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Matt Cain pitches Giants past Pirates 4-3

Jul. 19, 2009
Matt Cain held the Pirates to one run over seven innings to outpitch All-Star replacement Zach Duke, and the San Francisco Giants, saddened by the death of their part owner earlier in the day, ended an offensive slump by beating Pittsburgh 4-3 on Sunday. The...
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Matt Cain out of All-Star Game

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Zack Duke has been named to replace injured San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain on the National League All-Star team.
MLB: Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2

MLB: Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2

PHILADELPHIA, July 10 (UPI) -- Jayson Werth's two-run double highlighted Philadelphia's three-run third Friday and the Phillies held on to edge Pittsburgh 3-2.

FDA OK's hip-resurfacing device

LONDON, May 10 (UPI) -- British firm Smith & Nephew said Wednesday it has received U.S. approval to market the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing system.

Cheaper version may replace Trident

LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair thinks it can save money with a cheaper replacement for the country's aging Trident nuclear weapons.

Patty Duke receives a Hollywood star

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Oscar winner Patty Duke now has a Star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, awarded by the Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce.

Caterpillar sues for replacement workers

PEORIA, Ill., July 29 (UPI) -- Caterpillar is suing to strike down an Illinois law forbidding the use of strike replacement workers.

Transplant gone wrong endangers teen

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old girl remained in critical condition Tuesday as doctors looked for a replacement for a heart-lung transplant that had the wrong blood type. Duke University hospital officials have admitted making a mistake and fear for the Mexican teenager's

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Holdsclaw All-Star replacement named

NEW YORK, July 11 (UPI) -- Washington Mystics rookie guard Stacey Dales-Schuman will represent the Eastern Conference as a reserve in the 2002 WNBA All-Star Game, replacing injured player

Replacement joints not athlete material

DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Surgically implanting replacement joints in elite athletes and then sending them back to the playing field is questionable medical practice, physicians said Wednesday. Orthopedic surgeons meeting in Dallas blasted the "fix-me" culture they say has been pr
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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