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...forces have struck back hard. Following a tip from a rebel captured near Kandahar, U.S. forces and their Afghan allies killed at least 20 suspected Taliban fighters at a base in the Haba mountains, according to Gul Agha Sherzai, the Kandahar governor. When a special-forces patrol came under fire in the Torghar mountains, air support was called in, and an estimated 40 Taliban fighters were pounded with 35,000 lbs. of explosives, according to a U.S. military spokesman. Afghan officials say many of these rebels are sneaking in from the Pakistani borderlands, which are off limits to U.S. troops...
Cornell designated hitter Ned VanAllen hit for the cycle and stole a base, leading his team to a 6-0 lead after two innings...
...second inning, six consecutive Cornell hitters knocked base hits as the Big Red looked like the Big Red Machine of the 1970s. To add insult to injury, the Crimson made two errors in the inning as Walsh sat on the bench in disbelief...
...wasn’t the first time Klimkiewicz and Lentz have gotten crossed up trying to cut down a base stealer. In the Crimson’s home opener against Rhode Island, Lentz’s throw bounced off Klimkiewicz’s glove and into left field, allowing the runner to score what became the winning...
...Especially in these seven-inning games, you need to get that leadoff guy on base,” Walsh said...