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A candlelight vigil was held last night at Marshall University to remember Amarillo Duster and former Marshall football player Donte Newsome, who was shot to death at a Huntington nightclub over the weekend. The 25-year-old standout played linebacker and running back for the Thundering Herd during the 2002 to 2005 seasons before moving on to AF2 where he became a key member of the Dusters this season. Amarillo head coach Chris MacKeown told the Amarillo Globe the team will make a request to the League office to put Newsome's number on the back of their helmets the rest of the season.
The Amarillo Dillas gave up 10 runs to the Laredo Broncos, but were still able to hold on to beat Laredo 14-10 on Sunday at the Dilla Villa. The Dillas improve to 31-21 on the season, while the Broncos drop to 27-25. Josh Aston led the way, going 4-for-4 at the plate with 3 runs scored and 3 rbi's. Keith Brachold, Gary Schniedmiller drove in three runs apiece and Sam McLain had three hits in the game. The Dillas will be back in action on Monday night when they play game 2 of a 3 game set against the Laredo Broncos at 7:05. The Famous Chicken will return to Amarillo during the game.
David Murphy launched a three-run homer as the Texas Rangers barely held on for an 11-10 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game series at Camden Yards. Seven players drove in runs for the Rangers, including All-Star starter Josh Hamilton, who knocked in his 84th of the year. Fellow All-Star Milton Bradley had to leave in the fifth inning to to left knee tendinitis. Ian Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a single in the first. Kevin Millwood allowed three earned runs over five innings to improve to 6-and-4 with the win. C.J. Wilson allowed a pair of runs, but held on for his 21st save. Texas will open up a seven game home stand tonight at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington with the first of four against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Luis Mendoza will start for Texas against Angels right hander Ervin Santana. The first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. KGNC's broadcast of the game begins at 6:30 p.m.
Mark Teixeira singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 17th inning to give the Braves a 7-6 win over the Astros in a marathon at Turner Field. The start of game was delayed for an hour and 55 minutes due to rain. Teixeira finished with three hits and three RBI for Atlanta, which took two-of-three in the series. Chipper Jones homered, tripled, knocked in two and scored three times in the victory. Royce Ring pitched a scoreless inning of relief to pick up the win. Ty Wigginton hit a grand slam, and Carlos Lee and Brad Ausmus had an RBI apiece in defeat. Tim Byrdak allowed the decisive run to suffer the loss. The teams combined to use 14 different pitchers in the contest.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez headlines the list of players voted into the 2008 All-Star Game. Rodriguez was the top overall vote-getter in fan balloting for this year's "Mid-Summer Classic." Joining Rodriguez in the American League infield will be Yankees teammate and shortstop Derek Jeter, and Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis and second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The outfield is comprised of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, Boston's Manny Ramirez, and Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton. Twins catcher Joe Mauer will be behind the plate. David Ortiz was voted in as the DH, but will not play due to a hand injury. The reserves for the AL are Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew and catcher Jason Varitek, White Sox third baseman Joe Crede and outfielder Carlos Quentin, Rangers outfielder Milton Bradley, second baseman Ian Kinsler and shortstop Michael Young, Rays catcher Dioner Navarro, Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore, Tigers infielder Carlos Guillen and Twins first baseman Justin Morneau. The pitching staff for the AL includes Tampa Bay's Scott Kazmir, Orioles closer George Sherrill, Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, Athletics starter Justin Duchscherer [[ DUKE-sher ]], Twins closer Joe Nathan, Royals closer Joakim Soria [[ WHA-keem SORE-ee-uh ]], Indians starter Cliff Lee, Angels starters Ervin Santana and Joe Saunders as well as closer Francisco Rodriguez, On the National League side, Phillies second baseman Chase Utley topped the balloting. Also in the NL infield is Astros first baseman Lance Berkman, Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez and Braves third baseman Chipper Jones. Cubs teammates Alfonso Soriano and Kosuke Fukudome [[ KOH-skay foo-koo-DOUGH-may ]] will be alongside Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun in the outfielder. Cubs backstop Geovany Soto will do the catching for the Senior Circuit. On the bench for the NL will be Braves catcher Brian McCann, Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez, Rockies outfielder Matt Holliday, Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla, Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada, Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, Pirates outfielder Nate McLouth, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols [[ POO-holes ]] and outfielder Ryan Ludwick, Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and Nationals infielder Cristian Guzman The National League pitching staff consists of Diamondbacks teammates Brandon Webb and Dan Haren, Reds starter Edinson Volquez, Colorado's Aaron Cook, Cubs starters Ryan Dempster and Carlos Zambrano as well as closer Kerry Wood, Mets closer Billy Wagner, Phillies closer Brad Lidge, Giants starter Tim Lincecum and closer Brian Wilson, and Brewers ace Ben Sheets. Fans have the opportunity to vote one more player from each league into the game with MLB's "Final Vote." On the AL side, White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye, Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi, Royals outfielder Jose Guillen, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria and Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts are up for consideration. In the NL, Phillies right fielder Pat Burrell, Brewers outfielder Corey Hart, Astros outfielder Carlos Lee, Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand and Mets third baseman David Wright are up for the final spot.
Rafael Nadal is the 2008 men's singles champion at Wimbledon. The second-seeded Spaniard defeated five-time defending titlist Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (7-5), 6-7 (10-8), 9-7. Nadal becomes the first man in 28 years to win both Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year. The feat was last accomplished by Bjorn Borg in 1980. This was the third straight year Federer and Nadal met in the men's final at the All England Club, with the Swiss man coming out on top both other times. Federer, who was the top seed in this year's tournament, was trying to become the first man ever to win six-straight titles at Wimbledon. Instead, he remains tied with Borg with five consecutive titles at the famed Grand Slam. The loss also snapped Federer's 65-match winning streak on grass, and his 40-match winning streak at Wimbledon. Rain delayed the start of the epic match for about 30 minutes, caused a lengthy delay in the third set, and was delayed once again in the fifth set.
Kyle Busch was forced to the back of the field after steering problems midway through the race but fought his way back to take the checkered flag over Carl Edwards in a photo-finish at the Coke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday. Busch beat Edwards by a half-car-length when the race ended under caution to claim his sixth Sprint Cup title of the season. Matt Kenseth finished third, with Kurt Busch and David Ragan rounding out the top-five. Kyle Busch increased his points lead to 182 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has fought his way to second in the overall Sprint Cup standings. Next week's race will take place next Saturday night at the Chicagoland Speedway.
Anthony Kim carded a five-under 65 to edge a tight field and win the AT&T National at Congressional. Kim finished the tournament at minus-12 to capture his second career PGA Tour victory. Fredrik Jacobson finished the weekend all alone in second place at 10-under-par.
MLB National League ------ Cincinnati Reds 6, Washington Nationals 5 Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 6 (17 inn) New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (12 inn) Milwaukee Brewers 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Florida Marlins 10, Colorado Rockies 5 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, San Diego Padres 2
MLB American League ------ Texas Rangers 11, Baltimore Orioles 10 Tampa Bay Rays 9, Kansas City Royals 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 LA Angels of Anaheim 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 1 (15 inn) New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (10 inn) United League ------- San Angelo at Harlingen, ppd., rain Alexandria 3, Edinburg 2 Amarillo 14, Laredo 10 ______________________________________________________ KGNC NewsTalk 710 Sports Links |
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