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Pedros solo HR all Pirates need in shutout victory
Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the eighth time in 10 games, 1-0 over the Houston Astros on ...
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Nolasco fans 11 D-backs Marlins end 7-game skid
Miami Marlins' Marcell Ozuna watches his ball as he hits a double, scoring Adeiny Hechavarria and Derek Dietrich, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...
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Locke Pirates shut down Astros 1-0
Pittsburgh Pirates' Pedro Alvarez (24) is greeted by Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Nick Leyva (16) after hitting a home run in the fifth inning of the MLB baseball game against the Houston Astros on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in ...
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Indians blank Mariners 6-0
Cleveland Indians' Mike Aviles, left, scores as Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero cannot hold on to the ball in the fourth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in ...
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Solo shot all Locke needs as Pirates top Astros
HOU@PIT: Alvarez lines a solo shot off Harrell PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Locke on Sunday continued his seamless transition from struggling youngster to virtually unhittable pitcher, with no stops in between. The left-hander added seven dominant innings to his growing trail in the Pirates' series-clinching 1-0 victory over the Astros at PNC Park. Locke had to be at his finest to prevail over ...
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After.Life [Blu-Ray]
Like last years Orphan, Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloos directorial debut After.Life is a twisty horror-thriller that banks heavily on the audiences tendency to bite right into a genre clich and then willingly question that clich. The difference, though, is that Orphans eve ... ...
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Paper Drilling damage in 161 Pa. water supplies
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) -- An eastern Pennsylvania newspaper has obtained state records showing that oil and gas development damaged the water supplies of at least 161 Pennsylvania homes, farms, churches and businesses between 2008 and the fall of ...
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White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS learned about it from the news
In this Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo provided by CBS News White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Pfeiffer was scheduled to appear on five Sunday news shows Sunday, where he stated no senior officials were involved in the decision to give tea party groups extra scrutiny by the ...
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Ruiz exits with strained right hamstring
PHILADELPHIA -- Carlos Ruiz left Sunday's finale vs. the Reds after the second inning with a strained right hamstring. The Phillies catcher tweaked his hamstring running from first to third base on a Freddy Galvis single. Ruiz was evaluated by a trainer on the field and initially stayed in the game, but Erik Kratz was behind the plate when the third inning started. Ruiz, who missed time ...
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In 2013 Pa. primary most action in the cities
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- In Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, most of the action will be in Democrat-controlled cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Scranton and ...
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Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones
President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...
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