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Santana strong but Royals can't score against A's Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:32 am, Sunday, May 19, 2013 The former Angels pitcher went into the game carrying a 2.08 ERA over 12 outings on the A's home turf. Kansas City had the tying run on base in the ninth after Eric Hosmer drew a leadoff walk but A's closer Grant Balfour retired the next three batters on flyouts. [] that's how it is. Eric Sogard started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on Jed Lowrie's sacrifice fly. Ryan Cook and Sean Doolittle each pitched a scoreless inning of relief, and Grant Balfour worked the ninth for his eighth save. RHP A.J. Griffin (4-3) starts the series finale for Oakland in his first career appearance against the Royals.

Playoffs / Includes games of Saturday, May 18, 2013 POINTSFIELDGOALTURNOVERSREBOUNDPERGAMEPERCENTAGEPERGAMEPERCENTAGESOWNOPP.OWNOPP.OWNOPP.OFFDEFTOTAtlanta89.394.5.422.41512.215.5.186.700.443Boston82.387.7.413.41217.312.8.140.763.451Brooklyn99.497.4.442.46911.613.1.274.740.507Chicago91.998.6.438.45914.312.2.284.745.514Denver103.0107.2.438.49414.518.7.263.729.496Golden State102.7102.5.462.43916.513.2.275.750.513Houston100.0105.8.424.45015.812.8.248.772.510Indiana92.089.4.420.41615.911.3.312.783.548L.A. Clippers94.7100.2.467.45713.310.3.243.733.488L.A. Lakers85.3104.0.442.49116.510.0.202.783.492Memphis97.292.4.433.43510.414.0.249.762.506Miami98.684.7.491.40914.816.0.254.731.492Milwaukee85.3100.0.433.49716.317.0.211.707.459New York88.685.9.410.42011.616.8.242.765.504Oklahoma City98.597.1.427.41513.713.4.231.760.495San Antonio102.893.0.460.43611.115.2.230.750.490___ BELOWOVERTIME3PTS.10PTS.100PTS.GAMESORLESSORMOREOWNOPP.WLWLWLAtlanta53000023Boston66100002Brooklyn46011120Chicago117101205Denver22001102Golden State65111233Houston20001201Indiana710000054L.A. Clippers43001014L.A. Lakers41000004Memphis79100241Miami59001070Milwaukee42000004New York1110010042Oklahoma City56013110San Antonio48111071

Neighbors wary of polygamist ranch Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:05 am, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Cattle and chickens no longer are visible from aerial shots of the property, Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran said, but it appears a vegetable garden has sprung up. In November 2012, the Texas Attorney General's Office filed search and seizure paperwork in 51st District Court in Schleicher County, seeking to take over the 1,600-acre YFZ Ranch owned by the FLDS members. The attorney general alleged in a 91-page filing in November that ranch residents "engaged in, and/or acquired the property with the intent to commit, felony offenses upon the property and within the buildings and improvements of this property." The felonies alluded to in the filing include the child sex assault offenses that sent several of the sect members to prison in the past four years, harboring FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs when he was a federal fugitive, and money laundering. Beyond regular patrols of the area, the Sheriff's Office only has dealt with the ranch's residents when they assist the attorney general in serving civil process, Doran said. Doran described Nielsen, who was booked into the Schleicher County Jail after his conviction until his transport to prison, as a compliant inmate.

Adopted Russian orphan triumphs over challenges Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:05 am, Sunday, May 19, 2013 DALLAS (AP) — Sophie snaps her fingers and, with her classmates, bounces, twirls and kicks to the tune of West Side Story's "America" blaring through the dance studio sound system. The 10-year-old, adopted from Russia by U.S. parents nearly nine years ago, is a bright-eyed, carefree fourth-grader who wakes up with a song on her lips and a skip in her step, eager to make the world her stage. Every adoption involves an odyssey of background checks, reams of paperwork, legal hurdles, medical exams and screenings. Over the years, children adopted from Russia and other Eastern European countries have thrived with their new families, said Jan Wondra, head of the nonprofit Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption, or FRUA. The HIV-AIDS epidemic, which hit the U.S. in the 1980s, exploded in Russia in the early 2000s, especially among heroin addicts using dirty needles. Adding to the plight of babies born to HIV-infected, heroin-addicted mothers was the discrimination these children faced in Russia, as well as the reluctance of foreigners to adopt HIV-positive children. After discussing their options with several U.S. private adoption agencies, the couple decided upon an international adoption, finally settling on Russia. [] after two months, the Russian government gave them permission to pick up Sophie. Petite, with an endless supply of energy, she was motivated early on to sing, dance and act, Vicki said. The family is making sure that she stays connected to her Russian heritage and culture. Since she was tiny, the Davises have read to her Russian fairy tales and other books with Russian subjects. Made up of 40 men singing in the Russian choral tradition, the choir is more than 600 years old, and their concerts incorporate everything from church chants to Russian folk music.

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