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Seattle Top 1st - Jose Guillen two-out, solo Home Run (6) to center. Raul Ibanez due up. - Jose Vidro grounded out to first. None on with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Provinces say federal greenhouse gas plan not doing enough to cut industrial output

May 29 (Bloomberg) -- Luther Komonaseak, an Eskimo whaling captain from the village of Wales on the western tip of Alaska, has his livelihood at stake at this week's annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Alaska.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) J.D. Drew finally got the big hit the Boston Red Sox have been looking for from him all season.

The already heavy pressure on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka had just risen another notch before he apparently decided to take his life Monday afternoon. Read more ...

TORONTO (CP) - Environment Minister John Baird was put on the defensive Monday after an attempt to sell his greenhouse gas reduction plan to his provincial and territorial counterparts was met with a chorus of disapproval.

Notes: Guillen concerned about Ozuna

Yankee Stadium is home to a team full of All-Stars, 26 World Series championships and some of baseba...

Suzuki is working on a new mid-sized car for North America and Europe, that will compete with the likes of Ford Mondeo. Suzuki’s Europe spokesman says that the car will be offered in many body styles including a sedan, hatchback and wagon.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Angels-Yankees LOS ANGELES: John Lackey matched a career high with his fourth stra...

MOUNT MORRIS, Pa. -- Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael raced to his second victory of the season and 98th AM...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Long after his baseball career is done, Jarrod Washburn will look back fondly on...

Jim Clark Rally: Event Report : Eight members of the MSA British Rally Elite scheme were out in force on the Jim Clark Rally, round two of the MSA British Rally Championship, last weekend.

OTTAWA (CP) - Some of Canada's top environmental groups have taken the microscope to the Conservative government's climate-change plan and they don't like what they see.

Shanghai — NO one paying attention to recent musical trends in Asia can have failed to notice it: The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists. According to some estimates, as many as 15 million hopefuls in China ...

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, under fire for accepting questionable political donations, died today at a Tokyo hospital. He hanged himself, Japanese media reported.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Seen enough from the Giants lineup? Trick question, I know. There hasn't been much to see, other than the occasional Barry Bonds four-bag race every couple weeks.

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, under fire for accepting questionable political donations, died today at a Tokyo hospital after reportedly hanging himself.

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sanyo Electric Co., the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, posted its eighth loss in 10 quarters because of costs to compensate early retirees and price declines at its digital camera business.

John Lackey earned his eighth victory and the Los Angeles Angels barely had to swing the bat during a seventh-inning rally Sunday that gave them a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees.

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Yankee Stadium is home to a team full of All-Stars, 26 World Series championships and some of baseball's most memorable moments. None of that matters to John Lackey and the Los Angeles Angels. "I really enjoy pitching here. I can't speak for everyone," the big right-hander said. "We're not intimidated." The Angels certainly didn't seem to be. Lackey (8-3) earned his major league-leading eighth ...

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May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sanyo Electric Co., the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, posted an eighth loss in 10 quarters because of costs to compensate early retirees.

(Corrects restructuring costs in seventh paragraph.) May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sanyo Electric Co., the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, posted an eighth loss in 10 quarters because of costs to compensate early retirees.

The U.S. Patent Office issues patents weekly. These patents were issued Tuesday for inventors in the Lexington area:

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sanyo Electric Co., the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, reported a narrower annual loss after the company saved costs from an early retirement program and the elimination of unprofitable businesses.

May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese drugmaker which also produces livestock feed, jumped after Merrill Lynch & Co. began coverage of the stock with a ``buy'' rating.

MOUNT MORRIS, Pa. - Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael raced to his second victory of the season and 98th AMA Motocross win of his career, taking the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship's Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National Carmichael, retiring from motorcycle racing to pursue a career in stock cars, edged Kawasaki's James Stewart for the eighth win of his career at Mount Morris and his 146th ...

Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki played his 1,000th major-league game Thursday and smacked three hits, giving him 1,414 for his career, the second most by a player over that span.

_ Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki delivered a pair of singles to stretch his hitting streak to 20 games Sunday, coming within three of the longest streak of his career.

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al roundup white sox falter, fall to devil raYs • TAMPA BAY 11, CHICAGO 5: Carl Crawford's RBI triple in the seventh inning broke a 4-4 tie and Tampa Bay went on to win at Chicago. Ty Wigginton and Carlos Pena homered for the Devil Rays, who tied a season high with 15 hits. • SEATTLE 7, KANSAS CITY 4: Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak, the longest in the majors, to 20 games with two ...

Through Saturday

•MARINERS THIRD: Betancourt led off and singled. Lopez singled, Betancourt to second. Burke sacrificed, Betancourt to third, Lopez to second. Suzuki walked. Vidro singled, Betancourt scored, Lopez scored, Suzuki to second. Guillen reached on an infield single, Suzuki to third, Vidro to second. Ibañez hit a sacrifice fly, Suzuki scored. Mariners 3, Royals 0.

How they scored •MARINERS THIRD: Betancourt led off and singled. Lopez singled, Betancourt to second. Burke sacrificed, Betancourt to third, Lopez to second. Suzuki walked. Vidro singled, Betancourt scored, Lopez scored, Suzuki to second. Guillen reached on an infield single, Suzuki to third, Vidro to second. Ibañez hit a sacrifice fly, Suzuki scored. Mariners 3, Royals 0.

Jarrod Washburn gave up three earned runs and four hits in seven innings Sunday as the Seattle Mariners beat Kansas City, 7-4, completing a three-game sweep.Washburn (5-4) departed with one walk and four strikeouts, while J.J. Putz recorded his 12th save of the season.Jose Vidro and Raul Ibanez both drove in two runs. Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored; Adrian Beltre had one ...

Miguel Tejada, Melvin Mora and Nick Markakis homered, and the Baltimore Orioles shook off another home run by Nick Swisher yesterday in an 8-4 victory against the Oakland Athletics.

The Mariners head to Anaheim for a crucial early season division series after finishing a sweep of the Royals with a 7-4 victory Sunday.

KANSAS CITY -- Jarrod Washburn allowed only two Kansas City batters on base in the first five innings Sunday. Then, after a 22-minute rain delay, the first two batters he faced reached base and scored. What was the difference?

World Superbike Championship: James Toseland picked himself up to finish eighth after crashing at Siverstone.

Jarrod Washburn gave up three earned runs and four hits in seven innings Sunday as the Seattle Mariners beat Kansas City, 7-4, completing a three-game sweep.

"The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists.

KANSAS CITY (AP) Ask Seattle's Cha Seung Baek what was working well against Kansas City, and he reels off his entire repertoire.

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A fire early Sunday destroyed two wooden houses in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and police found two charred bodies in one of the gutted structures. Read more ...

A woman born in 1984 through in vitro fertilization delivered a baby boy in 2003 after conceiving naturally in what is believed to be a first for Japan, a doctor said Sunday. Read more ...

Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael picked up his second win of the season and 98th AMA Motocross win of his career at the Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National, round two of the AMA Toyota Motocross C...

Fifty-five students received their diplomas during Sister Remedios Early Childhood Development Center's graduation ceremony held Friday at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe.

Once upon a time — long, long ago — there was a team called the Royals who were the hottest in baseball. This team won eight times in 10 games, had a winning record on a long road trip and took two of three against the division leaders.

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During the Royals’ current four-game losing streak – culminated by Sunday’s 7-4 home loss to Seattle, which completed a three-game sweep — it’s easy to point the figure at the starting pitchers for putting the team into an early hole.

Jarrod Washburn pitched seven-plus innings and Jose Vidro and Raul Ibanez each knocked in two runs as Seattle held off Kansas City, 7-4, to complete a three-game sweep.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jarrod Washburn gave up four hits and three runs, Jose Vidro and Raul Ibanez drove in two runs each and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 7-4 win Sunday.

Mariners complete sweep in KC

Sunday's AL roundup: Jarrod Washburn gave up four hits and three runs, Jose Vidro and Raul Ibanez drove in two runs each and the Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 7-4 win Sunday.

Seattle Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Mike Reilly; First, Jeff Kellogg; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Eric Cooper; - Ichiro Suzuki grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Jose Vidro due up.

Notes: Offense reaching a boil

Seattle Top 1st - - Jose Guillen flied out to left to end the inning. - Jose Vidro grounded out third to first. None on with two outs and Jose Guillen due up.

Shanghai — NO one paying attention to recent musical trends in Asia can have failed to notice it: The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists. According to some estimates, as many as 15 million hopefuls in China ...

The following is from Suzuki... MAX DEFIES PAIN AND RAIN TO TAKE SIXTH. Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi had to fight pain and atrocious conditions but still managed to take a gritty sixth place in the first WSBK race at Silverstone today.

James Toseland finishes eighth behind Troy Bayliss after crashing at a wet Silverstone.

Celtic playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura was called up by Japan coach Ivica Osim on Sunday for friendlies against Montenegro and Colombia.

"This win means a lot to me and our World Championship Campaign. It's a very nice surprise to see how the team's hard work during the last couple of weeks has made our car so competitive..." - Fernando Alonso.

SCOREBOARD Monday, May 28 Cleveland at Boston (7:05 p.m. EDT). Cliff Lee faces off against Curt Schilling in a matchup of division leaders. STARS Saturday - Chase Utley , Phillies, drove in three runs in Philadelp...

At the end of a demanding race that saw very few retirements, Super Aguri F1 Team drivers Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson both took the chequered flag for the first time at the Circuit de Monaco.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was called up by Japan coach Ivica Osim on Sunday for friendlies against Montenegro and Colombia.

When Sammy Sosa joins the very exclusive 600-home run club in the next week or so, he will kick off a summer of milestone achievements like baseball has never seen before. In the past 120 seasons of baseball (starting with Pud Galvin's 300th win in...

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Oh, to have, Emmett Brown's DeLorean, complete with a flux capacitor. That way, we could hop back in time a couple of months, lay some money down in the casinos, and make some bank.

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Yukio Kagayama and Max Biaggi qualified seventh and eighth quickest in the 16-rider Superpole shoot-out and will start tomorrow's World Superbike Championship at Silverstone in England from the second row of the grid.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Alvin Colina hit a bases-loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving Colorado Springs a come-from behind 5-4 win over the River Cats on Saturday night in front of an announced crowd of 3,667 at Security Service Field.

Changing conditions hampered Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Yukio Kagayama and Max Biaggi in the opening day of qualifying for Sunday's Silverstone World Superbike round in England.

Just last week, Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon, who is trying to be father, mentor, and amateur psychologist to Elijah Dukes, told his young outfielder that he can't stare down an umpire in a threatening way after a close call.

If you watched any of the Yankees-Red Sox series this past week on YES, you couldn't help but hear the announcers talking about how everything has gone right for the Red Sox as they've built their enormous lead in the East. That's not completely true.

_ A woman born in 1984 through in vitro fertilization delivered a baby boy in 2003 after conceiving naturally in what is believed to be the first time in Japan that a test-tube baby has given birth, a doctor involved in the IVF said Sunday.

A series of killings in which the bodies were dismembered has unleashed a frenzy of self-examination. TOKYO — It's not so much the news of a 17-year-old boy stabbing his mother to death that has shocked Japan, dominating chatter on tabloid TV for the last two weeks and sending shudders through a nation that prides itself on a low homicide rate.

It's keyboard as springboard for millions of Chinese. Shanghai — NO one paying attention to recent musical trends in Asia can have failed to notice it: The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists. According ...

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_ Kenji Jojima hit the first grand slam of his major league career and Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 19 games as the Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Saturday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kenji Johjima hit his first major league grand slam, Richie Sexson added a three...

Baek cruises as Johjima slams KC

Kenji Johjima hit his first major league grand slam, Richie Sexson added a three-run shot, and Cha Seung Baek struck out seven in seven-plus innings to lead Seattle past Kansas City 9-1 tonight.

Seattle Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Eric Cooper; First, Mike Reilly; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third, Chad Fairchild; - Ichiro Suzuki lined out to left. None on with one out and Jose Vidro due up.

Notes: Weaver almost ready to return

Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael set the fastest lap time in Saturday practice at the Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National, presented by Centra Bank, round two of the 12-race AMA Toyota Motocross C...

Last week an Associated Press photo appeared in these pages with a caption that began, "Boston Red Sox rookie hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka . . . "

Seattle Top 1st - Jose Vidro grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Raul Ibanez due up. - Ichiro Suzuki lined out to left. None on with one out and Jose Vidro due up.

Shanghai — NO one paying attention to recent musical trends in Asia can have failed to notice it: The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists. According to some estimates, as many as 15 million hopefuls in China ...

1. Torii Hunter, Twins (31) His .959 OPS led every center fielder in the majors. 2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners (33) His .333 batting average was tops for the position. 3. Aaron Rowand, Phillies (29) His .396 on-base percentage led center fielders. 4. Mike Cameron, Padres (34) Former stalwart had a .642 OPS entering the weekend. 5. Andruw Jones, Braves (30) Six home runs and a .213 average for this ...

Florida A&M men's basketball Coach Mike Gillespie Sr. is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly stalking a woman.

Jeff Ma is best known as a card counter, a member of the rogue blackjack team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1990s that won millions of dollars.

Paul Byrd was far more impressed with his teammates than his control. Byrd won his fourth straight...

Students and teachers from Goshen Suzuki Strings performed in Springfield in April at the Lincoln Presidential Museum during the Dollars for Scholars awards dinner, in the rotunda of the Illinois Capitol building, and during the morning service at the United Methodist Church in Petersburg.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday night.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and visiting Seattle hit seven doubles in a game that featured both starters leaving with stiff lower backs.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 26 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia plans to sign several big agreements at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will, Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said.

With school winding down, Frank Duncan has had his mind on academics lately. The Stuart Hall freshman aced his pitching exam on Friday with an 8-0 masterpiece over College Prep-Oakland in a North Coast Section Class B first-round baseball win at USF's...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in a game that saw both starters leave with stiff lower backs.

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Casey Blake and Victor Martinez hit first-inning homers off Nate Robertson and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers, 7-4, last night in Detroit.

Devil Rays rookie Elijah Dukes was back in the lineup after missing two games amid allegations he threatened to kill his estranged wife and their two children.

Kansas City -- Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in a game that saw both starters leave with stiff lower backs.

The Seattle Mariners have had little trouble scoring runs in Kansas City in recent years. Some of that success is due to Ichiro Suzuki , who baffles the Royals regardless of the venue. Leading the hot-hitting Mariners (22-22), Suzuki looks to ex...

1,414 - Hits by Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, second most by a major leaguer in his first 1,000 games since 1900. Al Simmons (1924-44) hit 1,443.

BALTIMORE -- Dan Haren pitched seven innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight victory, and the Oakland Athletics beat Erik Bedard and the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2, on Friday night. Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer for the Athletics, who have won 14 of their last 16 games at Camden Yards.

Dan Haren knows all about pitching well and not having anything to show for it. So after his fifth straight victory, the righthander could sympathize with losing pitcher Erik Bedard. Haren gave up two hits over seven innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat Bedard and the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Friday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki (EE'-chih-roh soo-ZOO'-kee) and Jose Vidro (VEED'-roh) homered and the Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City Royals 10 to 2.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro had home runs Friday night to help the Seattle Mariners coast past Kansas City, 10-2.The aces of the two staffs started the game and both left with back injuries.Seattle's Felix Hernandez (3-2) got the win, his first since coming off the disabled list. Hernandez, who had been suffering from a strained muscle in his forearm, gave up two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 ...

Friday's AL roundup: Paul Byrd won his fourth straight decision, Casey Blake and Victor Martinez hit first-inning homers and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in a game that saw both starters leave with stiff lower backs. The Mariners' Felix Hernandez pitched five strong innings for Seattle before leaving. Gil Meche gave up seven runs on 11 hits before leaving in the fifth.

KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday night.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night in a game that saw both starters leave with stiff lower backs. Felix Hernandez (3-2) pitched five strong innings for Seattle in his third start since coming off the disabled list.

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Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro had home runs Friday night to help the Seattle Mariners coast past Kansas City, 10-2.

Ichiro Suzuki homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, as the Seattle Mariners made the latest stop along their four-city road trip in Kansas City, where the club started a three-game series with a 10-2 rout of the Royals.

Ichiro and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals tonight in a game that saw both starters leave with stiff lower backs.

Ichiro Suzuki homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, as the Seattle Mariners made the latest stop along their four-city road trip in Kansas City, where the club...

Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Ichiro Suzuki homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, as the Seattle Mariners made the latest stop along their four-city road trip in Kansas City, where the club started a three-game series with a 10-2 rout of the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki (EE'-chih-roh soo-ZOO'-kee) and Jose Vidro (VEED'-roh) homered and the Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City Royals 10 to 2.

Associated Press - May 25, 2007 11:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki (EE'-chih-roh soo-ZOO'-kee) and Jose Vidro (VEED'-roh) homered and the Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City...

Ichiro, Felix overwhelm Royals in win

Associated Press - May 25, 2007 11:33 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki (EE'-chih-roh soo-ZOO'-kee) and Jose Vidro (VEED'-roh) homered and the Seattle Mariners routed the Kansas City...

Seattle Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Chad Fairchild; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Mike Reilly; Third, Jeff Kellogg; - Ichiro Suzuki lead-off Home Run (4) to right. Jose Vidro due up.

Associated Press - May 25, 2007 11:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals...

Associated Press - May 25, 2007 11:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro homered and the Seattle Mariners hit seven doubles in a 10-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals...

Meche leaves game on Friday

In his weekly notebook, Jeff Blair looks at the storylines to watch for the rest of 2007

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Notes: Ramirez lands on 15-day DL

Shanghai — NO one paying attention to recent musical trends in Asia can have failed to notice it: The Chinese are crazy about piano playing. Among city dwellers, there's been nothing like this enthusiasm since the '80s, when an embrace of the Japanese-originated Suzuki teaching method created a national army of child violinists. According to some estimates, as many as 15 million hopefuls in China ...

Seattle Top 1st - - Kenji Johjima flied out to right to end the inning. - Richie Sexson doubled to left center scoring Raul Ibanez with two out. Runner on second and Kenji Johjima due up.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run homer, but the Seattle Mariners were unable to mark the outfielder's 1,000th major league game with a win after losing 13-12 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.

If sport is something akin to a religion, then for Americans, statistics are its liturgy. Walk into any sports bar in the United States and you will immediately be plugged into a conversation that can sound like a mathematics seminar.

Students and teachers from Goshen Suzuki Strings performed in Springfield in April at the Lincoln Presidential Museum during the Dollars for Scholars awards dinner, in the rotunda of the Illinois Capitol building, and during the morning service at the United Methodist Church in Petersburg.

Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has been releasing experimental guitar music between tours and albums with his main gig since 2004. Since then, he's found time to collaborate with John Frusciante and Damo Suzuki (another, with Zach Hill, is on the way).

Whereas most folks wandering around Amsterdam limit their prolificacy to the number of brownies they can cram into their mouths, Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez 's year in the Netherlands resulted in four full-length albums.

You'd think playing in a band as willfully eclectic and excessive as the Mars Volta would provide Omar Rodriguez with enough of an outlet to satiate whatever prog/samba/psych/funk/jazz/metal jones that needed a-fixin'.

A car smashed through the door at the front of the DGH on Friday afternoon. (25/05/2007 18:54:15)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays could blow another big lead. They didn't, but only by the slimmest of margins.

Carlisle police have released the name of the man killed early Friday morning in a motorcycle crash on Ritner Highway.

Troy Bayliss set a ferocious pace in qualifying for Sunday's two races at Silverstone.

Jose Guillen provided key offense and Miguel Batista helped out a depleted bullpen in Seattle's second straight win.

Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays could blow another big lead.

The Seattle Mariners make the latest stop in their four- city road trip tonight in Kansas City, where the club starts up a three-game series with the improving Royals.

World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss set a ferocious pace in qualifying for Sunday's two races at Silverstone. The Australian scorched round the international track in a time of one minute 25.295 seconds.

Votebook: Sluggers vie for spot in outfield

Locked in war with Islamic militants Associated Press Military aid from the United States and Arab allies began arriving after Washington said it was rushing supplies to the Lebanese army battling al-Qaeda-inspired militants barricaded inside a Palestinian refugee camp in the country's north. N.Korea fires missiles

The Baltimore Orioles' bullpen, a sore spot for their struggles, came back to hurt them again. Alex Rios scored the tying run in the eighth inning and homered off Danys Baez in the 10th to carry the visiting Blue Jays past Baltimore 5-4 on Thursday night.

Although it has faced criticism from high-profile environmentalists such as David Suzuki and Al Gore, the federal Conservative government is moving ahead with a green plan which, says Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney will help reduce global warming while keeping the economy intact.

Results so far this season might not reflect it, but the view from inside the Kawasaki Racing Team is that the Ninja ZX-RR is now 'on a par with the Yamaha and Ducati'.

THURSDAY:6:25 a.m. A single-vehicle accident in the 600 block of Moul Avenue resulted in minor injuries. A 2001 Suzuki motorcycle operated by Michael Thompson, of Hanover, tilted over and fell onto its side at the intersection.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carl Crawford had three RBIs and triggered a seven-run third inning as Tampa Bay edged the Seattle Mariners 13-12 on Thursday. Seven of Tampa Bay's nine starters drove in at least one run.

The Baltimore Orioles' bullpen, a sore spot for their struggles, came back to hurt them again.

The Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki played in his 1,000th major league game. He had three hits to give him 1,414 for his career, the second most since 1900 by a player in his first 1,000 games (Al Simmons had 1,443).

Trying to ask Derek Jeter about a hitting streak is akin to prying a sirloin from the jaws of a hungry dog. You're going to get bit; it's just a matter of how hard the task is going to be.

SCOREBOARD Friday, May 25 Milwaukee at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EDT). San Diego's Greg Maddux faces left-hander Dave Bush. STARS Thursday - Carlos Guillen , Tigers, homered twice and drove in five runs in a 12-0 rout of the ...

_ Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run homer but the Seattle Mariners were unable to mark the outfielder's 1,000th major league game with a win after going down 13-12 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.

Lefthander Jon Lester took another significant step toward a return to Boston, allowing just one run on five hits in five innings in Pawtucket last night.

Police appeal for witnesses after a motorcyclist dies when his bike collides with a van.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares declined by the most in a month. Exporters paced losses on concern the U.S. Federal Reserve will lift borrowing costs in Japan's largest overseas market after a report showed home sales unexpectedly climbed.

New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares declined, paced by exporters, on concern the U.S. Federal Reserve will lift borrowing costs in Japan's largest overseas market after a report showed home sales unexpectedly climbed.

Devil Rays 13, Mariners 12

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Pentax Corp., Japan's oldest single- lens reflex camera maker, will probably accept Hoya Corp.'s takeover proposal at the end of this month, ending a tussle for control of the company.

The motorcycle was going fast on Lake Worth Road, and Chelsea Stapleton held on tight from the back seat.

Devil Rays rookie Elijah Dukes sits for the second straight game Thursday after a report indicated that he made threats against his estranged wife.

Tampa Bay almost blows an eight-run lead Thursday, but eventually beats Seattle, 13-12.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Suzuki Motor Corp's global production was 7.9 pct higher last month than a year before at 206,974 vehicles, rising for the 24th consecutive month, as output increased overseas, particularly in India and Hungary, the company said.

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Seven-run third fuels Rays in slugfest

Watching never-ending baseball is usually wonderful. For medical reasons, Larry Dobrow recently enjoyed such bliss and realized for all that goodness, there are an awful lot of awful players 'earning' big league salaries these days.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Mariners lost a starting pitcher -- Horacio Ramirez -- and a baseball game -- 13-12 to the Devil Rays -- on Thursday. It's too early to say which loss hurt worse.

Carl Crawford had three RBI and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading the Devil Rays past the Mariners 13-12 on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays could blow another big lead. They didn't, but only by the slimmest of margins.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares declined, paced by exporters, after unexpected evidence of growth in the U.S. economy damped speculation the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing costs in Japan's largest overseas market.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares declined, paced by exporters, after unexpected evidence of growth in the U.S. economy damped speculation the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing costs in Japan's largest overseas market.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays could blow another big lead. They didn't, but only by the slimmest of margins.

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May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares may decline, paced by oil and metals producers such as Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., after prices of crude oil, gold and copper dropped in New York.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Carl Crawford had three R-B-Is and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 13-12 Thursday afternoon.

Carl Crawford had three RBIs and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 13-12 on Thursday. Seven of Tampa Bay's nine starters drove in at least one run. Jae Seo (3-4) gave up seven runs and 13 hits over 5-plus innings to earn the win, but a balky bullpen nearly gave it away. Closer Al Reyes came on in the ninth with the Devil Rays ahead ...

Rays rack up a seven-run third inning, hold 'em off at end

Ty Wigginton hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth Thursday afternoon to help the Tampa Bay Devil Rays edge Seattle, 13-12.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares may decline, paced by oil and metals producers after prices of crude oil, gold and copper dropped in New York.

Carl Crawford had three RBI and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 13-12 on Thursday. Seven of Tampa Bay's nine starters drove in at least one run. Jae Seo (3-4) gave up seven runs and 13 hits over 5-plus innings to earn the win, but a balky bullpen nearly gave it away.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carl Crawford had three RBIs and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 13-12 on Thursday.