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Big Hurt hits 500th homer

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July 2, 2007 | Dick's Stock Watch provides a fast-glance review of the past week in the world of sports, charting whose stock is up and whose is down.

STOCK UP
• Craig Biggio got his 3000th hit while Frank Thomas belted his 500h home run.

• Portland and Seattle did very well in the NBA draft, starting with Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. Both teams also made important trades too.

• Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens made it to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

• The Seattle Mariners have won eight straight games, but it was shock city when Mike Hargrove announced his resignation.

• The White Sox are 6-1 in their last seven games.

• The New York Rangers signed Scott Gomez and Chris Drury in free agency.

STOCK DOWN
• The New York Yankees are 2-9 in their last 11 games and are four games below .500.

• The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have fallen on hard times, losing seven straight games.

• The Washington Nationals have also been struggling, losing 11 of their last 15 games.

• Michelle Wie continues to have a tough time, pulling out of the U. S. Women's Open after shooting 17-over-par through 27 holes. Her wrist injury has been a major factor.

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.

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