Formerly sizzling Hondo cooled off slightly last night when the Tigers endured a vicious beating in Minne sota, which resulted in the earnings to drop to 715 careys.

Today, the price is right on the money for World Wide Webb over Billingsley – Chad, not Barbara. Ten units on the D’backs.

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A study shows that nearly 70 percent of American pet owners share their beds with their animals. Yikes! Forget terrorism, immigration and unemploy ment, it seems there’s an insidious new No. 1 issue threatening the country … LPGA hacks have backed off their plan calling for suspensions of players who can’t speak English. Salud! Bravo! Gan bei (know your Mandarin)!

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