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Buchholz no-hits Orioles

Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter on… Buchholz no-hits Orioles

Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles to become the third pitcher since 1900 to throw a no-hitter in his first or second start, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Buchholz struck out nine and walked three in his second career Major League start. The Red Sox won, 10-0, to stay five games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East.

Buchholz, a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher, was called up for the expansion of Major League rosters.

Miracle in the Valley

Former Division I-AA powerhouse Appalachian State stunned Michigan, 34-32, on Saturday, in what might be the biggest upset in college football history.

Michigan kicker Jason Gingell had his 37-yard field goal attempt blocked as time ran out. The fifth-ranked Wolverines amassed 479 total yards of offense, but two turnovers and seven penalties kept the pesky Appalachian State in the game.

A 24-yard field goal by Appalachian State kicker Julian Rauch with 32 seconds left pushed the Mountaineers ahead for good.

St. Louis dealt bad cards

Cardinals’ third baseman Scott Rolen is done for the 2007 season, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Rolen’s ailing shoulder will most likely require surgery. He is expected to miss two to three months.

Starting left fielder Juan Encarnacion fractured his eye socket in multiple places after a foul ball struck him on Friday.

A timetable for Encarnacion’s return has not been given, but the 31-year-old outfielder may not return for quite some time.

A breath of fresh air

The United States men’s basketball team is going to the 2008 Olympics. After demolishing Puerto Rico, 135-91, on Saturday, the team earns an automatic berth in the Olympics.

The U.S. has not won a world competition in its last three tries.

Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Americans, scoring 27 points.