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Padres pitcher Mike Adams waits for Twins pinch-hitter Craig Monroe to round the bases after an eighth-inning home run. |
Twins pound Maddux, Padres
Pitcher posts worst 2008 outing at home, stretching team's skid to four
By Tom Krasovic
STAFF WRITER
Greg Maddux stepped across the first base line and stomped his left foot in anger. “I was ticked off,” Maddux said.
The Hall of Famer-in-waiting has stepped into the quicksand that is this Padres season, stalling outside the winner's circle for nine consecutive starts.
Rose or Beasley? Beasley or Rose?
Draft gets intriguing after first pick or two
By Brian Mahoney
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK – Michael Beasley strolled into a hotel ballroom yesterday, spotted the swarm of cameras surrounding his table and jokingly asked Brandon Rush if he wanted to switch spots. The guy Beasley really may want to swap with is Derrick Rose.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Fresno's wild ride ends with title
By Eric Olson
ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAHA, Neb. – Fresno State was smashing in its final performance as college baseball's team of destiny, winning a championship that would have been impossible to predict.
Hoffman discovers that even the greats get booed
The restless natives are booing Trevor Hoffman now, as if he's some rube just brought up from the farm carrying a straw suitcase. It seems ridiculous, like throwing an overripe tomato at Sinatra when he blew a lyric late in his career.
Countdown to camp
The Union-Tribune today begins a twice-per-week position-by-position look at the Chargers leading up to training camp, which begins with rookies reporting July 21.
