Brewers' Braun earns NL weekly honors
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08/09/2010 -
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun was
named NL Player of the Week for the seven-day period ending August 8.
Braun led the majors with a .538 batting average (14-for-26) and a .586 on-
base percentage over six games. His eight runs scored also tied him for the
most in all of baseball last week. Included in the successful run was a
career-best five-hit performance during an 18-1 thrashing of the Cubs at
Wrigley Field on August 2.
This is Braun's second career weekly honor, after winning from May 5-11, 2009.
Other nominees for the weekly award included Braun's Milwaukee teammates
Prince Fielder and Casey McGehee; Pittsburgh slugger Pedro Alvarez; Washington
outfielder Adam Dunn; Atlanta pitcher Tim Hudson and third baseman Chipper
Jones.
<< Athletics' Cahill takes AL weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill has
been named the Player of the Week for the American League for the period
ending August 8.
It was Cahill's first-career weekly honor.
The right-hander wo
<< Gordon, wife welcome a new son
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon became a father for
the second time on Monday.
According to his website, Gordon's wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, delivered a boy,
Leo Benjamin Gordon, at 8:53 a.m. (et). Leo weighed 7
<< Monz returns to Robert Morris staff
Moon Township, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mauro Monz has returned to the Robert
Morris football coaching staff as a special offensive assistant.
The native of Pittsburgh is no stranger to the program, having served three
seasons as RMU's quarterb
<< Solid workout for Rachel Alexandra
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending Horse of the Year Rachel
Alexandra continued her preparations for the upcoming Personal Ensign Stakes
with a six-furlong workout Monday morning. The four-year-old filly is in
trainin
<< PFL builds coast-to-coast rivalries
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Newcomers to Pioneer Football League
rivalries can't be blamed for asking the question:
Now what state is that school located in?
With 10 teams from eight different states, the league entering its 18th s
Ilitches to make bid to purchase Pistons >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike and Marian Ilitch, who already own the
Tigers and Red Wings, announced their intention to make a formal bid to buy
the Detroit Pistons.
The Detroit Free Press revealed on Monday that the Ilitch
Cowboys TE Phillips out for year with torn ACL >>
San Antonio, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Cowboys tight end John Phillips
will miss the entire 2010 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his
right knee.
He will have surgery when the team returns from Oxnard, CA, where it wi
Tigers activate Guillen, option Rhymes >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers recalled infielder Carlos
Guillen from his rehab assignment with Single-A West Michigan and activated
him from the 15-day disabled list on Monday.
The move comes just prior to the s
Arbitrator rules that Kovalchuk is a free agent >>
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the NHL in
regard to Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the New Jersey Devils.
The Devils signed the free agent sniper to a 17-year, $102 million contract in
mid-July and the
Red Sox earn split with Yankees in the Bronx >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bill Hall had an RBI single and scored a run, and
Jon Lester worked 6 1/3 effective innings, as the Boston Red Sox held on for a
2-1 win over the American League East-leading New York Yankees in the finale
of a fo
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