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A's strike deal to acquire Rockies slugger Holliday

Nov. 10, 2008
The Oakland Athletics are close to deal to acquire All Star outfielder Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies, a baseball source said.
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Rodriguez leads Silver Slugger winners

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees won his 10th Silver Slugger Award Thursday, highlighting a relatively new group of players receiving the honor.

MLB: Colorado 8, LA Dodgers 3

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Ian Stewart, Brad Hawpe and Matt Holliday all chipped in homers Tuesday in the Colorado Rockies' 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

MLB: Washington 6, Colorado 3 (1st game)

DENVER, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Lastings Milledge homered twice and the Washington Nationals posted a 6-3 victory Thursday in the first game of a doubleheader at Colorado.

MLB: Colorado 8, Washington 2

DENVER, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Ian Stewart and Brad Hawpe each drove in two runs, helping Colorado down Washington 8-2 Tuesday in the second of a four-game series.

MLB: Colorado 3, Florida 2

MIAMI, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A pinch RBI-single by Seth Smith in the ninth inning Sunday lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Florida Marlins.

MLB: LA Dodgers 16, Colorado 10

DENVER, July 22 (UPI) -- James Loney had three hits, five RBI and two runs scored Monday night to lead the LA Dodgers to a wild 16-10 win over Colorado.

MLB: Colorado 11, Pittsburgh 3

DENVER, July 20 (UPI) -- Jeff Baker and Matt Holiday homered and Ian Stewart cracked two doubles Sunday, leading a 15-hit attack that carried the Colorado Rockies past Pittsburgh 11-3.

MLB: Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 2

DENVER, July 19 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday put Colorado in front to stay with a two-run homer in the first Friday, lifting the Rockies to a 5-2 decision over Pittsburgh.

MLB: Colorado 4, Milwaukee 3

MILWAUKEE, July 7 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday homered and had two RBI Monday to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

MLB: Colorado 18, Florida 17

DENVER, July 5 (UPI) -- Chris Iannetta finished off the biggest comeback in Rockies' history Friday with a ninth-inning, RBI single that gave Colorado a bizarre 18-17 win over Florida.

MLB: Detroit 7, Colorado 6

DETROIT, June 28 (UPI) -- Miguel Cabrera's two-run double in the bottom of the ninth Saturday boosted the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 win against the Colorado Rockies.

MLB: Kansas City 7, Colorado 3

KANSAS CITY , Mo., June 24 (UPI) -- Alex Gordon hit a two-run home run Tuesday, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

MLB: Colorado 7, N.Y. Mets 1

DENVER, June 21 (UPI) -- Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe hit solo homers Saturday to help Colorado record a 7-1 win against the New York Mets.

MLB: Colorado 6, Cleveland 3

DENVER, June 19 (UPI) -- Matt Holliday drove in two runs and helped Colorado complete its first series sweep of the season Thursday with a 6-3 victory over Cleveland.

MLB: Colorado 5, Chi. White Sox 3

CHICAGO, June 15 (UPI) -- Scott Podsednik hit two RBI singles Sunday to help the Colorado Rockies top the Chicago White Sox 5-3.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic