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Reno Rallies to Beat Omaha
Reno, NV - Adam Eaton walked to force in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Reno defeated Omaha, 7-5, Wednesday night in the opener of a four-game set at Aces Ballpark. The Storm Chasers have dropped two in a row and now sit 1 ½ games behind Memphis in the American Conference North Division. Zeke Spruill of the Aces worked seven solid innings in his second Triple-A ...
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Nolin posts six more zeros for Fisher Cats
Download the free MiLB app Sean Nolin missed the first month of the season dealing with groin issues. Now that he's back, he's putting himself on a track that could have him leaving Double-A New Hampshire just as quickly as he arrived. ...
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Memphis Makes Most of Omaha Miscues in 3-1 Loss
Omaha starter Will Smith has allowed only two runs in his last 18 innings after allowing one unearned run in six innings for the Chasers on Friday night. (Mark Kuhlmann/Omaha Storm ...
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Sens Jordan shines in second Double-A start
allowed one hit and recorded a career-high nine strikeouts over six scoreless innings to earn his first Double-A victory as Harrisburg defeated the Fightin Phils, 6-4. Making his second Eastern League start, Jordan (1-0) allowed only a second-inning single to Zach Collier. He retired the next seven batters before plunking Cameron Rupp leading off the fifth. He recorded his final five outs via ...
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Sounds Morris comes off DL homers twice
Follow the PCL on your phone Professional athletes typically are not wired in a way that makes it easy to just shut down and relax for a few days. But that's what is required of a player who suffers a concussion. Unlike a blow to just about any other part of the body, a head injury necessitates that he just turn everything off, at least for a short period. That was the challenge facing ...
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Vinton Street transforms to help local youths
Graffiti, boxing, and skate boarding aren't always thought of as positive activities for kids. "All those things can be turned around to be very good, we got artist, if they put it in the right places, we (have) great athletes in town," said Victory boxing coach John Determan. The Vinton Street Creativity Festival aims to show youth their interests can be translated into positive ...
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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ...
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Hounds Aliotti hits three HRs drives in eight
Download the free MiLB app Just about the only thing missing from Anthony Aliotti's Texas League resume prior to this season was a power surge befitting the first base position. He's clobbered enough pitches to assuage some doubts so. And on Saturday, he put together a night sluggers dream about. Aliotti hit three homers and drove in a career-high eight runs to power the Double-A ...
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Express Profar records first multi-homer game
Follow the PCL on your phone Jurickson Profar may have started the season slowly, but he's been coming through with regularity for Triple-A Round Rock. ...
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P-Nats Ray takes no-hit bid into seventh inning
Buy P-Nats tickets Here's some bad news for the Carolina League: Robbie Ray has added a new weapon to his already impressive arsenal. Mixing in a developing curveball, ...
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Turley changes things up beats Baysox
Download the free MiLB app Pitching through light rain at Trenton's Arm & Hammer Park on Saturday night, Nik Turley was having trouble gripping his breaking pitches, especially his curveball. One of the 23-year-old left-hander's strengths is his versatility, and in the face of slippery fingers, Turley put that skill on display. ...
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51s Do Damage With Two Outs in 9-4 Loss
- The Omaha Storm Chasers (20-20) fell to .500 on the season for the first time since April 13 as the Las Vegas 51s (20-20) took the third game of the series 9-4, with the Vegas offense scoring all nine of their runs with two outs. So far in the series the 51s have scored 20 runs, and 14 runs have been scored with two men gone in the inning. Las Vegas outfielder Andrew Brown drove in four runs ...
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Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...
CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...
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51s offense carries them to 2nd straight victory in Omaha
The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section /inline-content --> Andrew Brown drove in four runs and scored three of his own to help the Las Vegas 51s run away with a second straight victory in Omaha, Neb. The right fielder went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a triple, one of three triples the 51s hit in a 9-4 victory against the Omaha Storm Chasers. The 51s scored two in the first inning before ...
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Numbers drawn in $600 million Powerball jackpot
Saturday's jackpot is a record $590.5 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history was $656 million in the Mega Millions game in March 2012. That was split by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas and ...
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Historic commencement held at Creighton University
A Hofstra University student who died during a confrontation between a home invasion suspect and authorities was killed by police gunfire, a Nassau County, New York, police spokeswoman said Saturday. Police fired at least eight shots at the ...
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Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million
That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...
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Spring produces grand finish for Sea Dogs
Download the free MiLB app In a see-saw game that already featured three lead changes, there was a chance the Portland Sea Dogs would not see the momentum tilt back in their favor before the final out. Sure, Xander Bogaerts and Tony Thomas started the bottom of the ninth inning with singles, but Binghamton closer Jeff Walters -- who had allowed just one run over 15 2/3 innings -- responded by ...
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Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...
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Special Olympians compete at state track
Simmonds had unwavering dedication before the biggest race of her life. She was among a handful of Special Olympians picked to run the 100-yard dash at State ...
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Risk of tornadoes threatens Nebraska Kansas
Severe storm warnings have been issued for parts of Nebraska and Kansas, and the storm could spread to Oklahoma City by early Monday. Residents are bracing for heavy downpours and potentially strong winds. TODAY's Dylan Dreyer ...
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Ramirez Named PCL Hitter of the Week for 56-512
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Max Ramirez of the Omaha Storm Chasers and Brett Oberholtzer of the Oklahoma City RedHawks have been named Pacific Coast League Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week of May ...
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Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd
The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...
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Crash investigation may restrict train service for days
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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NSAA Class A Baseball Championship Tournament Matchups Revealed
- For the first time since 2005 at Rosenblatt Stadium, the Nebraska State Class A High School Baseball Championship Tournament returns to the Omaha-Metro and today the seeding and matchups have been officially released. All eight qualifying teams will take the field at Werner Park on Saturday, May 11 with a four-game slate scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., the first of the five-day event at the ...
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Omaha makes move to develop Midtown
TIFs have their critics, but the progress thus far seems to show that incremental tax financing may work in Midtown Omaha and provide the investment that some pockets of the neighborhood need to revitalize the area.
Omaha is the commercial and transport hub of Nebraska, it is the state’s largest city and is the home to five fortune 500 companies and has been named by Forbes as the “Best Bang-For-The-Buck” city in the US and one of those leading the country’s recovery. Read more
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