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Cleveland at Kansas City (8:10 p.m.) C.C. Sabathia, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, tries to get on track against the Royals and their woeful offense. Sabathia (0-3, 13.50 ERA) hasn’t made it through the sixth inning in four starts this season.
- Chase Utley, Phillies, homered for the fifth straight game and Philadelphia beat Colorado 9-5 in the first meeting between the teams since the Rockies’ first-round sweep last October.
- Julio Lugo, Red Sox, went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs in Boston’s 8-3 win over Texas. It was Lugo’s first four-hit game since May 12 against Baltimore.
- Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers, had four hits, a double and an RBI and Detroit beat Toronto 5-1. Rodriguez raised his average from .189 to .271 by going 9-for-17 in the series.
- Miguel Tejada, Astros, went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in Houston’s 10-3 rout of San Diego.
- Hanley Ramirez, Marlins, hit a two-run homer during a four-run second inning and Florida routed Pittsburgh 10-4. Ramirez has three homers in two games.
Alex Rodriguez has a mild strain of his right quadriceps and returned to New York to be examined rather than accompany the team to Chicago, where the Yankees start a series against the White Sox on Tuesday night. A-Rod was injured Sunday in New York’s 7-1 win at Baltimore. The Yankees were unsure whether A-Rod would be available to play in the series opener. … Brewers ace Ben Sheets will skip his start on Wednesday because of soreness in his right triceps that caused him to leave his start Friday night. Sheets will be replaced in the rotation by Dave Bush, who got passed over Sunday when Yovani Gallardo returned from the 15-day disabled list.
David Ortiz had two doubles and three RBIs in Boston’s 8-3 win over Texas. Ortiz raised his average to .177 after a horrible early season slump. Prior to a four-game sweep of Texas that began Friday night, Ortiz was hitting .111 with four RBIs. He went 7-for-16 in the series with 11 RBIs.

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• Police officers apprehend a pro-Tibet activist waving the Tibetan flag during the Olympic torch relay Monday in Paris. Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch four times Monday as chaotic protests against China's policies on human rights and Tibet turned the relay into a jarring series of stops and starts.
Paris — Thousands of rowdy demonstrators forced cancellation of the last leg of the Olympic torch ceremony in Paris on Monday with repeated attacks on the procession, escalating international protests over China's human rights record ahead of the 2008 Games in Beijing this summer.
About 3,000 French police officers, some of them spraying Mace, sought to guard the 17-mile parade route but were often unable to stop demonstrators, many of them waving Tibetan flags, from surging onto the streets as torch carriers passed. At least three times, the torch was extinguished and the athletes retreated for protection into buses.
Protesters often used the most picturesque landmarks in Paris — the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees, the Louvre Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral — as backdrops for screaming face-offs with police and large groups of flag-waving, pro-China supporters.
The torch ceremony is a rich Olympic tradition, and the growing movement against it has left some Olympic officials considering whether to cut back the 58-day pageant, during which the Olympic flame is to travel 85,000 miles through 21 countries.
“The International Olympic Committee may have a bigger problem when the torch relay continues, if we get more of these demonstrations,” Tove Paule, the head of Norway's Olympic Committee, told public broadcaster NRK after a meeting with Olympic officials in Beijing. “One will have to look at whether the plans need to be changed.”
In recent weeks, pressure has been mounting on the International Olympic Committee to respond to complaints from activists and politicians that China's lack of political freedom is incompatible with the values enshrined in the Olympic Charter. Officials have responded that they are concerned about Tibet but that the IOC is not a political organization and cannot strong-arm the host government.

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For NBC, putting Kathie Lee Gifford back on television apparently was more important than figuring out why.
So there she was Monday morning, beaming as brightly as her yellow slicker while she co-hosted the revamped fourth hour of NBC’s “Today Show” with Hoda Kotb.
The “why” is still being worked out.
The show’s timeslot and tone suggest it would like to become a bridge between Kathie Lee’s old teammate Regis Philbin, who now partners with Kelly Ripa, and “The View.”
Accordingly, it had generous elements of both those well-established institutions.
Gifford and Kotb started the show with a long complimentary schmooze, bravely ignoring the raw April day around them.
They had the can’t-miss “diet success story,” bringing in a feel-good civilian guest who gave up Snickers bars and lost 110 pounds.
They had a famous guest, in this case Harvey Fierstein, over whom they could not fawn enough.
Then, perhaps to give the show a shot of action, they brought in a team of gymnasts wearing “anti-gravity” boots that turn them into human pogo sticks.
The point of this wasn’t clear until Kathie Lee and Hoda strapped on the boots themselves - and became even less clear when the hosts barely stand up while wearing them.
It wasn’t what you’d call a “killer” segment.
In the broader scope, the whole show felt like we were watching musicians learning to play the guitar as the song went along.
A bear hug at the end couldn’t disguise the fact Hoda and Kathie Lee just met a few days ago, and their conversation sounds like it.
Dressing the adoring audience in yellow and orange shirts gives the production a colorful look that should be enhanced when the sun comes out, and the show is grounded in elements that are proven winners - including, not least of all, Kathie Lee’s name.

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ALL SIGNS MOON ALERT: We have the all-clear today to shop (whether you spend $10 or $10 million) and make important decisions. The moon is in Virgo.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Basically, this is a good day for work, and it’s also a good day in general because you feel better. You’re more optimistic and even healthier. The only downside is you might eat too much today. Remember the advice of Miss Piggy: Never eat more than you can lift.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): This is a gentle, easygoing, fun-loving day. It’s a good day to kick back and relax. Even if you have to work, treat yourself to a nice lunch. Meet someone at the end of the day for a drink or a coffee. Enjoy playful activities with children. Sports, the arts and spas are favored.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Today favors real estate deals and anything to do with home, family and your domestic situation. Family conversations will be optimistic and positive. You might have the use of something that someone else owns. People are helpful and supportive to you today, especially at home.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): This is a feel-good day. Relations with partners and close friends are friendly and upbeat. You’ll enjoy shopping, wheeling and dealing, negotiating, teaching, acting and anything to do with sales and marketing. You can bring it all together. “Once more from the top!”
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ve been spending a lot lately, which is why you’re been feeling broke. A bit of logic? Today, you’re feeling flush either because you’re pleased with your earnings or you are once again spending. It’s a day for business and commerce in general. Ka-ching!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Things are looking good for you today. The moon is in your sign, which brings you a little bit of extra good luck. It also makes you a bit more emotional than usual. However, it’s making a lovely aspect to moneybags Jupiter. You feel openhanded, generous and kinda happy-go-lucky.
LIbrA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s easy to have a warm feeling in your tummy today. Work quietly but steadily at whatever you’re interested in. Solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you. You feel relatively content and happy with your world.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Conversations with friends and groups are particularly upbeat and enjoyable today. You might get together with others to discuss the well-being of the world or specific groups that need attention. People are interested to hear what you have to say. It’s a feel-good day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Quite likely, you’ll call attention to yourself for some reason today. However, it will be a good thing. People will view you in very positive terms. They might see you as breezy, friendly, upbeat and generous. (Which, of course, you are.) It’s a good day to impress the head honcho.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Travel plans look optimistic! Matters related to publishing, the media, education, medicine and the law are similarly looking good. Today, you feel you can conquer the world; well, at least a three-block radius in your own neighborhood. Sign up for a course or explore getting extra learning in some area.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can benefit from others today. People might give you things or let you use what they own. It’s a good day to divide something with someone or discuss shared property. It’s also a good day to borrow things or go for a loan.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Relations are warm and friendly with partners and close friends. Get out and schmooze today. You’re in fine form, and people think the best of you. You might want to buy some boots to survive the weather. Put your best foot forward!
IF FEB. 21 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Actress Ellen Page (1987) shares your birthday today. You’re a sensitive person. You pick and choose your friends carefully because basically you’re private. It takes you a while to trust someone, but when you do, you’re emotionally sensitive and open. Partnerships are important to you. You’re very perceptive about others and seek a mutual appreciation with someone. You value honesty. The year ahead is wonderfully social and lovely for partnerships.

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