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Jimmy Key ( 9-10 ) took the loss as the Yankees lost their ninth in 14 games .
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California played without interim manager John McNamara , who was admitted to a New York hospital with a blood clot in his right calf .
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In Boston , Mike Stanley 's bases-loaded two-run single snapped an eighth-inning tie and gave the Red Sox their third straight win , 6-4 over the Oakland Athletics .
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In Detroit , Brad Ausmus 's three-run homer capped a four-run eighth and lifted the Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the reeling Chicago White Sox .
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The White Sox have lost six of their last eight games .
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In Kansas City , Juan Guzman tossed a complete-game six-hitter to win for the first time in over a month and lower his league-best ERA as the Toronto Blue Jays won their fourth straight , 6-2 over the Royals .
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At Minnesota , John Jaha 's three-run homer , his 26th , capped a five-run eighth inning that rallied the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-7 victory over the Twins .
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SOCCER - COCU DOUBLE EARNS PSV 4-1 WIN .
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Arthur Numan and Luc Nilis , Dutch top scorer last season , were PSV 's other marksmen .
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SOCCER - DUTCH FIRST DIVISION SUMMARY .
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SOCCER - DUTCH FIRST DIVISION RESULT .
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Knup was overlooked by Artur Jorge for the European championship finals earlier this year .
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But new coach Rolf Fringer is clearly a Knup fan and included him in his 19-man squad on Thursday .
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ATHLETICS - IT 'S A RECORD - 40,000 BEERS ON THE HOUSE .
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A Belgian brewery has offered to pay for a free round of drinks for all of the 40,000 crowd if a world record goes at the meeting , organisers said on Thursday .
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GOLF - GERMAN OPEN FIRST ROUND SCORES .
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SOCCER - UEFA REWARDS THREE COUNTRIES FOR FAIR PLAY .
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Only the top three countries are allocated additional places .
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The UEFA Fair Play rankings are : 1 .
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7. Ireland 8.45
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CRICKET - POLICE COMMANDOS ON HAND FOR AUSTRALIANS ' FIRST MATCH .
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Armed police commandos patrolled the ground when Australia opened their short tour of Sri Lanka with a five-run win over the country 's youth team on Thursday .
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" We were made to sweat to win , " he said .
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One Romanian passenger was killed , and 14 others were injured on Thursday when a Romanian-registered bus collided with a Bulgarian one in northern Bulgaria , police said .
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A Romanian woman Maria Marco , 35 , was killed .
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The accident was being investigated , police added .
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( Note - contents are displayed in reverse order to that in the printed Journal )
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In Home Health to appeal payment denial .
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The HCFA Administrator reversed a previously favorable decision regarding the reimbursement of costs related to the company 's community liaison personnel , it added .
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The company said it continues to believe the majority of the community liaison costs are coverable under the terms of the Medicare program .
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" We are disappointed with the administrator 's decision but we continue to be optimistic regarding an ultimate favorable resolution , " Mark Gildea , chief executive officer , said in a statement .
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Separately , In Home Health said the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis ruled in its favor regarding the reimbursement of certain interest expenses .
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" This is our first decision in federal distrct court regarding a dispute with Medicare , " Gildea said . "
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-- Chicago Newsdesk 312-408-8787
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Oppenheimer Capital LP said on Thursday it will review its cash distribution rate for the October quarterly distribution , assuming continued favorable results .
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Best Products Co Chairman and Chief Executive Daniel Levy said Thursday he expected the company 's second-quarter results to be similar to the $ 34.6 million loss posted in the first quarter .
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We could do even better , " he said .
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The second-quarter results are expected to be released in September .
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" Bankruptcy is always possible , particularly when you lose what we are going to lose in the first half of this year , " Levy said . "
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The Richmond-based retailer lost $ 95.7 million in the fiscal year ended February 3 .
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That was the second-largest loss in the company 's history .
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Levy said that Best planned to open two new stores this fall .
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At the time , Best said it did not plan to open any new stores this fall .
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Measles exposure can lead to bowel disease - study .
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" Three of the four children had Crohn 's disease , " Wakefield 's group wrote in the Lancet medical journal .
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The researchers said the three children involved had especially severe cases .
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Most notably , women who get rubella ( German measles ) have a high risk of a stillborn baby .
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All the key numbers - CBI August industrial trends .
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- total order book - 10 - 22 - 13 - 17
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- export order book - 14 - 13 - 11 - 7
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- domestic price expectations * 0 - 1 +6 +4
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-- Rosemary Bennett , London Newsroom +44 171 542 7715
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- Secondhand tonnage brokers reported the sale of the following vessels .
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Sairyu Maru No : 2 - ( built 1982 ) 60,960 dwt sold to Greek buyers for $ 15.5 million .
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Garlic pills do n't lower cholesterol , study finds .
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Garlic pills may not lower blood cholesterol and studies that show they do may be flawed , British researchers have reported .
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The study involved 115 people with high blood cholesterol levels .
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Those taking part were told to eat a low-fat diet for six weeks before they started taking the pills , and their blood cholesterol measured before and after the six-week period .
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The researchers said this would make their findings more accurate .
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Several studies have found garlic pills can lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol .
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But the Oxford team disputed these findings and said either previous trials may have been interpreted incorrectly , those taking part were not given special diets beforehand or the duration of the studies may have been too short .
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The six-month trial was funded by the British Heart Foundation and Lichtwer Pharma GmbH , which makes Kwai brand garlic tablets .
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The study did not address whether whole garlic could affect cholesterol .
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-- London Newsroom +44 171 542 7950
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Britain gives aid to volcano-hit Caribbean island .
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" This assistance will provide a fast track development programme for the designated ( northern ) safe area , " Britain 's Overseas Development Administration said in a statement .
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Overseas Development Minister Lynda Chalker said a recent census had shown most Montserratians wanted to remain on the island . "
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The development of the north will help them to do just that , " she said .
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Bill Berkrot
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Sampras opens the defence of his U.S. Open crown against David Rikl of the Czech Republic , while top-ranked Graf begins her title defence against Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia .
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Wednesday 's U.S. Open draw ceremony revealed that both title holders should run into their first serious opposition in the third round .
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Sampras avenged that defeat with a straight sets win over the 19-year-old power hitter in the second round at Wimbledon and their rubber match in New York could provide some first-week fireworks .
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While only a stunning upset will keep Graf from sailing through to a predictable semifinal showdown with third seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario , the German star could also be tested in the third round where she will probably face 28th-ranked veteran Natasha Zvereva of Belarus .
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Surprise second seed Michael Chang , ranked third in the world , opens against Czech Daniel Vacek , while women 's second seed Monica Seles drew American Anne Miller as her first victim .
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Second-ranked Austrian Thomas Muster , who was seeded third , did not have the luck of the draw with him .
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If he survives , Muster is seeded to run into either fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands or 12th-seeded American Todd Martin in the quarter-finals in Chang 's half of the draw .
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Perhaps the best , yet most unfortunate , first-round matchup of the men 's competition pits eighth seed Jim Courier against retiring star Stefan Edberg .
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The popular Swede is playing his final major tournament next week and the two-time champion 's Grand Slam farewell could well be a one-match affair .
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With the exception of a Philippoussis showdown , Sampras looks to have landed in a comfortable quarter of the draw with the likes of Frenchman Cedric Pioline and ailing French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov , who is nursing a rib injury , in his path .
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Seles , runner-up to Graf last year , is seeded to run into fifth-ranked German Anke Huber in the quarter-finals with fourth seed Conchita Martinez or eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport looking like her most likely semifinal opponents .
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But Huber will be tested immediately with a first-round encounter against dangerous 18th-ranked South African Amanda Coetzer .
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-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800
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RTRS - Tennis - Muster upset , Philippoussis wins , Stoltenberg loses .
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Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria was beaten 6-3 7-5 by 123rd-ranked Daniel Nestor of Canada on Wednesday in his first match of the $ 2 million Canadian Open .
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Philippoussis 's compatriot , 13th seed Jason Stoltenberg , was not as fortunate .
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There were only two service breaks in the match .
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" I probably did n't hit five ground strokes in the whole match , " said Muster , only partly joking . "
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I asked for a day match and they gave me a night match , " he said . "
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0.555556
I do n't like playing under the lights but maybe it would not have made any difference . "
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0.578947
Ivanisevic hit 32 aces but was outplayed from the back court by the 24-year-old Tillstrom .
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I did n't feel good .
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0.526316
" I thought he looked a little unfocused at certain times on his ground strokes , " said Tillstrom .