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For Dodgers' interpreter, his job is a thrill beyond words

Oct. 2, 2009
Kenji Nimura never dreamed he'd one day work for the team that was an emotional lifeline to him as a boy. Now he translates for pitcher Hiroki Kuroda as well as some Latino players. When he heard the snap of a speeding baseball crashing into Hiroki Kuroda's skull, his knees buckled on the dugout...
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Matt Kemp's fourth-inning three-run double and a strong performance by Hiroki Kuroda helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 4-2.
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MLB: Los Angeles 7, Philadelphia 2

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Blake DeWitt hit a three-run triple during a five-run first inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers went on to down Philadelphia 7-2 Sunday in Game 3 of the NLCS.

MLB: Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 1

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MLB: LA Dodgers 5, Cincinnati 2

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Hiroki Kuroda won Wednesday for the first time since his major league debut, pitching the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over Cincinnati.

MLB: LA Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 4

LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Blake DeWitt raced around the bases for an inside-the-park homer that carried the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 win over the New York Mets Tuesday.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler