• Freeman HR ruins Gee's night, Braves beat Mets 2-1

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    ATLANTA (AP) — On his 100th pitch of the night, Dillon Gee fooled Freddie Freeman badly with a changeup. For No. 101, Gee opted for a slider. Bad move. Gee pitched brilliantly until Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game delayed nearly four hours by rain. "It's tough," said Gee, who was two outs from his first career shutout and even drove in New York's lone run. "That's a tough loss." Gee (5-7) didn't even know the game would be played until shortly before the teams took the field, with the first pitch thrown at just before 11 p.m.

  • BC-BBN--Padres-Giants,Extra InningsADVISORY, BBN

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    Editors: The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants are tied at 3 after 12 innings.

  • Freeman's homer in 9th lifts Braves over Mets 2-1

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    ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves waited a long time to get going. Finally, at 1:22 a.m., Freddie Freeman gave them a most improbable victory. Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to ruin a brilliant performance by Dillon Gee, leading the Braves past the Mets 2-1 Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain. Gee (5-7) drove in New York's lone run and totally shut down the Braves until the end. Justin Upton singled with one out before Freeman launched a towering drive into the right-field seats on a 2-2 pitch to end a game that didn't start until nearly 11 p.m. Until then, Gee had allowed only two runners as far as second base. "It's nice to wait around that long and get the

  • Stanton's HRs spoil Corbin's strong bid for 10th W

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    PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Corbin had another chance to go to 10-0, and he certainly was good enough to do it. Arizona's offense wasn't up to the challenge, though, and one pitch to Giancarlo Stanton spoiled Corbin's night. Stanton homered twice, the second one off Heath Bell in the ninth inning, and the recently punchless Diamondbacks lost their fourth straight, 3-2 to the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Corbin, trying to become the first left-handed starter in 35 years to go 10-0, held Miami hitless through five. He allowed two hits through eight innings but gave up a soaring, two-run homer to left by Stanton that tied the game at 2 in the sixth. "He's really good. He's got some stuff," Miami manager Mike Redmond s

  • Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country

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    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country.

  • LA Angels belt Seattle with 21 hits in 11-3 win

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    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jason Vargas knows that whenever the Los Angeles Angels' lineup puts up an eye-popping performance befitting all of its money and talent, their starting pitcher's job becomes a whole lot easier. And though Vargas didn't need all the help he got Monday night, he thinks the Angels' latest offensive barrage means smoother days ahead for an up-and-down club. Albert Pujols had an RBI double among his four hits, Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer, and Los Angeles pounded out a season-high 21 hits in an 11-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Alberto Callaspo matched his career high with four hits, driving in two runs during the Angels' seven-run sixth inning.

  • Norris touched up in 6th, Astros lose to WSox 4-2

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    HOUSTON (AP) — The Chicago White Sox couldn't get anything going against Bud Norris through five innings Monday night. The sixth was a different story. Dayan Viciedo's bases-loaded triple in a four-run sixth sent the White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the White Sox and allowed them to avoid being swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2008. Chicago trailed 2-0 before Alejandro De Aza singled in the sixth and went to third on Adam Dunn's two-out single. Paul Konerko pulled Chicago to 2-1 with an RBI single that went between Norris' legs and into center field. Conor Gillaspie barely beat the throw to first on an infield single that

  • Stanton's 2 HRs lead Marlins past Diamondbacks 3-2

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    PHOENIX (AP) — The Miami Marlins managed three hits off the Arizona Diamondbacks. Two of them were booming home runs off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton. That was the difference in the Marlins' 3-2 victory on Monday night, the Diamondbacks' fourth loss in a row. Patrick Corbin, trying to become the first left-handed starter in 35 years to go 10-0, allowed two hits through eight innings but gave up a soaring, two-run homer to left by Stanton that tied the game at 2 in the sixth. Stanton's line-drive home run to right off ex-Marlin Heath Bell (2-1) in the ninth put Miami ahead for the first time. It was the 100th homer of his career, and sixth in 43 at-bats at Chase Field. "He took that thing over, didn't he?" Marlin

  • Viciedo's triple leads White Sox over Astros 4-2

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    HOUSTON (AP) — The Chicago White Sox lamented their inability to make plays in crucial situations after losing three straight games by one run each to Houston. They finally found a way to capitalize when they had a chance to change the game Monday night and it led to a 4-2 win over the Astros. Dayan Viciedo's bases-loaded triple in a four-run sixth inning helped the White Sox snap a four-game losing streak. They also avoided being swept in a four-game series for the first time since 2008. Chicago trailed 2-0 before Alejandro De Aza singled in the sixth and went to third on Adam Dunn's two-out single. Paul Konerko pulled Chicago to 2-1 with an RBI single that went between the legs of starter Bud Norris and into center

  • Porter sends Miss. St. to 5-4 CWS win over Indiana

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    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Trey Porter surely made the home folks proud back in Hurley, Miss., population 950. With Porter driving in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 5-4 victory over Indiana on Monday night. The senior came into the game with a total of seven at-bats in the last month. By the end of the night, Bulldogs fans in the crowd of 25,260 were chanting his name. "I guess being a kid from a small hometown," he said, "you set out to play in the College World Series one day, but you never see it happening because there are so many baseball players out there, so much talent.

  • Oklahoma storms: Profile of Life: Megan and Case Futrell

    BY JACLYN COSGROVE jcosgrove@opubco.com | Published: Tue, Jun 18, 2013

    Megan Futrell and her infant son Case were two of the 24 people who died on May 20 when an EF5 tornado struck Moore and south Oklahoma City. Futrell was a mother and teacher who loved her husband and children.

  • Innovation streamlines process for digitizing medical records

    BY PAULA BURKES pburkes@opubco.com | Updated: 3 hr ago

    PatientLink saves precious time for health care providers; leads to better care

  • Moore church to host toy and book giveaway for young tornado victims

    FROM STAFF REPORTS | Published: Tue, Jun 18, 2013

    A toy and book giveaway for tornado and storm victims will be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at New Life United Methodist Church, 1105 NW 27 in Moore.

  • 'Spectacular' is goal of Legacy Park enhancements approved by Norman City Council

    BY JANE GLENN CANNON jcannon@opubco.com | Updated: 2 hr ago

    The Norman City Council recently boosted a contract for Legacy Park to include $521,000 in enhancements to water fountain features in a man-made pond.

  • Choctaw artist to be featured in Smithsonian American Indian event

    BY Heather Warlick hwarlick@opubco.com | Published: Tue, Jun 18, 2013

    Dylan Cavin, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a Norman resident, will be honored as the featured artist at Choctaw Days the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. on June 21-22.

  • 'Firehouse' in Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce is set to become new home

    BY STEVE LACKMEYER slackmeyer@opubco.com | Published: Tue, Jun 18, 2013

    Oklahoma City homebuilder takes inspiration for unique firehouse design from Disney World.

  • Oklahomans shun banking in droves, FDIC survey says

    BY FARRIS WILLINGHAM | Updated: 4 hr ago

    Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of people who have no relationship with a bank or other financial institution, or who rarely use banks, according an FDIC survey.

  • Norman man threatens Oklahoma Gov. Fallin's 'child' and local sheriff in emails

    BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.com | Updated: 4 hr ago

    A Norman man threatened via email to kill Gov. Mary Fallin's “child” and McClain County Sheriff Don Hewitt, apparently because he is upset about the death of his own child, court records show.

  • Oklahoma man convicted in deaths of 2 faces execution

    BY TIM TALLEY | Updated: 8 hr ago

    James Lewis DeRosa, 36, is scheduled to be put to death by injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the Oct. 2, 2000, slayings of Curtis Plummer, 73, and Gloria Plummer, 70.

  • OKC RedHawks: Round Rock blows out RedHawks to end homestand

    BY RYAN ABER | Published: Mon, Jun 17, 2013

    Oklahoma City RedHawks starter Brett Olberholzer didn't make it out of the first, reliever Alex Sogard's line wasn't any better and Round Rock clobbered the RedHawks 12-2 in front of 3,622 Monday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Olberholzer retired just one Express batter, getting No. 2 hitter Engel Beltre to fly out to center. After Beltre was retired, Round Rock delivered back-to-back hits and then Olberholzer walked four consecutive batters. Sogard got the first batter he faced to ground into a double play to limit the damage to just four. Round Rock added six more in the third off Sogard, led by a two-run single by Leury Garcia. The RedHawks were outscored 38-12 in losing the four-game series 3-1.