Contra Costa Times: A's help Thomas have a happy birthday

OAKLAND - Nothing stops the A's these days. Not singing gorillas, at least not a girl dressed up as one. Not the sparsest of crowds. Not a minor injury to Frank Thomas. Not a Toronto Blue Jays team which had won five in a row.

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Contra Costa Times: Quieting Red Sox fans is one job A's Duchscherer can finish

OAKLAND -- This is the new world of baseball, the one where if you don't throw a no-hitter you don't pitch nine innings. As Justin Duchscherer found out Saturday night. Along with the rest of us.

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Oakland Tribune: Giants are what we thought they'd be: Bad

SAN FRANCISCO — The reliever said he's at a loss for words. He shouldn't be. There's a great deal to say about this year's Giants. Most of it repetitive. Most of it negative.

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London Daily Telegraph: Sergio Garcia silences critics at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The criticism of Sergio Garcia ended here. At the 17th hole of a golf course as tough as they come.

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CBS Sports: Left-handed compliment: It could be Phil's Masters, after all

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- This was supposed to be Tiger's Masters, but at the halfway mark it's looking more like Phil's Masters. And while Tiger's struggle might be a surprise -- all right, it is a surprise -- Phil's success is not.

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