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Sports OSU wins 11th straight 10-4 over Stanford

By OSU Media Services Published: May 11, 2013 at 7:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 11, 2013 at 7:58 PM PDT

Andrew Moore scattered six hits and two runs over six innings and Dylan Davis drove in five runs to send the sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 10-4 win over No. 25 Stanford Saturday at Sunken Diamond.

Sports Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games

By DAN ELLIOTT, Associated Press Published: May 11, 2013 at 2:55 PM PDT Last Updated: May 11, 2013 at 2:55 PM PDT

Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an Olympic-style cauldron Saturday to launch the Warrior Games for wounded service members.

Sports Five run 5th pushes Beavs past Cardinal

By OSU Media Services Published: May 10, 2013 at 9:52 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 9:52 PM PDT

Oregon State knocked around Stanford starter Mark Appel for six hits and six runs in five innings as the Beavers beat the Cardinal 7-3 Friday night.

Sports Ducks are business as usual awaiting NCAA decision

By Associated Press Published: May 10, 2013 at 2:29 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 2:29 PM PDT

Now that spring football is all wrapped up, the Oregon Ducks wait to hear what the NCAA will decide about possible recruiting violations.

Sports Garcia up one shot on Tiger at Players Championship

By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer Published: May 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 11:04 AM PDT

Garcia has one-shot lead over Woods among the early starters at TPC Sawgrass. He was at 11-under 133.

Sports MLB acknowledges 2nd umpire mistake in 2 days

By BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer Published: May 10, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT

Major League Baseball admitted Friday that umpires made a mistake for the second straight day, this time when they messed up by allowing Astros manager Bo Porter to switch relievers in the middle of an inning.

Sports British sailor dies during America's Cup practice

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press Published: May 9, 2013 at 3:25 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 4:38 PM PDT

Artemis Racing said Andrew "Bart" Simpson died after the capsized boat's platform trapped him underwater for about 10 minutes around 1 p.m. PDT.

Sports MLB says umpires made 'improper call' on double in A's-Indians game

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:15 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 12:44 PM PDT

Major League Baseball says the umpires were wrong. That doesn't help the Oakland Athletics.

Sports Kobe: Mom wasn't given permission to sell my stuff

By Associated Press Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:26 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM PDT

Kobe Bryant says in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career.

Sports Petitioners ask Boston Marathon to let them finish in '14

By Associated Press Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:02 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:02 AM PDT

Runners who couldn't complete this year's Boston Marathon because of the bombs at the finish line have created an online petition asking organizers to let them into next year's race.

Sports Columbia football player charged with hate crime

By Associated Press Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:09 AM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:09 AM PDT

Police say the 19-year-old defensive lineman followed the victim from his dorm room, grabbed him by the collar, yelled racial slurs and threatened to beat him up.

Sports 3-run 5th propels Beavs to 18th straight over Pilots (Video)

By OSU Media Services & KVAL Sports Published: May 8, 2013 at 9:18 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 12:04 AM PDT

The sixth-ranked Oregon State baseball team utilized a three-run fifth inning to push past Portland en route to a 4-3 win over the Pilots in front of 3,294 fans at Volcanoes Stadium Wednesday night.

Sports Toronto's Happ released from hospital after being struck in head

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer Published: May 8, 2013 at 12:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 12:15 PM PDT

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was released Wednesday from a Florida hospital, just a day after he was hit on the head by a line drive, and hopes for a quick return to the mound.

Sports Halladay to have shoulder surgery, eyes '13 return

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer Published: May 8, 2013 at 12:02 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 12:02 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder.

Sports Homicide by assault charge for teen in ref death

By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press Published: May 8, 2013 at 12:16 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 12:21 PM PDT

A Utah teen accused of punching a soccer referee who later died was charged Wednesday with homicide by assault, a count issued when an attack unintentionally causes death.