deliberately attempted to mask the true horsepower in their engines after Satu...Full Story NASCAR postpones decision on penalties for Gibbs
(AP) NASCAR postpones decision on penalties for Gibbs
By MIKE HARRIS
AP Auto Racing Writer
NASCAR will wait another day before issuing penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide Series teams, who were caught trying to cheat during a postrace test last weekend.
The teams of Gibbs' No. 18 and No....Full Story Penalties put off another day
(AP) Penalties put off another day
By MIKE HARRIS
AP Auto Racing Writer
NASCAR will wait another day before issuing penalties against Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide Series teams, who were caught trying to cheat during a postrace test last weekend.
The teams of Gibbs' No. 18 and No. 20 Toyotas deliber...Full Story Americans, Jamaicans advance easily in women's 200
It was a long wait for Allyson Felix. It felt every bit as long for Muna Lee. Felix, Lee and American teammate Marshevet Hooker easily made it through the first round of 200-meter Olympic qualifying Tuesday morning by winning their heats.
All three Jamaican sprinters _ Veronica Campbell-Brown, Sher...Full Story Hurdler Liu Xiang leaves Olympics with leg injury
Liu Xiang and the entire nation of China looked forward to this moment for years: The defending Olympic champion lining up to run the 110-meter hurdles at the Beijing Games. He didn't even get to race. Grimacing and rubbing his troublesome right hamstring before getting into his crouch, Liu pulled ...Full Story Hurdler Liu Xiang done without a run in Olympics
(AP) Hurdler Liu Xiang done without a run in Olympics
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
BEIJING
Liu Xiang and the entire nation of China looked forward to this moment for years: The defending Olympic champion lining up to run the 110-meter hurdles at the Beijing Games.
He didn't even get to race.
...Full Story Bolt moves on in 200; Wariner, Merritt in 400
(AP) Bolt moves on in 200; Wariner, Merritt in 400
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
BEIJING
Olympic 100-meter champion Usain Bolt has advanced to the second round of qualifying in the 200 meters.
The Jamaican didn't win his first-round 200 heat Monday morning, taking it easy and finishing second ...Full Story Wariner, Merritt sail into Olympic 400m semifinals
(AP) Wariner, Merritt sail into Olympic 400m semifinals
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
BEIJING
Reigning Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner and rival LaShawn Merritt easily qualified for the Summer Games 400-meter semifinals Monday morning.
Both built big leads and jogged home to win thei...Full Story Wariner, Merritt sail into 400 semifinals
(AP) Wariner, Merritt sail into 400 semifinals
BEIJING
Reigning Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner and rival LaShawn Merritt have qualified for the Olympic semifinals at 400 meters.
Both built big leads and were able to jog home to win their respective heats Monday morning. Wariner won the la...Full Story Cubs score 8 runs in 7th to roll past Marlins 9-2
Two-run doubles by Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez and a three-run double by Reed Johnson sparked an eight-run seventh that rallied the Chicago Cubs past the Florida Marlins 9-2 on Sunday.
Ryan Dempster struck out 10 batters in six innings to win for the fourth time in six starts. He gave up two...Full Story NASCAR finds magnets under pedals on 2 Gibbs cars
The No. 18 and No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing teams in the Nationwide Series will likely face big penalties after efforts to alter the results of a chassis dyno test.
NASCAR inspectors, preparing to do tests on horsepower numbers following Saturday's Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway, fou...Full Story Cubs score 8 runs in 7th, beat Marlins 9-2
Two-run doubles by Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez and a three-run double by Reed Johnson sparked an eight-run seventh that rallied the Chicago Cubs past the Florida Marlins 9-2 on Sunday.
Ryan Dempster struck out 10 batters in six innings to win for the fourth time in six starts. He gave up two...Full Story |
