Scherzer, Tigers top Royals 4-2 to stay near AL Central lead
Max Scherzer escaped a bases loaded jam in the fifth and Rob Davis and J.D. Martinez homered as Detroit beat Kansas City 4-2. Scherzer improved to 16-5 with 6 2/3 innings. Joe Nathan earned his 30th save as Detroit pulls within a game of first place.
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MLB clarifies collision rule for home plate calls
MLB issued a memo outlining the experimental collision rule and how to apply it. The guidelines emphasize that a catcher without the ball cannot block the plate and that a runner is not safe if the ball clearly beats them.
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No charges in fatal 2013 America's Cup crash
San Francisco police say no criminal charges will be filed in the May 2013 catamaran crash that killed British Olympic sailor Andrew Bart Simpson. The Artemis Racing hull failure caused the capsize on San Francisco Bay. autopsy cites blunt trauma with drowning. Police say the investigation is closed with no charges.
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NFL chief says no one saw Rice video before online release
Atlantic City reports Commissioner Goodell said the NFL asked for but was not given the new elevator video of Ray Rice punching Janay Palmer. He defended the league’s prior actions and noted uncertainty about Rice’s return, as Nike cut ties and EA removed Rice from Madden 15.
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Chavez suffers first loss as Chavez falls to Whitaker
Spotlight on sports notes Chavez loses to Whitaker 115-113 ending Chavez 87-0 record. Sanchez-Vicario becomes first Spanish woman to win the U S Open by beating Graf 1-6 7-6 6-4 in 1994. McGwire joins Ruth with consecutive 50 homer seasons after a long drive against Estes in 1997.
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