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Goodbye to Slide

Rogues end five-game skid with big second

Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Medford Rogues needed some kind of spark to breathe life back into the West Coast League's first-year collegiate baseball franchise.

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Bat controversy shrouds local youth tourney - 6/19/2013
A rule discrepancy sparked by a concussion-causing line drive during a youth baseball tournament at U.S.
Murphy garners No. 2 seed at Am - 6/19/2013
EUGENE — Kevin Murphy of Rogue River put together two solid days of stroke-play qualifying to finish second and take a No.
Mavericks cruise to a nonleague sweep - 6/19/2013
KLAMATH FALLS — Josh Berman pitched a one-hit shutout in the nightcap and the North Medford Mavericks posted a pair of five-inning victories...
Searle brothers, Binney part of Raider hall class - 6/19/2013
ASHLAND — Two teams, three individuals and a trio of football playing brothers will join the Southern Oregon University Sports Hall of Fame at...
Beavers eager for Davis to get hot - 6/19/2013
OMAHA, Neb.
OSU is hoping history repeats - 6/19/2013
OMAHA, Neb. — The College World Series motto is splashed all around this city: "History happens here."
SPORTS DIGEST - 6/19/2013
Oregon plans to bartoo-wide seat cushions
O'Bannon case could alter of college sports - 6/19/2013
SEATTLE — They demolished the Kingdome years ago, but the likeness of the 1995 NCAA Final Four most outstanding player has lived on in video...
Bruins ease by N.C. State, 2-1 - 6/19/2013
OMAHA, Neb.
Heat narrowly forces Game 7 - 6/19/2013
MIAMI — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.
Altidore goal lifts U.S. over Honduras - 6/19/2013
SANDY, Utah — No amount of tight defense could keep Jozy Altidore from doing what he does best.
Back forces Venus out of Wimbledon for first time - 6/19/2013
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand...

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Shipley to sign today with Diamondbacks - 6/18/2013
Medford native Braden Shipley had hoped to wrap up contract negotiations as quickly as possible and it appears he'll follow through on that wish in...
Sweets complete sweep of Rogues - 6/18/2013
Late-game struggles continued for the Medford Rogues as they were swept by the Walla Walla Sweets, losing 6-4 in the last game of the three-game...
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Beavers stay alive with rout - 6/18/2013
OMAHA, Neb. — It's one down and three to go for Oregon State.
Sparkplug Gordon forgets folks, stars in game - 6/18/2013
OMAHA, Neb.
Indiana falls to Mississippi State, faces OSU - 6/18/2013
OMAHA, Neb.
Tigers' Scherzer remains perfect - 6/18/2013
DETROIT — Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that...
It's baffling why so many people love to hate Phil Mickelson - 6/18/2013
PHILADELPHIA — The only thing more baffling than Phil Mickelson's inability to finish the deal in a U.S.
Bruins get leg up in Cup finals - 6/18/2013
BOSTON — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from the Bruins'...
Host Heat tries to stop Spurs' run - 6/18/2013
MIAMI — The Miami Heat weren't supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway.
FOOTBALL - 6/18/2013
Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson released from jail
Dog has his day - 6/17/2013
Former University of Washington men's tennis standout Kyle McMorrow cruised through the competition at the Lithia Toyota Open Championships inside...
Big day at GPD for Magallanes, Stillwell - 6/17/2013
GRANTS PASS — Trainer Hector Magallanes punched his ticket into the Fourth of July Firecracker Futurity field not once, but three times after...
Rose claims U.S. Open; Mickelson second again - 6/17/2013
ARDMORE, Pa. — A steady hand gave Justin Rose the shiny U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another silver medal.
Ginobili sparks San Antonio to Game 5 victory - 6/17/2013
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili ran onto the floor as fans stood and screamed.
Biffle takes win in Michigan - 6/17/2013
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Greg Biffle gave Ford a milestone victory — right down the road from company headquarters.
Emanuel struggles in CWS loss to N.C. State - 6/17/2013
OMAHA, Neb. — It was another rough afternoon for ACC pitcher of the year Kent Emanuel.
Tough road ahead - 6/16/2013
OMAHA, Neb. — Oregon State had to win its super regional the hard way. Now the Beavers face a more difficult task.
Rogues find outcome sour against Sweets - 6/16/2013
Slow starts and fast finishes have been a staple of the Medford Rogues' summer campaign, but neither factor has exactly been a recipe for success...