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Lance Niekro Dusts Off a Family Heirloom: The Knuckleball

Feb. 21, 2009
Devastated by the death of his father, Joe, Lance Niekro lost his hunger for baseball. Now he is back, a willing practitioner of the knuckleball.
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MLB: San Francisco 2, Florida 1

SAN FRANCSICO, Calif., June 7 (UPI) -- Jason Schmidt tied a 102-year-old franchise record with 16 strikeouts in boosting the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Marlins.

MLB: San Francisco 9, Chi. Cubs 3

SAN FRANSCISCO, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- Kevin Frandsen and Lance Niekro both had two RBI Thursday afternoon as San Francisco beat the Chicago Cubs, 9-3.

MLB: San Francisco 6, Atlanta 5

SAN FRANSCISCO, Calif., April 9 (UPI) -- Lance Niekro smacked a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday as San Francisco edged the Atlanta Braves, 6-5.

MLB: San Francisco 6, Colorado 4

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Pedro Feliz and Lance Niekro combined for five RBI Thursday afternoon to lead San Francisco over Colorado, 6-4.

MLB: San Francisco 9, Kansas City 7

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (UPI) -- A two-run double by Pedro Feliz highlighted a five-run sixth inning Thursday as San Francisco outslugged Kansas City, 9-7.

MLB: Colorado 9, San Francisco 4

DENVER, May 18 (UPI) -- Home runs from Todd Greene, Matt Holliday and Dustan Mohr gave the Colorado Rockies a 9-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field.

MLB: San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 1

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 (UPI) -- Brett Tomko pitched a six-hitter for San Francisco Monday in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MLB: Arizona 3, San Francisco 2

PHOENIX, May 4 (UPI) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks ended San Francisco's six-game winning streak Tuesday, edging the Giants 3-2.

MLB: San Francisco 8, Pittsburgh 3

PITTSBURGH, May 1 (UPI) -- The San Francisco Giants won their fifth straight game Sunday, an 8-3 decision over Pittsburgh.

MLB: San Francisco 4, Arizona 3 (13 inn)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (UPI) -- Deivi Cruz singled in a run in the 13th inning to give San Francisco a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch