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8/20/2008 - 8/21/08
Isotopes rally to down Zephyrs
New Orleans might have scored early, but a 5-1 lead didn't hold and Albuquerque went on to win 7-5 in a Pacific Coast League baseball game in front of 7,980 at Isotopes Park on Wednesday.
The Isotopes (60-72) scored six times in the sixth inning thanks to back-to-back homers from Andrew Beatie and Brett Hayes. Beatie, however, was the highlight as he hit a grand slam to left.
Steve Woodard (1-2) got the win in relief and the Isotopes bullpen pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball.
Eude Brito (0-1) came on in relief for New Orleans and suffered the loss.
Instant replay deal reached with MLB
NEW YORK — Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field.
Major League Baseball still hasn't determined when the use of replays will start. Installation of equipment has been going on at ballparks, and officials have said they hoped to start using replay in August.
Replays will be limited to boundary calls, such as determining whether fly balls were fair or foul, or whether they went over fences.
Team Penske car transporter burns
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A Team Penske transporter, carrying the primary cars for Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe to Infineon Raceway for this week's IndyCar Series race, caught fire on Interstate 80, west of Cheyenne, Wyo.
The two drivers escaped injury and were able to save the tractor, but the lower level of the transporter, containing crew member uniforms and a variety of equipment, was destroyed.
A team spokesman said the No. 3 and No. 6 Dallara-Hondas that were on the upper level of the transporter had extensive water, smoke and heat damage.
Japan, Hawaii advance at LLWS
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The boys from Waipahu, Hawaii, dig the long ball.
Iolana Akau homered in his first action since getting hit by a pitch, and Pikai Winchester went deep twice as Hawaii moved on at the Little League World Series with a 9-4 win night over Mill Creek, Wash.
Next stop for the hitting Hawaiians: the U.S. finals on Saturday.
Tokyo clinched a berth in the international finals after beating Willemstad, Curacao, 11-4. The matchups in both brackets won't be set until after tonight's games.
Seattle to keep banners, trophies
OKLAHOMA CITY — The championship banners and trophies from the SuperSonics' best days will be staying in Seattle. But the flat screen TV in the coaches' locker room, that is going to Oklahoma City.
The city of Seattle and Clay Bennett's ownership group have divvied up the artifacts of the NBA's past in the Pacific Northwest, with the details outlined in a settlement.
The agreement calls for Bennett's Professional Basketball Club to leave any banners, trophies and retired jerseys.
U.S. wins qualifier for World Cup
GUATEMALA CITY — Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the United States escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory Wednesday night in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.
Unmarked about 3 yards from the goal, the U.S. captain headed in DaMarcus Beasley's corner kick for his 10th goal in 59 international appearances.
