1.
Tommie Harris' wife dies
MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 (UPI) -- Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau has declined to defend his title Monday at baseball's home run derby during All-Star festivities.
The annual event, which precedes the All-Star Game, will crown a new champion at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
"I'd love to sit there and watch just as a fan," Morneau said on the team's Web site this week.
The American League's 2006 American League MVP made the decision shortly after he won AL Player of the Week honors.
Last year at Yankee Stadium in New York, he was beaten in the first round by Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, but won the event 5-3 in the finals after Hamilton appeared to have become arm weary.
"I told (Morneau) if he wants an excuse, I'll be his excuse," Manager Ron Gardenhire sarcastically told the St. Paul Pioneer Press Tuesday.
Morneau is batting .318 to date with 21 homers and 69 RBI and will be an AL all-star.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Remaining members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA will merge to form a new superconference, college sports officials said Monday.
|
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Kate Upton was revealed as the cover model of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue during Monday's taping of "Late Show" in New York.
|
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A European space mission has seen previously undiscovered islands of star formation and mysterious microwave emissions in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers say.
|
Men shout their love in Tokyo park … Couple to wed at Westminster … Army modernizes uniform glasses … Parade breaks costumed dog record … The world as we know it from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
