One out away from having their wild-card lead trimmed to one-half game, the San Diego Padres bounced back for a big victory. Khalil Greene homered to left field with one out in the 10th inning to give the struggling Padres a desperately needed 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. It was the third homer of the game for the Padres, who scored three runs in the last two innings.
Perhaps the AL East title is not out of reach for the New York Yankees. Alex Rodriguez capped a six-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking single off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Yankees overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 Friday night in a game that mirrored the season. “You kind of feel like you stole one,” said Rodriguez, who called it the Yankees’ “biggest win of the year.”…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday and took several laps around the 2.5-mile track in a 2001 Oldsmobile Bravada pace car. Alito, in town to speak at the Indiana University law school, was accompanied by his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, and a group that included former Sen.
Bartolo Colon would have loved to give up Jim Thome’s 500th homer — and get a win. Neither happened on Friday night. Thome had to wait at least one more day to reach the milestone, while Colon’s search for another victory resumed with his return from the disabled list. Thome went 0-for-4 as the Chicago White Sox beat Colon and the Los Angeles Angels 5-3.
The Detroit Tigers are in a tough spot, but the defending American League champions started a crucial road trip the right way — with a rally, a key walk and a win. Timo Perez drove in three runs, Nate Robertson won for the first time in six starts, and the Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Friday night for their eighth win in the last 11 games.
Tony Dungy said only time will tell whether accusations of cheating will tarnish the public’s opinion of fellow head coach Bill Belichick. Belichick and his New England Patriots were fined Thursday for using a videocamera to spy on opposing coaches. Now, Belichick’s coaching success, which includes three Super Bowl championships in six years, could be questioned by fans, Dungy said.
When he stands on an NFL sideline for 16 Sundays and a few more each year, Bill Belichick is an undisputed master, with a single-minded and cerebral approach that helped him win three Super Bowls during what might still be a Hall of Fame career. It’s everywhere else that he’s had trouble. The New England coach tried again Friday to move on from the sideline spying scandal in which he was fined…
One year ago, Tony Stewart was on the outside looking in.
The Milwaukee Brewers thought they got a lucky break when Cincinnati’s top two starters — Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo — were not scheduled to pitch in their three-game series. A 30-year-old rookie foiled the fun. Tom Shearn gave up four hits over 6 2-3 innings, Brandon Phillips drove in three runs and Adam Dunn hit his 39th homer to lead the Reds to their fourth straight victory, 6-5 on…
