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Danny Hultzen inks hefty contract with Seattle Mariners
Former Virginia Cavalier ace Danny Hultzen agreed to a five-year, $10.6 million contract with the Seattle Mariners last week. The Seattle ball club had selected Hultzen with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft this past June and has guaranteed the lefty $8.
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How to cheat your way to victory in baseball
Washington State U. associate professor Lloyd Smith, U. Illinois Professor Emeritus Alan Nathan and Kettering U.
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South Carolina repeats as College World Series champions
OMAHA, Neb. — It wasn’t supposed to end this way. Not for the preseason favorite and top-ranked team in the country. Not for the team that shrugged off expectations and captured the regular season and tournament title in the nation’s toughest conference. But it did.
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Two Cocky: Gamecocks repeat as national champions
Before the 2011 season started, South Carolina pitcher Michael Roth said he and his defending national champion teammates would look to keep their temperament "clean and easy" in the weeks and months to come.
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Gamecocks outlast Gators in College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — Just call them the Cardiac ‘Cocks or Houdini's Heroes. South Carolina did it again.
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Gators, Gamecocks ready to battle in CWS finals
OMAHA, Neb. — Ray Tanner can tell a story. But if he turns out to be a distant relative of Nostradamus, Florida fans will dance in the streets. “Last year, when we got home, I got a nice note from Mr. [Jeremy] Foley, very, very nice note congratulating us,” South Carolina’s coach said.
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Indians making Cleveland forget about LeBron
What was expected to be another dismal year of sports in Cleveland has turned into the biggest surprise of the early baseball season. The Cleveland Indians currently sit at the top of the AL Central division with a 19-8 record and have a 4.
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Evan Longoria: From Long Beach State Dirtbag to baseball superstar
If an athlete's success is measured by achievement, then Long Beach State's baseball program made the right decision when it picked a video-game cover athlete to be its keynote speaker for the 20th annual Leadoff Dinner.
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Pitcher has fully recovered from July shark attack, prepares for season
It has been seven months since U. North Florida redshirt sophomore pitcher Clayton Schulz was attacked by a shark while surfing off the coast of Jacksonville Beach July 23. However, as the Ospreys enter the 2011 season, Schulz has made what appears to be a full recovery.