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Sunday, July 5, 2009 - Page updated at 04:09 a.m.
BY SUSAN JOUFLAS / THE SEATTLE TIMES
There is an inherent antagonism between the home crowd and the visiting players. The problem is that antagonism seldom translates to effective heckling.
The do's and don'ts of heckling
"Ninety-nine percent of it is just pure bile coming out of people's mouths, which is really unattractive," said John Wetteland, the Mariners' bullpen coach and a former major-league closer. It's that other one percent we're talking about here.
U.S. overpowers Grenada 4-0 in Gold Cup soccer opener
Freddy Adu scored in the seventh minute and Robbie Rogers had two goals and an assist to put the the U.S. men's team over Grenada 4-0 on Saturday at Qwest Field.
Russell Branyan, M's fight off Red Sox
Seattle loads the bases with a walk in the bottom of the ninth and Chris Woodward singles in the game-winning run to defeat the Red Sox, 3-2.
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Sunday, July 5
| Pro baseball | TV | Radio | |
| 10 a.m. | MLB All-Star Selection Show | TBS | |
| 10:35 a.m. | Seattle at Boston | FSN | 710 |
| 11 a.m. | Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs | TBS | |
| 1:05 p.m. | NWL, Yakima at Everett | 1380 | |
| 2 p.m. | PCL, Colorado Springs at Portland | FSN | |
| 5 p.m. | Tampa Bay at Texas | ESPN | |
| 6:05 p.m. | PCL, Tacoma at Salt Lake | 850 | |
| 7 p.m.* | Seattle at Boston | FSN | |
| 10:30 p.m.* | Seattle at Boston | FSN | |
| Pro tennis | |||
| 6 a.m. | Wimbledon, men's finals | 5 | |
| Noon | Wimbledon, men's finals post-match | ESPN2 | |
| Pro golf | |||
| 5 a.m. | European Tour, Open de France | GOLF | |
| 10 a.m. | PGA Tour, AT&T National | GOLF | |
| Noon | PGA Tour, AT&T National | 7 | |
| 1 p.m. | LPGA Tour, Jamie Farr Classic | ESPN2 | |
| 5 p.m.* | PGA Tour, AT&T National | GOLF | |
| Auto racing | |||
| 10 a.m. | IndyCar Series at Watkins Glen | 4 | |
| Bicycle racing | |||
| 5:30 a.m. | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| 9 a.m.* | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| 11:30 a.m.* | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| 2 p.m.* | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| 5 p.m.* | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| 9 p.m.* | Tour de France | VERSUS | |
| Triathlon | |||
| Noon | Hy-Vee Triathlon | 5 | |
| Pro volleyball | |||
| 1:30 p.m. | Crocs Tour, Coney Island Open | 5 | |
| Motorcycle racing | |||
| 2 p.m.* | MotoGP World Championship | 13 | |
| 9 p.m.* | AMA Pro Racing | SPEED | |
| Horse racing | |||
| 4:30 p.m. | Emerald Downs Governor's Handicap | 950 | |
| Rodeo | |||
| 1:30 am (Mon.)* | Calgary Stampede | CBUT | |
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