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COL FB: Nebraska 49, Western Kentucky 10
BOSTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Nick Markakis homered and drove in three runs for Baltimore Sunday, powering the Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 6-2.
Markakis also scored twice in a victory that ended a five-game losing streak. Nolan Reimold, Felix Pie and Ty Wigginton each had an RBI for the Orioles.
David Hernandez (3-2) was the winner, yielding a run and five hits over seven innings.
Jed Lowrie and Dustin Pedroia drove in the Red Sox runs.
Loser John Smoltz (1-4) was tagged for six runs and nine hits in five innings.
The Red Sox have dropped six of eight and trail the first-place New York Yankees by 2 1/2 games in the American League East. The Yankees beat Oakland 7-5 Sunday.
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MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 7 (UPI) --
Alabama remained No. 1 but Boise State and Texas Christian made important moves in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' football poll released Tuesday.
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