Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:48 PM
CHICAGO, July 4 (UPI) -- Jack Cust opened the scoring with a two-run homer Friday and the Oakland A's used a 17-hit attack to defeat the Chicago White Sox 7-1.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:37 PM
PHILADELPHIA, July 4 (UPI) -- Shane Victorino singled in Pedro Feliz from second with two out in the ninth inning Friday, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the New York Mets.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:32 PM
SILVERTON, Ore., July 4 (UPI) -- The mother of a young Irishman shot dead by Oregon police says officials haven't told her much about her son's death but she knows he was shot seven times.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:22 PM
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 4 (UPI) -- A Canadian doctoral student says hands-free cell phones are not safer and may even be more dangerous than hand-held cell phones.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:11 PM
ENDICOTT, N.Y., July 4 (UPI) -- Joe Ozaki, seeking his first win on the Champions Tour, took a two-shot lead Friday after one round of the Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, N.Y.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 10:01 PM
FREMONT, Calif., July 4 (UPI) -- A student pilot and his instructor died Friday morning when their helicopter struck a power line near I-680 in the San Francisco area.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM
FRISCO, Texas, July 4 (UPI) -- A goal in stoppage time by Abe Thompson Friday allowed FC Dallas to salvage a 1-1 tie with Kansas City.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:43 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 4 (UPI) -- Paul Menard won the first pole of his Sprint Cup career Friday, turning in the best qualifying time for the Coke Zero 400.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:36 PM
BETHESDA, Md., July 4 (UPI) -- Tom Pernice shot the low round of the tournament so far Friday to grab a share of the lead after 36 holes at the AT&T National in Bethesda, Md.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:24 PM
OMAHA, July 4 (UPI) -- Michael Phelps and Aaron Peirsol equaled world records Friday and Dara Torres qualified for her fifth Olympics at the U.S. Swimming Trials in Omaha.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:11 PM
EAGLE RIVER, Alaska, July 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of bees swarmed into an Alaska neighborhood this week, and a local beekeeper said they were looking for a place to plant a new colony.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 9:03 PM
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- An increase in malaria in Britain is due to more residents traveling to malaria endemic areas and a failure to use prevention measures, researchers said.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:58 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4 (UPI) -- Andre Ethier had a two-run double in five-run sixth inning, and also homered Friday to help the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-7 victory at San Francisco.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:53 PM
HAVANA, July 4 (UPI) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized the Colombian FARC guerrillas for holding Ingrid Betancourt and others hostage for years.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:41 PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 4 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena knocked in five runs Friday, three with a fifth-inning homer, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays' 11-2 rout of Kansas City.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:22 PM
BANDUNG, Indonesia, July 4 (UPI) -- Geological experts in Indonesia Friday issued an alert, advising tourists not to climb Mount Anak Krakatau because it's spewing red-hot rocks and toxic fumes.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:20 PM
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- A British judge has ruled that Pringles potato chips are food, a determination that could save Proctor & Gamble millions in tax.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 8:15 PM
DENPASAR, Indonesia, July 4 (UPI) -- Two people were killed Friday night when a bomb went off in Denpasar, the capital of the Indonesian province of Bali, authorities said.
Published: July 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM
YANGON, Myanmar, July 4 (UPI) -- A boat capsized on the Yway River in Myanmar this week, killing 38 people, a government-run newspaper reported.
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