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Burglaries in Columbia increase during spring break

The number of burglaries in Columbia increased during the week many went on Spring Break when compared to lastyear’snumbers. Thepolicedepartment released those numbers Monday. Twenty-five homes and businesses were broken into during the12-dayspan. On College Avenue, four houses in a row were burglarized. Twohomeownersson the 100blockof College Avenue “springbreak-proofed”their homes before leaving. They locked the

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Kings of the Court

(AP) – Luke Hancock made all five of his 3-pointers and led Louisville to its first NCAA men’s basketball championship since 1986 with a 82-76 victory over Michigan on Monday night. Coach Rick Pitino added this title to the one he won at Kentucky in 1996 and is the first coach to win a championship

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Ninth Inning Blues

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Brandon Phillips kick-started a nine-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking bloop double and Shin-Soo Choo made amends for two botched fly balls with a three-run double, and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the St. Louis Cardinals’ home opener with a 13-4 victory on Monday. Mitchell Boggs (0-1), the stand-in closer for St.

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Royals hold on to win thriller

(AP) – Billy Butler hit a grand slam that was confirmed by video review and tied a Royals franchise record with seven RBIs, and Kansas City held on for a 9-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Butler’s fifth-inning homer, the first slam of his career and the first ever allowed by Philadelphia left-hander

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Red Birds blow out Giants

AP – Matt Cain became the first Giants pitcher to allow nine runs in an inning since 1902 when Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals tagged him Sunday in a 14-3 romp over San Francisco. After Cain and the Giants received their 2012 World Series rings before the game, they got trounced. The Cardinals

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Comeback kids

Go ahead and call them the “comeback kids”, because once again Mizzou baseball found a way to win. Senior Dane Opel hit a three-run, go-ahead triple in the top of the ninth, as Missouri rallied back to defeat Georgia 8-5 Sunday at Foley Field. Pitcher Keaton Steele retired the last 15 batters he faced while

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Frandsia

Pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen hit a bases-clearing, three-run double with two outs in the ninth off closer Greg Holland to lift the Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the smallest crowd in Philadelphia in four years. The Phillies had just two hits and trailed 3-1 to

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