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(AP) – Cole Hamels pitched a three-hitter for his second career shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of two dropped balls to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Thursday. Ken Griffey Jr. remained one shy of 600 home runs, going 1-for-4 in his first start in four games. Junior hit a double off the wall…

Dr Pepper Bottling has 14 points in the Gold and Silver Bowling league good enough for first place after Tuesday’s games. Crouch Motors and Holder Realty are tied for second with 12 points each. Foster & Foster Realty and McMinnville Lanes have 11 points each. Security Federal has 10 points, Cumberland Lumber six and Warren…

(AP) – The result was familiar. For the fourth time in 11 seasons, the Detroit Red Wings hoisted the Stanley Cup. The sights, sounds and context were much different than the other three titles. Players celebrated with their children, some of whom weren’t born when Detroit won back-to-back titles a decade ago, in a champagne-soaked…

Scramble action at the Collins River golf course last Thursday saw the team of Ron Farmer, J.D. Lentz, Brooks Palmer and Jeff Lemons turn in a score of 4-under par for first place.On Wednesday, Bobby Newby, Gay Smith, Edd Cantrell and Arlin Schaap carded a 9-under round for first place. Second place went to the…

(AP) – Tribune Co. CEO Sam Zell says the company is pushing ahead with the sale of the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and bidders should see the financial books within the week. Zell told lenders on a Thursday conference call that preliminary bids will be due about a month after that. He says Tribune…

By Dale Stubblefield In boys 9- and 10-year-old baseball action last week the Custom Granite Cubs came up with one run to down Sweeton Home Improvement 1-0 on the Hoover Milraney Field.Custom Granite scored the only run of the game in the top of the sixth. Dylan Tubb was the winning pitcher, giving up three…

By Art Larson Sr. Through my travels I have met some young promising drivers. On my visit to Rockingham, I had a pleasant surprise. I ran into Jesse Smith and his family. I met Jesse twelve years ago when he was just 6 years old and a quarter midget race driver. I was following the…

By Dale Stubblefield Relay For Life kicks off tonight at 6 p.m. at Nunley Stadium and over the past several months organizations have been busy raising money for cancer research.Last Saturday the Westwood Church of Christ youth group went head-to-head against the Westwood Deacons in a friendly game of basketball at Boyd Christian to help…

By Dale Stubblefield Tuesday in the boys 11- and 12-year-old baseball league, First National Bank remained in first place after downing Stewart’s Nursery 4-1 in the first game of the night on the Dottie West Field.Park Hillard picked up the win for First National working four innings, while picking up eight strikeouts. Lake Hillis saw…

By Dale Stubblefield The regular season got under way in the 9- and 10-year-old girls fast-pitch league last week as Kirby Real Estate slipped past Pioneer Pediatrics 2-1.Kirby Real Estate scored two runs in the top of the third, while Pioneer Pediatrics run came in the bottom of the inning.For Kirby, Macayla Ferrell led the…