I will stay at Man Utd - Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he will remain a Manchester United player for "at least one more year". The 23-year-old Portugal winger had frequently expressed his desire to leave for Spanish champions Real Madrid this summer. But he told Portuguese paper Publico: "Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard [.
The pounding that the Los Angeles Angels inflicted on Garrett Olson only amplified the kind of airtight pitching fellow lefty Chris Waters gave Baltimore less than 24 hours earlier against the AL West leaders. Vladimir Guerrero homered and drove in four runs, Garret Anderson had three hits and two RBIs, and the Angels beat the Orioles 9-4 on Wednesday with basically the same lineup that was held…
Jeff Karstens has given the Pittsburgh Pirates a perfect start. Almost a perfect game, too. The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters before Chris Young’s two-out double in the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter Wednesday in a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Aaron Rowand says any talk about the National League Cy Young Award should begin and end with San Francisco teammate Tim Lincecum. “All you have to do is take a look at his numbers,” the Giants’ center fielder said. “With the exception of one, maybe two starts, all season long he’s been dominating. You talk to guys on the other team that have to face him and all of them are pretty impressed with the…
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Basel defeats Goteborg 4-2 In the second leg of the second round of the Champions’ League, Swiss Champions FC Basel have defeated Swedish Champions IFK Goteborg 4-2, totalling a 5-3 aggregate. Christian Gross’ men came from a goal behind with 20 minutes left. The guest team was leading 2-1 at the
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The Texas Rangers’ new closer is old-timer Eddie Guardado, still getting hitters out at the age of 37. Guardado, who’s been the Rangers’ most consistent setup man this season, takes over for C.J. Wilson, who was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with bone spurs in his left elbow.
The Colorado Rockies got a pair of pitching reinforcements Wednesday, claiming Livan Hernandez off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and activating Jeff Francis from the disabled list. Hernandez, a former World Series MVP and two-time All-Star, was 10-8 with a 5.48 ERA in 23 starts before the Twins designated him for assignment Friday to make roster room for Francisco Liriano.