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Gee looks to deliver Windy City series win
As the Mets and Cubs navigate their way through the early part of the 2013 season, winning one series at a time is the most important step toward inching their records closer to the .500 mark. Each will have a chance on Sunday to claim the series, as left-hander Travis Wood takes the ball for the Cubs and right-hander Dillon Gee will pitch for the Mets in the rubber match of a three-game ...
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New York Mets lose 8-2 to Chicago Cubs
New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Keegan Bradley Maintains Lead At Byron Nelson Championship
IRVING, Texas (AP) -- Keegan Bradley overcame two early bogeys and maintained his lead at the Byron Nelson Championship with 2-under 68 in the third round Saturday. Bradley had a 13-under 197 total for a one-stroke lead over Sang-Moon Bae, and two-shot advantage over Tom Gillis. Bae shot a 66, and Gillis had a 67. On Sunday, Bradley will be trying to win at TPC Four Seasons for the second time ...
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Time Is Running Out To Get In On Record-Breaking Powerball Drawing
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night’s near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game’s largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations have been ...
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Cops ID teen girl struck killed by car in Bronx
Police today identified a teen girl struck by a car and killed in Mount Eden, authorities said.Zuleimi Torres, 16, was crossing the Grand Concourse with her friend, 16, about 3:35 p.m. Friday near Mt. Eden Parkway when the two were hit by a Chevy SUV, authorities said.EMS rushed them to St. Barnabas Hospital, but Torres suffered a brain injury and could not be saved. The other girl is expected ...
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Mets Avoid Shutout Fall To Cubs 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on ...
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Twitter scavengers race for All-Star rewards
Joe Palmeri from Middle Village, N.Y., was the first winner of the All-Star scavenger hunt. (Andrew Harts/Special to MLB.com) NEW YORK -- Fans all over New York City competed to be the fastest in a social media scavenger hunt that rewarded winners with All-Star Sunday and Fan Fest tickets. With five different winning locations scattered around Manhattan, baseball fans took to Twitter starting ...
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Canos two homers help Yanks take care of Jays
TOR@NYY: Cano drills his second homer of the ballgame NEW YORK -- Every day, the spotlight that follows the Yankees seems to be trained on the players who aren't with the team. But that changed Saturday, when Robinson Cano, the lone regular in an infield decimated by injuries, hit two home runs to lead New York to a 7-2 win over Toronto. Cano, the only Yankees hitter this season to have ...
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Mets struggles continue in games started by Hefner
NYM@CHC: Tejada makes a great leaping catch CHICAGO -- The Mets remain winless in each of Jeremy Hefner's starts this year, after an 8-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Mets stranded four men in scoring position in the first two innings alone. Cubs starter Scott Feldman earned his fourth win in five starts, and has now allowed just one earned run over his ...
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Collision closes New York area train route as NTSB investigates
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Saturday to investigate a commuter rail collision that caused a prominent railroad line near New York City to be partially ...
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Parole escapee identified as shooter in Hofstra home invasion
A career criminal who fled parole last month has been identified as the shooter in the stunning death of a Hofstra University student in a home invasion robbery just off campus.Dalton Smith, 30, was identified by his fingerprints after he was shot dead during the early Friday morning encounter with cops inside the Uniondale home, Nassau County police said.Police had issued a warrant for ...
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Cano Hits Two Two-Run Homers Yankees Beat Blue Jays 7-2
NEW YORK (AP) Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 ...
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Thousands Set To Step Off Sunday For AIDS Walk New York
AIDS Walk New York , to raise money for awareness about HIV/AIDS. The walk is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and 40 other AIDS-related causes, CBS 2′s Cindy Hsu reported Saturday Since the first walk in 1986, the AIDS Walk has inspired nearly 890,000 people to participate and millions more to donate. The walk has raised more than $128 million in ...
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Granderson plays right field for first time in Majors
Email NEW YORK -- Curtis Granderson's versatility is only matched by his affability. The Yankees lined Granderson up for his first Major League game in right field Saturday against Toronto, and the longtime center fielder assured his manager that he wouldn't have a problem at the new position. "When I talked to him about it, he was like, 'Fine. No problem,'" said ...
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Joba moving closer toward rehab assignment
Email NEW YORK -- Joba Chamberlain may be getting closer to a return to the mound. Chamberlain, who has spent the last two weeks on the disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle, threw a long-toss session Saturday and will throw one more bullpen session before going out on a rehab assignment. Chamberlain, who has been limited to less than 30 innings in each of the last two seasons, ...
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Amazing no one died in devastating Conn. Metro-North train crash officials say
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to ...
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Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ...
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Report Boy 12 Shot Dead In Jersey City
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A 12-year-old boy is dead after being shot while playing basketball with his father in Jersey City, according to a published report. Gwyan Elijah Levine was shooting hoops outside his home with his father, Gwyan Levine, when a vehicle with two men inside pulled up and someone began firing shots, according to a Star-Ledger ...
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10 Things To Know About The Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history. With that in mind, here are 10 things to know about the Preakness -- and ...
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Mets appealing earned-run call from Friday
Email CHICAGO -- The Mets are appealing to Major League Baseball to have Matt Harvey's second first-inning earned run from Friday's game switched to an unearned run. On the play, Starlin Castro was on third base and Anthony Rizzo was on second base when Alfonso Soriano hit a ground ball sharply up the middle. Ruben Tejada ranged to his left, spun and his throw to first base got away ...
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Collins impressed by Parnells performance
Email CHICAGO -- Terry Collins has been impressed by Bobby Parnell this year, perhaps so much so that he wanted to actually hold the closer back from an early appearance on Friday. With two outs and the Cubs threatening in the eighth, Collins opted to go to right-hander Greg Burke instead of the right-handed Parnell, though Parnell would come in and close out the game with a perfect ninth. ...
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NYC mayor urges courage at Ohio commencement
GAMBIER, Ohio (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told college graduates in Ohio that success in life requires courage, curiosity and hard ...
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New York politician accused of serial sex harassment to resign
ALBANY, N.Y.-A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature. Assemblyman Vito Lopez informed leaders on Saturday he will resign effective Monday morning. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had planned a rare expulsion proceeding against Lopez beginning Monday. Lopez was once a powerful Brooklyn ...
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West Village anti-gay attack leaves man shot dead NYPD says
NYC crime rates A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in an apparent anti-gay attack in the West Village early Saturday morning.The victim, whose name is being withheld until family is notified, was shot in the face with a .38-caliber revolver while walking with a friend about midnight on Eighth Street, shortly after the suspect had passed the pair and made anti-gay remarks, New York City ...
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36 New Officers Added To New York State Park Police Force
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York State Parks system is adding 36 new officers to the ranks of its force, which is responsible for safety at 179 parks and 35 historic sites. Officials with the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced this week that 36 recruits have graduated from the New York State Park Police Academy in Rensselaerville, outside Albany. It ...
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New York's community gardens creating tension once more
Community gardening in New York is under threat again, but what are the ideas and opinions surrounding this ongoing battle between the people and the city?
Community gardening is a well-known term and idea in New York City thanks to the much-publicized opposition between former Mayor Giuliani and members of the New York City public, who brought a lawsuit to have the gardens protected. The issue was eventually resolved when Mayor Bloomberg replaced Giuliani and introduced the Garden Settlement of 2002. Read more
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