EARNIE GRAFTON / Union-Tribune
Padres shortstop Khalil Greene bobbles the ball, losing an out at first, in the Mariners' two-run sixth inning at Petco Park. At the plate, Greene went 2-for-4 and scored a run. |
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Padres make AL look good again
Baek beaten by former Mariners teammates
By Tom Krasovic
STAFF WRITER
Every night, Padres executives should thank the baseball gods for keeping them in the National League this decade. It's been a dreadful season for the Padres, yet how much less success would the Padres have enjoyed if they had to compete regularly against American League teams?
A run to remember
Local family held on during Fresno State's wild ride in College World Series
When they booked their Omaha, Neb., hotel room for a week, Mike and Debbie Burke were accused of rampant optimism.
Dodgers hitless winners vs. Angels
By Ken Peters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES – Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers last night – and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels. 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. Weaver's error on a slow roller led to an unearned run by the Dodgers in the fifth.
Sprinters heat up as records fall at Trials
By Mark Zeigler
STAFF WRITER
EUGENE, Ore. – There was some concern that the new polyurethane track at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field would be too slow for the sprinters at the U.S. Olympic Trials, that it would be too soft, that it would favor the distance events so revered in these parts.
