Baycats loving big games
When top teams meet, it always makes for exciting contests. The Barrie Baycats are smack dab in the middle of that right now.[...]
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Carlos Guillen activated from DL, will start at 2B Saturday
The Tigers have announced that infielder Carlos Guillen has been activated from the disabled list and will start at second base Saturday against the White Sox at Comerica Park.
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Chicago White Sox: Midseason Report and 2nd-Half Preview
The Midsummer Classic marks the halfway mark of the MLB season. Currently, the White Sox are in pretty rough shape coming into the second half and have very little momentum. They are still four wins below the .500 mark and are clinging onto third place in the AL Central. Granted they are only five games behind, the Sox have a glimmer of hope for the bottom half of the season. This list will look …
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PADRES NOTES: Thatcher ready to begin rehab assignment
SAN DIEGO —- Joe Thatcher is hitting the road, and he couldn’t be happier.
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Singapore still closed shop
Qantas hopes of basing a premium airline in Singapore will hinge on the Australian government allowing Singapore Airlines to fly the Australia-US route, the boss of long-haul airline AirAsia X says.
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Cooling center for Tri-State pets
The Quincy Kennel Club and Quincy K-9 Connection have joined together to give area pets a place to keep cool.
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Reviews: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Getting started: the Mac App Store and the boot drive question It’s very clear from the outset that Lion is a sharp break from any mainstream desktop OS just by how you get it on your system: if you haven’t bought a Mac preloaded with the new OS from the start, you have to visit the Mac App Store. That’s a mixed bag to us. For anyone already using Snow Leopard, it’s ……
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Cast Announced for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Lionsgate has announced the cast for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D which includes cameos by cast members of the original classic film. Filming is set to start in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Libyan Forces, Rebels Continue Battle for Brega
Anti-government forces fight to expand their control beyond city’s residential sectors
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Flooding presents challenge for UPRR
Omaha World-Herald OMAHA – Railroad tracks around the Midlands are looking a bit different these days.
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Thousands of Egyptians rally, demand quick trials for police shooters
Thousands of Egyptians, increasingly impatient with their interim military rulers, rallied Friday in the nation’s two largest cities, ringing a security building with chants of “Oh police, you are thugs.”
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Here’s The Harry Potter-Referencing Legal Brief The ACLU Filed In The Dumbass Dan Snyder Libel Suit [Dan Snyder]
# dansnyder The ACLU filed a brief yesterday in D.C. Superior Court slamming Dan Snyder for his dumbass libel lawsuit against the Washington City Paper and asking the court to toss out the case. D.C. councilmember Mary Cheh joined the brief, along with a raft of influential news organizations such as The American Society of News Editors, The Society of Professional Journalists, NPR , Politico …
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Former head basketball coach Neil Dougherty dies at age 50
A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lientz Funeral Home in Leavenworth, Kan. The service will be held at 11 a.m. at Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, 1401 2nd Avenue, Leavenworth, Kan. Colleagues and contemporaries of the late Neil Dougherty said they would remember him for his kindness and his love for the game Friday.
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Dillon attempts repeat at Iowa Speedway
NEWTON – Aspirations changed to expectation with one drop of a checkered flag. Austin Dillon captured his first NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series win last year at Iowa Speedway, turning his great potential into a winning performance.
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NASCAR vows to fix Kentucky traffic woes
Bruton Smith boasted about the largest crowd to attend a NASCAR race this season: More than 100,000 fans filled Kentucky Speedway in its inaugural Sprint Cup Series event.
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Active-duty troops to lead US gay Pride parade to support repealing military ban
SAN DIEGO – Sean Sala felt so elated when Congress approved repealing the military’s ban on openly gay troops the 26-year-old sailor went on TV and revealed his sexual orientation publicly in what he calls his “Rosa Parks moment.”
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M-Braves defeat Smokies 5-4
PEARL, MS – After a sixty-one minute rain delay, the M-Braves used a three-run third inning to defeat the Tennessee Smokies 5-4 in front of 3,114 fans at Trustmark Park.
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Barons Eclipse Suns, 7-1
Hoover, AL – Brandon Short collected his 11th homerun of the season as the Birmingham Barons (10-12, 50-42) eclipsed the Jacksonville Suns (8-13, 45-46), 7-1, in front of 5,655 fans, Friday night at Regions Park. There was a forty-three minute rain delay in the top of the fourth inning due to rain showers in the area.
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Pacific route access the key to Qantas expansion
QANTAS’S hopes of basing a premium airline in Singapore will hinge on the Australian government allowing Singapore Airlines to fly the Australia-US route, the boss of long-haul airline AirAsia X says.
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Eastbound I-90 off ramp to Bellevue Way to be closed Wednesday night
Contractor crews will close the eastbound Interstate 90 off ramp to Bellevue Way Southeast in Bellevue at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to remove a decommissioned sign bridge. The ramp is scheduled to reopen to traffic by 5 a.m. Thursday.
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Ryan Newman Continues Modified Tour Dominance The Backstretch Blog Live From New Hampshire
In 2010, Ryan Newman achieved personal perfection in competition on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
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Ryan Newman Continues Modified Tour Dominance At New Hampshire
In 2010, Ryan Newman achieved personal perfection in competition on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
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‘Dallas’ vs. Dallas: Where TV stops and reality begins
Jessica Angelly stood outside the Sixth Floor Museum last week, taking in the sights of downtown Dallas with family and friends.
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