The shot heard 'round Florida
Hamilton's eighth-inning grand slam helps Rangers over Tampa
      ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - With one big swing, Josh Hamilton put his old team away. The one-time Tampa Bay prospect hit a grand slam and matched his career high with five RBI, helping Vicente Padilla and the Texas Rangers cool off the AL East-leading Rays 12-6 on Tuesday night.
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It's past time for the national pasttime to speed up
SPORTSVIEW
By TIM DAHLBERG, Associated Press columnist
      The Red Sox apparently didn't get the memo in time, which caused a lot of consternation when all J.D. Drew wanted to do was slather some "Manny Mota Grip Stick" on a new piece of wood. The Mota stick itself wasn't the problem the other night in Oakland.
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Lakers take 3-1 lead over the Spurs
      SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Even though his Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from the NBA finals, Kobe Bryant knows of a reason to remain wary of the San Antonio Spurs. "They're the defending champs," Bryant said after the Lakers beat the Spurs 93-91 Tuesday night in Game 4 to take command of the West...
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Blalock suffers setback
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Texas Rangers infielder Hank Blalock had a cortisone shot Tuesday for carpal tunnel syndrome in his right wrist. Blalock originally went on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring injury on April 29, retroactive to April 26. He experienced soreness in the wris...
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Kilgore's Todd pitching well
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      He's not getting a lot of decisions, but Jess Todd is getting some work for the double-A Springfield, Mo. Cardinals. Todd got a start on Saturday against Corpus Christi and pitched for the first seven innings. He didn't get the win or take the loss, but he did help the Cardinals to a 1-0 victory....
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