The icing was placed on the Jack Cust week when the A’s designated hitter was named co-AL Playerof the Week, along with teammate Dan Johnson. In his six games last week, Cust had five homers and a .333 batting average. Johnson had a quiet — but helpful — week for the A’s, hitting .545, including a 4-for-4 performance Thursday against the Royals.
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"I apologize to Barry, Barry’s family, Barry’s friends and the Giants organization, my teammates and the Red Sox organization as well as anyone else that may have been offended by the comments I made." — Curt Schilling Sorry, Curt, apology not accepted.Why?Because no apology is necessary, that’s why.
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Quarterback Brett Favre fumed over the Packers not doing enough to pull off a deal with the Raiders for receiver Randy Moss. Now Fox Sports’ Web site, citing anonymous sources, said Favre’s agent James Cook called Packers general manager Ted Thompson to request a trade a few days after last month’s draft. Thompson wouldn’t address the specifics of the report.
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Although coming into this season J.J. Hardy’s career statistics were pedestrian at best — .246 average, 14 homers, 64 RBIs — if one peered closer at the numbers, it was clear Milwaukee’s 24-year-old shortstop had plenty to offer.In his only extensive playing time not marred by injuries, Hardy displayed a clear potential to be one of the best shortstops in the National League, offensively and defensively.
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For the first time in six years, there will be a new queen of San Francisco Section softball.Top-seeded Lincoln (22-4) will face No. 2 Lowell in today’s title game, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Lang Field. The Cardinals (17-2) knocked off five-time defending champion Washington 13-12 in the semifinals to set up the fresh final.Lowell last won the championship in 2001, while the Mustangs haven’t earned the title since 1985.
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It started with smiles and high-fives, advanced to hugs and became full-fledged body slams by the end.In a season full of revelry for the Lincoln boys’ volleyball team, the Mustangs saved their biggest celebration for after the San Francisco Section final. Host and top-seeded Lincoln beat No. 3 Lowell 22-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-16 Thursday in front of an enthusiastic crowd to complete a perfect 8-0 season and ended the match with a raucous group hug in the middle of the floor.
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The expansion California Victory plays their first home game at Kezar Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m., but with ties to Deportivo Alaves of the Spanish second league, the team represents more than The City’s introduction to the United Soccer Leagues’ First Division.
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Last year at this time, the television trucks were arriving at Benedetti Diamond, the cameras there to chronicle the USF baseball team’s stunning run to the first NCAA tournament berth in program history.But as the Dons prepare to host a season-ending three-game series against ancient rival St. Mary’s beginning today, there will be little pomp and circumstance on the Hilltop. USF (24-28) has lost five straight— including a humbling two-game sweep at the hands of struggling Pacific (13-37-1) on Tuesday — and is guaranteed to end the year with a losing record.
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It has been more than 65 years since Ted Williams became the last player to bat over .400, but at the rate Derrek Lee is hitting the ball, it looks like the Splendid Splinter might have company in 2007. After going 19-for-37 with three home runs, eight RBIs and nine runs scored during a recent nine-game stretch, Lee’s batting average stood at an impressive .414 and was still at .398 entering Thursday, leading the majors. Even more impressively, Lee has translated that hot hitting into victories for the Chicago Cubs, who have rebounded from a terrible April and are hovering around .500.
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Bruce Bochy is looking at the whole season, resting his regulars in an attempt to avoid something like the 2-13 collapse at the end of last season."It just makes sense to me with a veteran lineup like we have," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said in his office Wednesday. "It also gives me a chance to get other players into the lineup and keep them fresh. I like to use all my players."Bochy is very approachable, in sharp contrast to his predecessor, Felipe Alou, and talks to players individually on a regular basis.
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