JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A spokeswoman for Lonmin’s PR company says that only some 27 percent of workers returned to work today despite a warning that those on strike would face dismissal. Police shot dead dozens of striking miners near the Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa last week. Sue Vey, spokeswoman for the Lonmin PR […]
2012
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Yankees take series finale over Sox, 4-1
NEW YORK With two home runs already, Ichiro Suzuki was thinking about No. 3. He took a huge hack in the eighth inning and fouled the pitch straight back. “I swung too hard. My neck hurts,” Suzuki said through a translator Sunday night after his rare power display. Three players pushing 40 carried the New […]
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Crawford appears headed for surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Crawford appears to be headed for season-ending surgery on his left elbow. The Boston Red Sox said Sunday they planned to meet and decide the following day whether the left fielder will have Tommy John surgery. Citing an anonymous source, ESPN reported hours later that Crawford is expected to have […]
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Wyman falls in semis
VASSALBORO — Johnny Hayes IV captured the 2012 Match Play Championship on the Tomahawk course at Natanis Golf Club, defeating Curt Jordan, 6-and-4, in the final on Friday. Hayes shot a 6-under-par, 30 on the front nine to go 6-up and cruised from there. In the morning semifinals on Friday, Hayes battled Freeport’s Jack Wyman, […]
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Biffle wins at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. Jimmie Johnson looked as if he had already finished the hardest work. After starting at the back of the pack, he had moved up quickly, and when he passed Brad Keselowski for the lead on lap 191 of 200, his No. 48 Chevrolet seemed to be the superior car. Then Johnson’s engine faltered […]
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Wyndham PGA Golf Championship delayed
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Sergio Garcia had the lead at 15 under through four holes Sunday when finalround play in the Wyndham Championship was suspended for the day because of heavy rain. Tim Clark, Jason Dufner and Bud Cauley were 14 under through varying stages of their rounds, and 38 players — half the field […]
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Sea Dogs down Rock Cats, 7-4 Pirates down Cardinals in 19 innings; Dodgers handle Braves
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (60- 66) used a four-run fifth inning to earn a 7-4 Eastern League win over the New Britain Rock Cats (68-59) Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field before a crowd of 6,062. Xander Bogaerts was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a pair of RBIs and scored a run. The Sea Dogs […]
