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WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- Rookie Jake Fox slugged a three-run home run, drove in four runs and scored twice for the Chicago Cubs Sunday in an 11-3 blitz of the Washington Nationals.
Alfonso Soriano contributed a two-run homer for the Cubs, who scored seven runs in the fourth inning en route to their sixth win in seven games.
The big fourth included Soriano's shot and RBI hits by pitcher Kevin Hart, Kosuke Fukudome, Fox and Derrek Lee.
Adam Dunn homered for the Nationals, who have lost 10 of 11.
Hart (1-1), the winner, yielded two runs and five hits in five innings.
Loser Garrett Mock (0-3) was battered for seven runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) --
Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after gaining a season-high 119 rushing yards against Carolina.
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ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 25 (UPI) --
A Swiss court has granted filmmaker Roman Polanski's request for bail, but he will remain in jail pending a possible appeal against the ruling, officials said.
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