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Arizona Diamondbacks closer Jose Valverde follows through on a pitch during the ninth inning of their Major League baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, August 25, 2007, in Phoenix. Velverde collected his 39th save on the season.

Doug Davis made sure his performance earlier in the week was just a bump in the road. The Arizona left-hander scattered six hits and allowed one run in seven innings, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis (11-11) won for the sixth time in seven decisions — his one loss came last Monday, when he lasted a season-low two innings and gave up six runs…

  • Jackson, Davis lift Diamondbacks by Cubs

    Doug Davis made sure his performance earlier in the week was just a bump in the road. The Arizona left-hander scattered six hits and allowed one run in seven innings, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis (11-11) won for the sixth time in seven decisions —…

  • Jackson, Davis lift Diamondbacks by Cubs

    Doug Davis made sure his performance earlier in the week was just a bump in the road. The Arizona left-hander scattered six hits and allowed one run in seven innings, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis (11-11) won for the sixth time in seven decisions —…

  • Bonds, Giants extend Brewers’ skid to 3

    Kevin Correia and Brian Wilson pitched in the roles they’ve always envisioned. Pitching well could keep them there. Correia and Wilson shut down the slumping Brewers, and Barry Bonds drove in two runs as the San Francisco Giants beat Milwaukee 6-2 on Saturday night. The Giants scored four runs on a walk and five consecutive…

  • Clemens rallies Jets past Eli, Giants

    There is no doubt Eli Manning is the leader of the New York Giants offense. The Jets can’t say the same with Kellen Clemens pushing Chad Pennington for the starting quarterback job. Clemens came off the bench in the second half and engineered two third-quarter touchdown drives against the Giants’ backups to lead the Jets…

  • Garcia’s late TD pass lifts Bucs

    Jeff Garcia saved his best for last. Garcia played three series Saturday, and he helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Miami Dolphins 31-28 with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Joey Galloway on his final snap. Bruce Gradkowski brought the Bucs from behind twice in the fourth quarter and threw touchdown passes of 6 yards…

  • Manning’s 3 TDs power Colts over Lions

    Tony Dungy wanted Saturday night’s preseason game to be a tuneup for the defending Super Bowl champions. Peyton Manning was thinking more about cleaning up. The Super Bowl MVP threw three first-half touchdowns and was nearly perfect as the Indianapolis Colts routed Detroit 37-10 for Indy’s second win in 13 preseason games.

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  • Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense a 3-5 choice to take Travers

    Street Sense will be the horse to beat again at Saratoga Race Course — this time the Kentucky Derby winner was made the overwhelming 3-5 favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes. Last month, Street Sense won the Jim Dandy as the odds-on choice in his first start since his Triple Crown chances ended with…

  • Jockey Perry Ouzts wins 5,000th race

    Jockey Perry Ouzts earned his 5,000th career victory Tuesday when he rode Kandinsky to a wire-to-wire win in the first race at River Downs. Ouzts, 53, accepted a trophy that commemorated his accomplishment and posed for the traditional jockey photo. Then he went on to win two more races. He is River Downs’ career leading…

  • Edwards cruises to win at Bristol Sharpie 500

  • Phils’ Myers, reporter in shouting match

    The Philadelphia Phillies bullpen coughed up another lead. Then, things really boiled over in the clubhouse after the game. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a go-ahead homer off Brett Myers in the ninth inning, one of two Myers allowed in the inning, and the San Diego Padres beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Saturday night to hand the slumping…

  • Cardinals top Braves, end Hudson’s run

    One of the most reliable things in baseball has been Tim Hudson winning when given a lead of three runs or more. Until Saturday night. The Atlanta starter, who had been unbeaten in his past 76 starts when given a lead of at least three runs, squandered a three-run advantage in St. Louis on Saturday…