Day: April 22, 2012

By LaVelle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays settled in for a crisply played, well-pitched, entertaining baseball game — until

By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Even though they tried to lower expectations heading into the season, it became clear the Cubs’ new front office had no desire to

LAWRENCE, Kan. – NIACC hurdler Tanesha Edmond (So., St. Elizabeth, Jamaica) ran to a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles during the final day of Kansas Relays on Saturday. Edmond finished in

GRINNELL, Iowa – NIACC freshman Trent Smith (Charles City, IA) qualified for the US Junior Outdoor Track and Field National Championships after finishing the 10,000-meters in 32:29.50 at the Dick Young Classic.

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – A pair of NIACC throwers had two top-10 finishes and qualified for the NJCAA Nationals next month in the weight throw at the Carleton Relays on Saturday. Trey Taylor

CRESTON, Iowa – NIACC softball lost two games to Southwestern on Saturday afternoon, 8-0 and 9-4. Beth Mildenhall (Fr., Eldora, IA) had four hits in the doubleheader, and Kaylor Tiffany (Fr., Cornville,

WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa – No. 14 NIACC dropped two conference games at Southeastern on Saturday, losing 2-1 and 6-2. The Trojans (32-11, 12-6 in ICCAC) never led in game one.  Southeastern (27-18

By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — It would seem cut and dried that the Green Bay Packers will be drafting for defense at the end of the

By Jeff Wilson, McClatchy Newspapers – FORT WORTH, Texas — The past week in Boston was supposed to be about the grandeur of the grand old ballpark, Fenway, and a celebration of

Ray Richardson, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – Derrick Williams wants to prove he was worthy of being drafted No. 2 overall. After what he describes as an “up and down” rookie

By Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – PITTSBURGH — The St. Louis Cardinals awoke Saturday believing A.J. Burnett would be making his fourth rehab start less than three hours away in Altoona,

By Mark Gonzales, Chicago Tribune – SEATTLE — For only a few seconds Saturday, Philip Humber’s perfect game bid was out of his hands. “Go get it,” Humber said as catcher A.J.