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Jamie Cannon has the uniform number, the lefthanded stance, many of the mannerisms and all of the dogged determination. Unfortunately, also like Lenny Dykstra, Cannon has experienced a harrowing automobile accident. It happened last December on Terrace Street, in Roxborough, when Cannon, a senior leftfielder at Roxborough High, was driving the Suzuki Sidekick he had earned making deliveries for Fiesta Pizza, on Henry Avenue. A commotion in the car caused Cannon to lose control.

At first glance, it looked like Bowling for Dollars, people flitting about the Thunderbird Bowling Lanes in Willow Grove Sunday, urging their friends to bowl for high scores. But profit was not the motive. The bowlers were raising money for a good cause: helping to find a cure for a child-killing disease. The three-hour bowl-a-thon raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. CF, a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestion, is the number one killer of children and young adults in the United States.

The Phillies are ranked 20th while the Tampa Bay Rays are third on Bill James' list of the top young players in baseball. Individually, only World Series Game 1 starter Cole Hamels makes James' top 25 list at No. 13. 1. Prince Fielder, Milwaukee, 1B, 24. 2. Hanley Ramirez, Florida, SS, 24. 3. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco, P, 24. 4. David Wright, Mets 3B, 25 5. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee LF, 24 6. Dustin Pedroia, Boston,...

They have been best buddies since kindergarten. And in that year, Charlie Clarke and Matthew Smart, both 7, have traveled some rocky roads together. Soon after the two settled into a comfortable friendship and discovered that they had a lot in common - baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer - Charlie was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The disease has rocked Charlie's foundation and put him on a daily regimen that many young boys might find intolerable. But he has adapted with the help of family and friends, especially Matthew, who wants to ease his best friend's pain and help find a quick cure for the disease.

A little more than two years ago, I stood at my friend's bedside and urged her to hang on. Medical researchers were about to find the gene causing cystic fibrosis, I told her - maybe in just a couple of years. After all, they had isolated the chromosome. But Nellie shook her head. She knew she wouldn't make it - and she didn't. Now she's missing the fanfare, as are countless others. I didn't realize when I first was diagnosed that cystic fibrosis killed people. I was only 4 years old. Last week, I read a report that the gene had been isolated.

Athletics 6, Orioles 4 OAKLAND, Calif. - Josh Willingham hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning as Oakland beat Baltimore to complete its first three-game sweep this season. Kevin Kouzmanoff had two hits for Oakland, which extended its longest winning streak to four games. The Orioles, meanwhile, dropped their third straight on the road. Baltimore 000 040 000 – 4 7 0 Oakland 100 041 00x – 6 10 0 Baltimore AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.      Pie lf-cf 4   1   1   1   0   0   .250    a-R.Adams ph 1   0   0   0   0   0   .182    Ad.Jones cf 2   0   0   0   0   0   .283    Reimold lf 1   0   0   1   1   0   .368    Markakis rf 4   0   0   1   0   0   .249    Guerrero dh 4   0   1   1   0   0   .300    Wieters c 4   0   1   0   0   1   .271    Scott 1b 4   0   0   0   0   1   .232    Hardy ss 4   1   2   0   0   0   .247    Mar.Reynolds 3b 3   1   1   0   1   0   .196    Andino 2b 2   1   1   0   1   0   .274    Totals 33   4   7   4   3   2    Oakland AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.    Crisp cf 3   1   1   0   2   0   .273   ...

CINCINNATI - Dan Uggla's first career pinch-hit home run lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Uggla, who missed the last two starts with a strained left calf, batted with two outs in the ninth inning for reliever Jonny Venters (5-1) with Alex Gonzalez on second base. He lofted a 3-2 pitch from Nick Masset (1-4) 402 feet into the right-center-field seats for the go-ahead runs. Braves 6, Reds 4 Atlanta 000 201 102 – 6 12 0 Cincinnati 100 003 000 – 4 5 0 Atlanta AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.      Prado 3b 5   1   3   1   0   0   .281    Heyward rf 5   1   1   1   0   1   .228    McCann c 3   2   1   1   1   1   .310    Freeman 1b 3   0   1   0   1   0   .280    Hinske lf 4   0   2   0   0   0   .260    Kimbrel p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---    Ale.Gonzalez ss 4   1   2   1   0   0   .227    Conrad 2b 3   0   0   0   0   1   .231    McLouth cf-lf 4   0   0   0   0   0   .221    Jurrjens p 2   0   1   0   0   0   .105    a-W.Ramirez ph 1   0   0   0   0   1   .286    Linebrink p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---    Venters p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---   ...

BOSTON - Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart homered on consecutive pitches in the first inning to help the Milwaukee Brewers spoil Jon Lester's bid to become the major leagues' first 10-game winner in a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Randy Wolf (5-4) battled through seven tough innings, and George Kottaras also hit a solo home run for Milwaukee, which won for just the second time in its last six games. Wolf scattered nine hits, walked one, and struck out three, ending a string of four consecutive no-decisions.

NAZARETH, Pa. - On a rain-swept morning, Mark Scheibel sits in the Pickin' Parlor. As he waits for the tune-up of his GPCPA1 guitar, he's strumming another exquisite Martin instrument. A broad smile creases his face. "Martins deliver such a rich, full sound," says Scheibel, a resident of Mount Holly Springs, near Harrisburg. "Playing one is always a beautiful thing. " Every weekday, guitar-playing pilgrims and music lovers travel to tour C.F. Martin & Co. in this village.

Athletics 4, Yankees 3 NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui homered against his former team, Rich Harden earned his second win of the season, and Oakland snapped an 11-game losing streak to New York. Oakland 002 001 100 – 4 10 0 New York 010 001 001 – 3 9 0 Oakland AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.      J.Weeks 2b 4   0   2   1   0   0   .320    Pennington ss 5   0   1   0   0   0   .249    Matsui dh 5   2   2   1   0   1   .224    Willingham lf 4   1   2   2   0   1   .241    1-Crisp pr-cf 0   0   0   0   0   0   .268    DeJesus rf 4   0   0   0   1   1   .232    S.Sizemore 3b 3   0   0   0   2   1   .242    Sweeney cf-lf 5   1   1   0   0   2   .279    C.Jackson 1b 3   0   2   0   1   0   .253    Powell c 3   0   0   0   1   2   .188    Totals 36   4   10   4   5   8    New York AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.      Gardner lf 4   1   0   0   1   1   .285    Jeter ss 4   0   3   0   1   0   .274    Granderson cf 4   0   0   0   1   3   .266    Teixeira 1b 4   0   1   1   0   2   .240   ...

CINCINNATI - Dan Uggla's first career pinch-hit home run lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Uggla, who missed the last two starts with a strained left calf, batted with two outs in the ninth inning for reliever Jonny Venters (5-1) with Alex Gonzalez on second base. He lofted a 3-2 pitch from Nick Masset (1-4) 402 feet into the right-center-field seats for the go-ahead runs. Braves 6, Reds 4 Atlanta 000 201 102 – 6 12 0 Cincinnati 100 003 000 – 4 5 0 Atlanta AB   R   H   BI   BB   SO   Avg.      Prado 3b 5   1   3   1   0   0   .281    Heyward rf 5   1   1   1   0   1   .228    McCann c 3   2   1   1   1   1   .310    Freeman 1b 3   0   1   0   1   0   .280    Hinske lf 4   0   2   0   0   0   .260    Kimbrel p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---    Ale.Gonzalez ss 4   1   2   1   0   0   .227    Conrad 2b 3   0   0   0   0   1   .231    McLouth cf-lf 4   0   0   0   0   0   .221    Jurrjens p 2   0   1   0   0   0   .105    a-W.Ramirez ph 1   0   0   0   0   1   .286    Linebrink p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---    Venters p 0   0   0   0   0   0   ---   ...

DENVER - Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman each homered and had two hits and the Atlanta Braves overcame a shaky start by Tommy Hanson to beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-6, Thursday. Brooks Conrad homered and Nate McLouth had two hits apiece for Atlanta, which earned a split of the four-game series. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 30th save. Carlos Gonzalez homered for the Rockies before leaving in the fifth inning with a right wrist injury while swinging - he fouled the ball off. He was taken to the hospital for an MRI exam.

ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman said it was smart for Washington's Ryan Mattheus to walk Brian McCann with first base open in the ninth inning on Sunday. Why face McCann, a six-time all-star who hit a three-run homer earlier in the game, when the Nationals instead could face Freeman, a rookie who didn't have a hit in the game at that point? Freeman seized the opportunity, delivering a single to right field to drive in Martin Prado from second base, lifting Atlanta to a 9-8 win. "I hadn't been in that situation very often, so when they walked Mac, I got a little extra excited," Freeman said.