Giants beat L.A., move into first place in NL West
Young homers as Twins beat White Sox 8-5CHICAGO — Delmon Young hit his 18th homer, Carl Pavano got his 17th win and the Minnesota Twins beat the fading Chicago White Sox 8-5 to complete the three-game sweep on Thursday night.
Twins 8, White Sox 5
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Wilson, NC State beat Cincinnati 30-19RALEIGH, N.C. — Russell Wilson looked a little more like his old self Thursday night, while the defense is showing some improvement of its own. Now North Carolina State is celebrating its best start to a season since Philip Rivers was at quarterback nearly a decade ago.
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