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Lancaster outduels Long Island, 6-5 (OurSports Central) - Travis Hake singled home Kevin Wilson in the top of the 12th inning as the Lancaster Barnstormers survived squandering a 5-0 lead and defeated the Long Island Ducks, 6-5, at Citibank Park Tuesday evening.

Former Tiger Tolar signs with Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., June 13, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, today announced that they have signed former Major League left handed pitcher Kevin Tolar to a contract for the 2006 season.

Peaks Island residents vote to separate from Portland (Boston Globe) - Residents of Portland's most populous island voted Tuesday to secede from the city and make a go of it on their own.

Turkey's long road to the EU (BBC News) - Turkey's first EU accession talks are only an initial step on a long and difficult road, writes Jonny Dymond.

Mediator brought in for supermarket negotiations (Newsday) - A federal mediator Tuesday was brought into negotiations among three supermarket chains and their unionized workers on Long Island and in New York City and Westchester County, even as the workers were voting on whether to authorize a strike when the contract expires June 24.

Antigua hits back at US gaming laws (Financial Times) - The tiny Caribbean island state of Antigua and Barbuda has taken the first steps to haul the US back before the world trade court in a long-running dispute over internet gambling.

Marty Mac's World: 'Feeling of freedom' can be dangerous (The Sacramento Bee) - Perhaps it's the fact that the only time I've ever been on a motorcycle was at the age of 16 and my cousin, Harold Russell (we called him Eddie), sped us back from Westbury, Long Island, to Queens at about 95 mph.

LI Karate Teacher Gets 15 Years For Molesting Boys (CBS 2 New York) - A Long Island martial arts teacher has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for molesting little boys.

Pink car prank stumps police (UPI) - LONG ISLAND, N.Y., June 13 (UPI) -- A mysterious pink car was discovered on the roof of a one-story school in New York, prompting questions of how it got there.

Lancaster tops Ducks in extra frames (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., June 13, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 6-5 in 12 innings on Tuesday night at Citibank Park.