Twins 4, Blue Jays 3
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Twins 4, Blue Jays 3TORONTO — Danny Valencia and former Tampa Catholic standout Denard Span homered for the Twins, and Joe Nathan worked a shaky ninth for his first...
View ArticleReds 12, Brewers 3
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Reds 12, Brewers 3CINCINNATI — Ryan Hanigan hit two of the Reds' four homers as the NL Central champs capped a sweep. Cincinnati's 19 hits matched its high from last...
View ArticlePhillies 7, Astros 3
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Phillies 7, Astros 3PHILADELPHIA — Roy Oswalt pitched six strong innings against his ex-team and Ryan Howard homered to help the Phillies to a three-game sweep....
View ArticleCardinals 2, Padres 0
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Cardinals 2, Padres 0ST. LOUIS — Cardinals manager Tony La Russa batted the pitcher eighth to boost his offense. Quickly shedding awful spring numbers, Jaime Garcia...
View ArticleTigers 10, Yankees 7
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Tigers 10, Yankees 7NEW YORK — In a long-ball derby, Tigers manager Jim Leyland picked Brennan Boesch's sacrifice fly as the hit of the game. Boesch's fly was one of...
View ArticleBraves 11, Nationals 2
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Braves 11, Nationals 2WASHINGTON — Tim Hudson pitched seven solid innings and Brian McCann had four RBIs as the Braves won two of three. Hudson scored in the fifth,...
View ArticleMets 9, Marlins 2
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Mets 9, Marlins 2MIAMI — The Mets, who waited more than two months to win a road series last year, needed only a weekend as knuckleballer R.A. Dickey picked up where...
View ArticleAnimal of the day
Times staff Sunday, April 3, 2011 Animal of the dayThe animal of today is, of course, the dog. When the Butler Bulldogs meet the Connecticut Huskies tonight in the NCAA men's basketball championship,...
View ArticleRangers 5, Red Sox 1
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 ARLINGTON, Texas — Intentional or not, the Rangers sent a loud message this opening weekend.They can still hit with the best of them. And, even without Cliff Lee,...
View ArticleButler's Matt Howard overlooked but never outworked
By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Sunday, April 3, 2011 HOUSTONMost of the pretty players are gone now. Jimmer and Jared and JaJuan and the rest.One by one, the gifted ones have packed their...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning defensemen must compete for ice time
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2011 CHICAGO — Call it a late-season tryout.With the Lightning, perhaps, getting D Randy Jones (ankle) back by the end of the week or the...
View ArticleAthletics 7, Mariners 1
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Athletics 7, Mariners 1OAKLAND, Calif. — Hideki Matsui got his first hit with the Athletics and topped 2,500 between Japan and the majors as Oakland raised money for...
View ArticleRoyals 12, Angels 9, 13 innings
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 Royals 12, Angels 913 inningsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Treanor hit a three-run, two-out homer to lift the Royals.
View ArticlePirates 5, Cubs 4
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 CHICAGO — Matt Garza left with the lead in his Cubs debut despite giving up a career-high 12 hits, all singles.The former Rays right-hander struck out a career-best...
View ArticleDale Earnhardt Jr. so close to breaking skid, but Kevin Harvick prevails
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway became a battle among the unexpected.First Kyle Busch, a master at seemingly every short track...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays lose 5-1 to Baltimore Orioles to complete season-opening sweep
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — The 0-3 record makes this officially the worst start in the Rays' 14-season history.But the anecdotal evidence makes it...
View ArticleDjokovic outlasts Nadal for fourth straight title
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 KEY BISCAYNE — The target of Novak Djokovic's most vicious forehand Sunday was a wooden ball box, and the swing produced an angry thud.He disposed of another...
View ArticleVeteran Felipe Lopez thrilled to get call to join Tampa Bay Rays
By Marc Topkin And Joe Smith, Times Staff Writers Sunday, April 3, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — Felipe Lopez was preparing to drive from Port Charlotte to his Orlando-area home Sunday then fly on to Durham,...
View ArticleFinal few could have predicted
Times wires Sunday, April 3, 2011 HOUSTON — Butler coach Brad Stevens loves an underdog, whether it's his team back in the Final Four or Connecticut making an unprecedented five-games-in-five-nights...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays: On pace to score 162 runs this year; haircut of the day, Wade...
By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Sunday, April 3, 2011 Haircut of the dayRHP Wade Davis, left, was a good sport after the loss, having his head shaved by some young pediatric cancer patients for "Cut...
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