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Paralyzed mother keeps Tigers’ Thames even-keeled

Paralyzed mother keeps Tigers’ Thames even-keeled

Anytime Marcus Thames starts to get cranky about being a part-time player, he simply thinks about his mom.

3,494 and counting: Ballhawk in league all his own
Zack Hample can beg for a baseball in 32 languages, including Swahili, Swedish and sign. The baseball-seeking savant from Manhattan has tricks galore to help him snare a prized souvenir at a major league game, like lowering his glove on a string to pluck up a ball resting far below on the warning track during batting practice. Or his “fumbling with a slice of pizza” ploy to sneak past an usher and move closer to the dugout.

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Tigers rally to win wild game against Rockies
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth and the Detroit Tigers overcame Todd Jones’ blown save to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Saturday night.

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Angels’ Weaver, Arredondo no-hit Dodgers in loss
The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win a game in which they didn’t get a hit, defeating the Angels 1-0 on Saturday night.

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Grand third lifts White Sox

Nick Swisher got a taste of Chicago’s heated baseball rivalry last weekend at Wrigley and it was a rude awakening for the White Sox’s slugger.