By MICHAEL McGARRY, Staff Writer

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BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP - The Vineland High School baseball team twice lined balls to center field that the Fighting Clan expected would produce runs Thursday afternoon.

By MICHAEL McGARRY, Staff Writer

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Beau Hall played in his first travel baseball game for the hamburgers and hot dogs.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have placed five-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique strain.

By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer

Michael Vick is big on second chances: He served a prison sentence for participating in a dog-fighting ring and then returning to the NFL as the Eagles quarterback.

(A preview of this weekend's can't-miss high school sporting events)

From Press staff reports

The Vineland High School tennis team clinched a share of the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference with a 5-0 win over host St. Augustine Prep on Thursday.

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Junior attackman Brendan Mullen scored a career high six goals as the Southern Regional High School boys lacrosse team advanced to its first-ever South Jersey Group IV final with an 11-7 win over Lenape in the semifinals Thursday.

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CHICAGO - The Chicago Fire acquired defender Bakary Soumare from the Philadelphia Union on Thursday for a second round-pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. He is expected to be available on Saturday.

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The top-seeded Southern Regional High School boys volleyball team defeated eighth-seeded Kingsway Regional 2-0 in a South Jersey quarterfinal match Thursday.

By DAVID WEINBERG, Staff Writer

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WILMINGTON, Del. - Just before taking the mound for the Lynchburg Hillcats on Tuesday, right-handed pitcher A.J. Holland ignored the pregame antics of Wilmington Blue Rocks mascot Rocky Bluewinkle and fixed his gaze on a group of fans sitting behind the visitor's dugout at Frawley Stadium.

By DAVID WEINBERG, Staff Writer

The notion of a level playing field has come under fire in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament.

By DAN GELSTON, Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA - They all make their professional home at a shared sports complex. But the four men responsible for making Philadelphia's four pro sports teams go rarely share a stage.

From Press staff reports

The Middle Township High School boys tennis team won the Cape-Atlantic League National Conference title with a 3-2 victory over visiting Hammonton on Wednesday.

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Alyssa Discepola went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and a run scored for Middle Township High School as the Panthers defeated Cedar Creek 8-7 in a Cape-Atlantic League National Conference softball game Wednesday.

BY DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA — Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League?

BY JOE RESNICK Associated Press

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout even surprised himself in adding to his growing list of impressive big league achievements.

By JOHN O'KANE, Staff Writer

Brendan Mullen wasn't trying to steal teammate Dylan Jinks' thunder on Tuesday.

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MIAMI - Just as the Philadelphia Phillies welcomed back Ryan Howard from injury, the team may have lost Chase Utley.

RHP A.J. Holland (Holy Spirit) allowed four runs, three earned, in six innings for the Lynchburg HillCats (Braves) in a 4-3 loss to Wilmington in the Class-A Advanced Carolina League on Tuesday. Holland allowed six hits, struck out five and walked four. He is 3-2 with a 3.18 ERA in nine starts this season. He has struck out 34 and walked 23 in 51 innings.

From Press staff reports

Dean DiSimone scored five goals as the St. Augustine Prep lacrosse team defeated Paul VI 16-2 in a state Non-Public A first round playoff game Tuesday.

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Mike Trout, an outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels, was the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year and MVP runner-up. Trout, 21, is a 2009 Millville High School graduate who was a two-time Press Player of the Year and The Press Male Athlete of the Year for the 2008-09 school year.

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Will Wallice and Jackson Fiel each shot a 38 to lead the Southern Regional High School golf team to a 164-180 win over host Toms River North at Bey Lea Golf Course Tuesday.

By DOUG FERGUSON, Associated Press

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so the 600-year-old sport is still played under one set of rules.