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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia bounces a rosin bag on his arm during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in St. Louis. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)

Phillies blank Cardinals 4-0 behind Kendrick

7:10 PM - Kyle Kendrick threw a seven-hitter for his first career shutout, winning his first game of the season and putting the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of their first four-game sweep in St. Louis in 26 years with a 4-0 victory on Saturday night.

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Orioles blow lead, lose to Royals 4-3

Published May 26th, 2012 - 6:19PM

Very little went right for the Baltimore Orioles after they built a three-run lead against the Kansas City Royals.

Giants' Blanco has 3 hits in loss to Marlins

Published May 26th, 2012 - 5:39PM

Gregor Blanco struck out swinging to end the game, leaving two runners on base in the San Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss to the Miami Marlins.

Chapman takes 5-stroke lead at Senior PGA

Published May 26th, 2012 - 4:59PM

Roger Chapman arrived at Harbor Shores this week a virtual unknown.

Francisco Liriano moves back into Twins rotation

Published May 26th, 2012 - 4:59PM

Ready or not, Francisco Liriano is jumping back into the Minnesota Twins' beleaguered starting rotation.

Dufner has 1-stroke lead over Johnson at Colonial

Published May 26th, 2012 - 4:44PM

Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson have set up what will basically be a match-play final round for the winner's plaid jacket at the Colonial.

Column: Time to do away with sports betting stigma

Published May 26th, 2012 - 3:24PM

Hard to fault New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for following the time-honored tradition of politicians everywhere: When in doubt, give the people what they want.

Keselowski starts big weekend with win for Penske

Published May 26th, 2012 - 3:04PM

Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, leading the final 67 laps to give Penske Racing a winning start on auto racing's biggest weekend.

Rebel groups merge in Mali, agree on Islamic state

Published May 26th, 2012 - 2:29PM

The two rebel groups that seized control of the northern half of Mali announced Saturday that they have agreed to fuse their movements and work together to create an independent Islamic state on the territory they occupy, a signatory to the agreement said.

James, Heat start tuning for East finals

Published May 26th, 2012 - 2:24PM

LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs.

Thunder, Spurs ready to finally settle West's best

Published May 26th, 2012 - 2:19PM

Maybe they'll finally get a challenge this time.

Santana gets shutout, Mets beat Padres 9-0

Published May 26th, 2012 - 12:44PM

Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game.

UN: 32 children, 60 adults killed in Syria attack

Published May 26th, 2012 - 11:04AM

The head of the U.N. observer team in Syria says at least 32 children under 10 years of age and more than 60 adults were killed in fighting in the center of the country Friday.

NC musician Doc Watson still in critical condition

Published May 26th, 2012 - 8:49AM

Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remains in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery this week.

Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?

Published May 26th, 2012 - 8:29AM

Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide.

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Published May 26th, 2012 - 5:24AM

An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in his Vatican City apartment.

Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal

Published May 26th, 2012 - 4:44AM

The Vatican has confirmed that the pope's butler was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal.

Egypt's top candidates try to broaden support

Published May 26th, 2012 - 4:24AM

The two surviving candidates in Egypt's presidential election appealed Saturday for support from voters who rejected them as polarizing extremists in the first round even as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up who contested the preliminary results.

UN observers heading to site of Syria attack

Published May 26th, 2012 - 2:19AM

A spokesman for the United Nations' envoy to Syria says international monitors are heading to a region where activists say at least 50 people were killed by government troops.

Kershaw, Dodgers lose 3-1 to Astros' Harrell

Published May 25th, 2012 - 11:49PM

For a change, Clayton Kershaw was outpitched in a low-scoring game.

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