Dear Annie: My daughter, “Julia,” is 16 and has not one true friend. Her friends are all nice, polite girls and boys, but they ditch her on a regular basis. They cancel scheduled outings at the last minute or never show up. Julia is reliable, loyal and compassionate. She knows how to be a supportive … Continue Reading
WEST SACRAMENTO – Jai Miller tied a River Cats record with his 12th home run in July as Sacramento topped Colorado Springs, 4-3, on Saturday night at Raley Field. With his third inning, two-run blast to give Sacramento a 3-1 lead, Miller tied Graham Koonce (August, 2003) and Dallas McPherson (August, 2010) for most homers … Continue Reading
OAKLAND — Scott Sizemore hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Saturday night. Hideki Matsui singled twice and reached five times for the A’s, who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Twins. Matsui is batting a major league-best .473 since the All-Star break. … Continue Reading
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard had four hits, including a homer and two doubles, and three RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Hunter Pence had an RBI single in his debut for the Phillies after he was acquired from the Houston Astros on Friday night … Continue Reading
CINCINNATI — Madison Bumgarner thought he had put his first-inning problems behind him. Since giving up eight runs in the first inning on June 21 against Minnesota, the San Francisco left-hander had gone 3-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five games going into his start Saturday at Cincinnati. But Cincinnati scored five first-inning runs on … Continue Reading
TOLEDO, Ohio — The coolest thing at the U.S. Senior Open hasn’t been the air conditioning in the clubhouse or the ice in the drinks at the corporate tents. Olin Browne, of all people, has been one cool customer. Battling high heat and staring down wizened major winner Mark O’Meara, Browne continues to run just … Continue Reading
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