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For the second straight game, Tunisia put a scare into a heavyweight basketball team. Roger Craig Womens Jersey . This time it was the 2004 gold-medallists from Argentina.Tunisia led after the first quarter 28-14 but Argentina started the second quarter with a 15-0 run keyed by San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili who scored 13 points over a quick four-minute burst. He would finish with 24 points. Tunisia was still in the game at the half as the score was tied at 40, but Argentina outscored Tunisia by 15 points in the third quarter and the game was pretty much over. The final tally was 92-69. "We had to roll up our sleeves to win the game," Ginobili said. "Its not that easy to come back from a slow start." MEJRI Salah leads the Tunisians in scoring with 19 points. Argentina was forced to play with their stating point guard Pablo Prigioni. He was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection on Thursday morning which may force him to miss the rest of the London 2012 Games. "Prigioni is an important player, but we may not lose him. We hope he can be there. We hope that the treatment can take away the pain. We will try to have him for the next game," Argentina coach Julio Lamas said. With Prignoni sidelined, Facundo Campazzo started at point guard for Argentina. "When I heard Pablo wasnt playing, I tried to be as cool as I could," Campazzo said. "Being a point guard is not easy and if I was nervous I would have ruined my chance." Campazzo finished with 12 points and seven assists. Tunisia will meet France on Saturday while Argentina is scheduled to face Nigeria. Frank Gore Grey Jersey . Two on and none out in the first inning, middle of the order coming up. Bases loaded in the second and ninth. Colin Kaepernick Womens Jersey . -- Several players gathered around a high-definition TV on one end of the Oakland Athletics clubhouse, shouting and screaming at the highlights they just made happen with another dose of late-inning drama. http://www.nflproshop49ers.com/kendall-hunter-jersey . LOUIS -- Tyler Colvin had one big swing. Delanie Walker Womens Jersey . -- Caroline Wozniackis New Haven winning streak ended at 20 Friday when the four-time defending champion retired from her semifinal match with Maria Kirilenko because of a knee injury. Aldon Smith Elite Jersey . But if "Bones" Jones had the chance to make his decision again, he would still tell UFC President Dana White that he wouldnt accept a replacement light heavyweight title defence on eight days notice.ATLANTA -- A routine part of the game, something every pitcher from Little League to the big leagues does without even thinking. Throw the pitch, catch the ball when its tossed back. Jhoulys Chacin messed up that simple task, handing the Atlanta Braves another unlikely win. Led by seven scoreless innings from Tim Hudson, the NL wild-card leaders posted their second straight 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies, winning both times with an unearned run. It was the first time in more than 28 years that a team triumphed that way in back-to-back games. "Its one of those crazy things, but baseball is a crazy game. A lot of weird things can happen," Braves second baseman Dan Uggla said. "As long as youve got more runs at the end of the game, thats all that matters." Juan Francisco, not exactly a speedy player, used his legs to score the only run in the second. First, he surprised the Rockies when he dropped down a bunt leading off the inning, reaching first easily. Uggla followed with a ground-rule double down the right-field fence, actually getting a bad break when the ball hopped over the fence. Francisco likely wouldve scored, but he had to stop at third. As it turned out, he scored anyway on a play that was even more stunning than his bunt. After a pitch to Brian McCann, Chacin (2-5) dropped a routine return throw from catcher Wilin Rosario. Chacin seemed to glance over toward third before making the grab, the ball bouncing off the side of his glove and winding up between the mound and second base. Francisco alertly spotted the miscue and took off for the plate, making it with a headfirst slide. "I thought I got it and I put my head down and I just missed it. Its inexcusable," Chacin said. "Its really embarrassing. Its something normal we do all the time. ... Its too late now, but well learn from that. You see what happened. We lost the game because of that one play." Indeed, that one play was enough for Hudson (14-5), who stranded eight Colorado runners. Peter Moylan and Eric OFlaherty combined on a scoreless eighth, then Craig Kimbrel got the final three outs for his 34th save. The Los Angeles Dodgers were the last team to win consecutive 1-0 games with unearned runs, pulling it off against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28-29, 1984, according to STATS LLC. "The game boils down to a throw-back to the pitcher," Colorado manager Jim Tracy said. "I dont know what the hell happened on the throw back. All I saw was the ball rolling off behind the mound and here comes Juan Francisco running to the plate. I couldnt believe it." Both teams squandered all sorts of chances to push across more runs, stranding nine runners apiece. The Rockies best chance agaainst Hudson came in the third, when Dexter Fowler and Josh Rutledge led off with singles. Roger Craig Jersey. Jordan Pacheco grounded out, moving the runners to second and third, but Rosario popped out to the shortstop and Tyler Colvin was thrown out after hitting a little squibber in front of the plate. Atlanta was even more wasteful. The Braves loaded the bases with no outs in the third, only to come up empty. Francisco struck out, Uggla flied out to left -- too shallow to bring home the run -- and Brian McCann popped out to shortstop, dropping his head in disgust as soon as the ball left his bat. In the fourth, Atlanta loaded the bases again, this time with one out. Same result. Jason Heyward flied out to shallow left, throwing down his bat in frustration, before Freddie Freeman popped up harmlessly on the infield to snuff out another threat. But the Braves will take a win any way they can get it. The previous night, they scored the games lone run on a throwing error. They wound up taking three of four from Colorado -- even after scoring just two runs over the final three games. "To win the last two like we did is nice for the pitching staff," Hudson said. "We can puff out our chests a little bit." Colorado rookie Jordan Pacheco went 0 for 2 with a couple of walks, snapping a 14-game hitting streak. Charlie Blackmon, on the other hand, went 4 for 4 -- the second four-hit game of his career. But he also made a baserunning blunder in the second after doubling with one out. Jonathan Herrera followed with a grounder to shortstop Paul Janish, and Blackmon took off for third. He was thrown out easily. Hudson was glad to get a helping hand from the defence. He struggled to command his curveball, which forced him to use more changeups and sinkers than he normally would. "It definitely wasnt my best stuff," he said. "I smoke-and-mirrored them a little bit." NOTES: Braves SS Andrelton Simmons headed to Class A Lynchburg to complete his rehab assignment. He could rejoin Atlanta as soon as this weekend for the series in New York against the Mets. Simmons, the NL rookie of the month for June, has been out since breaking a finger in his right hand on a headfirst slide July 8. ... RHP Rob Scahill joined Colorados expanded roster for the final month. He spent the entire season at Triple-A Colorado Springs, going 9-11 with a 5.68 ERA. ... Kimbrel was lugging five large boxes around the clubhouse before the game. They contained a bunch of goodies he ordered for his teammates from the All-Star game. His fellow relievers got All-Star gnomes, while everyone else received a grey T-shirt. Kimbrel also ordered something for himself: a baseball covered in 24-carat gold. ' ' '
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