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Last Update on September 02, 2010 06:30 EDT

MLB-FINAL SCORES

UNDATED (AP) -- Tim Lincecum outdueled Colorado fireballer Ubaldo Jimenez and the won his first game since July 30 as the San Francisco Giants nipped the Rockies 2-1 in an old fashioned pitchers duel. The victory moves the Giants within three games of slumping San Diego in the NL West.

Pinch-runner Darren Ford scored the go-ahead run from second base on a wild pitch and throwing error in the eighth inning. That helped Lincecum end a career-worst five-start skid and win his first game since July 30. He's 12-and-9.

Ubaldo Jimenez fell to 17-and-6 after he failed for the fifth time at a franchise-record 18th win. He lost his third straight start.

In the rest of the NL:

-- The Florida Marlins scored 14 runs in the first three innings and routed the last-place Nationals 16-10. But the game was merely a backdrop to a benches-clearing brawl in the sixth inning that resulted in the Nationals' Nyjer Morgan and Marlins pitchers Chris Volstad and Jose Veras and manager Edwin Rodriguez among six ejections. This was payback from Tuesday night when Marlins catcher Brett Hayes sustained a separated shoulder in a 10th-inning collision with Morgan in what the Marlins thought was a dirty play.

-- The Cincinnati Reds finished their three-game sweep of Milwaukee 6-1. Ryan Hanigan's pinch-hit, three-run homer in the seventh was the big hit. Sensational Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman hit threw two pitches in the eighth inning clocked at 103 miles per hour in his second straight unhittable performance.

-- St. Louis Cardinals' skid continues. Hunter Pence smacked a three-run homer to help Houston to a 5-2 win, handing the Cardinals their fifth straight loss. St. Louis has dropped 13 of 16 and now trail first-place Cincinnati by eight games in the NL Central.

-- September call-up Brandon Allen had an impressive 2010 debut with Arizona, hitting a grand slam and making several rangy catches in left field to help the Diamondbacks send the reeling San Diego Padres to their seventh straight loss, 5-2.

-- Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies used leadoff homers by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino in the first two innings to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1.

-- Kosuke Fukudome had three hits, including a go-ahead double, to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh.

-- Tommy Hanson won for the first time in nearly two months, allowing just one hit in seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 4-1.

In the AL:

-- Danny Valencia's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Twins kept their four-game lead over Chicago in the AL Central.

-- Rookie Mitch Moreland homered again and the Texas Rangers kept pulling away in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3. The Rangers have a 9-1/2 game lead over Oakland in the AL West.

-- Paul Konerko's three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to a 6-4 win over Cleveland and a three-game sweep. Manny Ramirez got into the lineup for first time since Chicago claimed him on waivers earlier this week. He had a single in three at-bats.

-- The New York Yankees stay one game up in the AL East by nipping Oakland 4-3. A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings as the A's fell to 1-and-8 against the Yanks.

-- Tampa Bay kept pace by nipping Toronto 2-1. Evan Longoria snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single to help David Price post his club-record 16th victory.

-- Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre homered in a six-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 9-6. Jon Lester improved to 13-and-0 lifetime against the Orioles.

-- The L.A. Angels beat Seattle 4-2. Hideki Matsui hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh. Alberto Callaspo also homered for the Angels.

MLB-ROYALS-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) -- Rangers left-hander Cliff Lee has returned to Texas to get a shot and have his ailing back checked out. Lee is scheduled to rejoin the AL West leaders on Friday, but the status of his next start is uncertain. Lee is 0-3 with an 8.28 ERA in his last five starts.

In other big league news:

-- Kansas City catcher Jason Kendall will undergo shoulder surgery Friday in Los Angeles for a torn right rotator cuff.

-- The Minnesota Twins have sent 7-foot-1 pitcher Loek Van Mil to the Los Angeles Angels to complete last week's trade for left-hander Brian Fuentes.

-- Colorado Rockies right-handed reliever Manuel Corpas needs reconstructive Tommy John elbow surgery. He'll need 12 to 18 months recuperation.

TENNIS-US OPEN

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ninth-seed Andy Roddick was upset in the second round of the U.S. Open, losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia.

Roddick won his only Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2003, and he also was the runner-up in 2006. His loss leaves Roger Federer as the only past men's champion in the field.

This early exit follows a fourth-round loss for Roddick at Wimbledon. He revealed recently that he had a mild case of mononucleosis.

Tipsarevic moves into the third round at the U.S. Open for the first time.

In other men's play:

American teenager Ryan Harrison upset 15th-seeded Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-7 , 6-3, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam match victory. The 18-year-old Harrison made his Grand Slam debut in January at the Australian Open, losing in the first round.

Seventh-seed Tomas Berdych didn't make it past the first round. He was upset by France's Michael Llodra 7-6 , 6-4, 6-4.

Fourth seed Andy Murray rolled to a straight sets win by beating Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The 20th-seeded Sam Querrey of the U.S. defeated fellow American Bradley Klahn 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

In women's results:

Second-seed and defending champ Kim Clijsters reached the third round by beating 201st-ranked qualifier Sally Peers of Australia 6-2, 6-1.

Third-seed Venus Williams struggled during the early portions of her 7-6, 6-3 second-round win over Rebecca Marino. Williams rallied after trailing the Canadian 4-1 in the tiebreaker.

Thirteenth-seed Marion Bartoli was upset by France's Virginie Razzano 7-5, 6-4.

Melanie Oudin , a quarterfinalist last year, had 38 unforced errors and just four winners in her straight-set loss to Alona Bondarenko.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) -- The expanded Big Ten is placing Ohio State and Michigan into different divisions. Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern will make up one division when the league grows to 12 teams in 2011. Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue and Indiana are in the other.

Ohio State and Michigan will play each other every year on the last day of the Big Ten season, and could conceivably play each other twice in one season -- once in the regular season and in the new Big Ten championship game.

In other college football news:

-- Alabama coach Nick Saban says Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram's left knee injury is "not a serious thing" and he should be back in action "soon." The Heisman Trophy winner had an arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday. Sophomore Trent Richardson will start in Ingram's place Saturday night against San Jose State.

-- BYU is going independent in football with the rest of the its teams competing in the West Coast Conference, a nonfootball league. BYU and ESPN have reached an eight-year deal to televise all Cougars' home football games, starting in 2011. BYU and Notre Dame are also putting the finishing touches on a six-game home-and-home series running through 2012.

-- Drake University plans to face an all-star team from Mexico in Tanzania next year in what the school says will be the first American football game played in Africa. The Bulldogs will play on May 21 in the inaugural Global Kilimanjaro Bowl.

-- The 2010 major college season starts Thursday night with four ranked teams in action. Second-ranked Ohio State hosts Marshall, 13th-ranked Miami plays Florida A&M, 14th-ranked Southern California opens the Lane Kiffin era in Hawaii and 15th-ranked Pitt travels to Utah in a a rematch of the 2004 Fiesta Bowl won by the Utes.

NFL-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) -- San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary had to separate tight end Vernon Davis and wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the players got into a heated discussion at yesterday's practice. Singletary says the issue was nonfootball related and is closed.

In other football news:

-- The Oakland Raiders are denying an ESPN report saying the team has had discussions about trading for Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart . The Raiders say they have never discussed acquiring Leinart in a trade from Arizona and that they are "very happy" about their quarterback situation with Jason Campbell going into the season as the starter.

-- Arizona Cardinals two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has signed a four-year extension worth up to $48 million, with $30 million guaranteed.

PENSACOLA SPORTS

IN FLORIDA NEWS

Associated Press Writer

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Scott picks state legislator Carroll as No. 2

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Burger King agrees to buyout from 3G Capital

Many take wait-and-see attitude as Earl approaches

No delay in Fla. man's trial in NC trooper death

Trailer crushes car, killing Fla. mom, son

Some dig in, others flee as Earl nears US

Trailer crushes car, killing Fla. mom, daughter

Pipe bomb at Fla. nursing home a hoax

Earl bearing down on East Coast

Fla man, community settle spat over patriotic sign

PENSACOLA WEATHER

Forecast

Hurricane Earl is moving NW in the Atlantic and hurricane watches and warnings have been posted for parts of the East Coast.
Tropical Storm Fiona will remain over the Atlantic.
Tropical Storm Gaston is moving west from the far eastern Atlantic.

Thursday:  Mostly sunny with the lower 90s continuing.

Friday:  Mostly sunny with the lower 90s continuing.

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