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July 11, 2012 / 3:41 PM

Oakland cuts Brian Fuentes loose

OAKLAND, Calif., July 11 (UPI) -- The Oakland Athletics Wednesday cut loose veteran reliever Brian Fuentes.

Fuentes, 36, had produced a 2-2 record with five saves, three blown saves and a 6.84 earned run average in 26 appearances in the first half of the season.

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He had been designated for assignment July 3.

Fuentes has 204 saves and a 3.58 ERA in 644 career appearances with the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins and the Athletics.

Mexican goalie Nahuel Guzman banned for pointing laser at foe during game

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Preakness candidates line up in weekend horse racing

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Ex-Louisville basketball coach Kenny Payne joins John Calipari at Arkansas

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NHL approves sale of Arizona Coyotes to Utah Jazz owner

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Haley Cavinder to return to college basketball, reunite with twin at Miami

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April 18 (UPI) -- Haley Cavinder, who led Miami in scoring in 2022-23, will join twin sister Hanna in a return to the Hurricanes next season, she announced Thursday. The Cavinder twins sat out during 2023.

College basketball: Former LSU guard Hailey Van Lith to play at TCU

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NASCAR's Bubba Wallace, wife expecting first child

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College basketball: Lucy Olsen, nation's No. 3 scorer, to transfer to Iowa

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April 18 (UPI) -- Lucy Olsen, who averaged the third-most points in women's college basketball last season, will transfer to Iowa from Villanova, she announced on social media.

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