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Jul 03, 2008

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Thursday Jul 3

Billot pitches like ace

Julian Billot tossed the game ball up in the air, then told everyone within earshot what he was going to do with it.

Thursday Jul 3

SM National capitalizes on opportunities

San Mateo National didn't look any gift horses in the mouth in its Little League District 52 9-10-year-old All-Stars game with Redwood City National at Marina Field in Belmont on Wednesday.

Thursday Jul 3

2-hitter not good enough

Sometimes, baseball isn't fair. Just ask Pacifica's Francis Crosby. In his start against the San Carlos Pony All-Stars Wednesday night, the right-hander threw a two-hitter ... and lost.

Thursday Jul 3

San Bruno escapes with win

It seemed like the San Bruno Pony All-Stars did everything they could to lose Wednesday night's tournament game against South San Francisco.

Thursday Jul 3

'Fourth of July' tourney packs baseball fireworks

Nothing says Fourth of July like fireworks, BBQ and baseball. And there will be plenty of the latter this weekend in Burlingame.

Thursday Jul 3

Breeden fastest 200 fly qualifier

OMAHA, Neb. - As the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Trials reached its halfway point, Stanford's Elaine Breeden continued to make a strong push for a trip to Beijing with a stellar performance in the 200-meter ...

Thursday Jul 3

The Cult of Candice

The coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx sighed audibly over the phone when asked about his rookie star, Candice Wiggins.

Thursday Jul 3

Freshman 8 advances at Royal Regatta

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - The Stanford men's rowing freshman eight enjoyed a successful first day in its pursuit of the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta Wednesday, advancing to the second ...

Thursday Jul 3

LOCAL BRIEFS: Sentman grand slam sparks Tribe's comeback victory

In 19U American Legion action Wednesday night at Mountain View High, it was the San Carlos Tribe that came away with an 8-6 win over host Los Altos.

Wednesday Jul 2

Gretter's double gives San Bruno victory

Tim Gretter only needed a fly ball to bring in the game-winning run for his 13-year-old San Bruno Pony League All-Stars. The slugger dug his heels into the batters box and hit a San Carlos offering into the air ...

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