Baseball

• Padres-W-Mariners (4-2)…Will Middlebrooks HR…James Shields 9-strikeout effort (6inn-1R)..runs record to (5-0)…SD finishes road trip (4-5)..
• San Diego-Washington…Padres open 7-game home stand…Tyson Ross (1-3)-vs-Doug Fister…hot hitting Bryce Harper on binge (14-26) 7HR-in 6-games..Took batting average (.245-311) in 1-week..
• Padres..1B-CF-Wil Myers-bone scan on ailing left wrist-tweaked in spring…Surgery last year in Tampa was on right wrist.
• Dodgers-L-Miami (5-4)..Dee Gordon 4H-vs LA..Giancarlo Stanton 2R-double…Joc Pederson 10th HR for LA
  LA-Colorado…Blue closes out series..Brett Anderson-vs-Eddie Butler
• Dodger..MRI-Yasiel Puig-shows re-strained hamstring-will remain on DL-out at least 7-10 days.
• Angels-W-Rockies (2-1) 11inn..Albert Pujols Sacrifice Fly RBI in 11th…Rockies get 9-shutout innings from bullpen after Jordan Lyles injures hand in lst inning.
• Halos…Off today
• Angels..P-Huston Street signs 2Y-18M extension..has (286-saves)
• Nationals-W-Diamondbacks..Michael Taylor-Grand Slam HR..Jason Werth 3R-HR.
• Cardinals-L-Indians..Corey Kluber (0-5)…strikes out 18-St-Louis batters in throwing 1-hitter for Tribe.
• Pirates-L-Phillies..Cole Hamels 9K-outing-wins 3rd game of season.
• Braves-L-Reds..Todd Frazier-Marlon Byrd HRs for Reds.
• Mets-L-Cubs…Matt Harvey 7-shutout innings….Cubs rally-Chris Coghlan bases loaded walk in 9th.
• Giants-L-Astros…George Springer HR in 8th…Buster Posey drove in all 3-SF runs.
• Yankees-L-Tampa Bay…Steven Souza HR…Rays draw just 11,900 for game, drew crowds 10,000 on Monday-Tuesday.
• White Sox-W-Milwaukee..Adam LaRoche-Avisail Garcia solo HR’s for Chicago.
• Royals-L-Texas..Prince Fielder 2R-HR..Shin Soo Choo solo HR for Rangers.
• Twins-W-Tigers…Joe Mauer 3R-triple..Minnesota won 10-of-13.
• Orioles-W-Blue Jays..Caleb Joseph 2R-double.
• Red Sox-W-A’s…Oakland strands 9-on base…A’s (13-23)…Coco Crisp hitting (.036)
• Rockies..SS-Troy Tulowitzki meets with Agent Paul Cohen today to discuss waiving no-trade clause….Rockies in midst 10-game losing streak…
• Mets-Pirates-Mariners-Padres all in need of shortstop help…Tulowitzki hitting (.295).
• Braves..Sign FA-C-Will Nieves-ex Padres.
• Braves..P-Mike Minor needs season ending shoulder surgery.
• Washington..P-Steven Strasberg not having arm problems-mechanics issues..(6.06ERA)
• Mets..Shutdown 3B-David Wright-back issues while rehabbing hamstring.
• Yankees..C-Jorge Posada says no player linked to steroids-PED’s-should be voeted into Hall of Fame.
• Miami..Demotes P-Steve Cishek from closer’s role..4-blown saves this year.
• Reds..Mourn passing of Assistant GM-Doc Rodgers.

Basketball

• Golden State-W-Memphis…Warriors bomb Grizzlies..Steph Curry hits 5-3’s early..Golden State haf (16-0) fast break edge, built 23-point lead..Warriors hit 14-3’s in the win….Lead series (3-2) heading back to Memphis.
• Atlanta-W-Washington..Al Horford put back basket with (:01) left-gives Hawks win..Hawks went 7-minutes without basket in 4th quarter..then had (14-0) scoring run to climb back into game…Atlanta leads series (3-2)
• Clippers-Houston..Game 6-in LA tonight..Clippers lead (3-2)…Rockets have lost by 25-33 in two playoff games at Staples Center..Houston won 8-of-last-13 road games…went (27-18) on road this season.
• Cleveland-at-Chicago…Cavs lead series (3-2)…Ailing Pao Gasol-hamstring-says he will play tonite for Bulls.
• Cleveland..Police investigate domestic abuse incident involving C-Kendrick Perkins-wife-road side argument-she was hitting him-no charges filed yet.
• North Carolina..Bill Guthridge-spent 30-years as assistant Dean Smith-then head coach at UNC for 3-seasons-passed away (77Y)

Football

• Chargers..Sign 4-draft picks-including 2nd round pick LB-Denzel Perryman….only unsigned pick is 1st round choice Melvin Gordon.
• Bills..Sign FB-John Connor-ex NYGiants.
• Lions..Sign WR-Greg Salas-ex Rams…CB-Chris Owens-ex Falcons.
• Denver..Sign WR-Solon Patton-ex-Tampa Bay.
• Falcons..Visit FA-OT-Tyler Polumbus-ex Redskin.
• New England..Union lawyer Jeffrey Kessler will represent Tom Brady in appeal of 4G-Deflate-Gate suspension…Kessler won reinstatement cases for Ray Rice-Adrian Peterson.
• Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones praises Commissioner Roger Goodell-fairness in dealing with player problems in NFL.
• New Orleans…ex-Saints LB-Jon Vilma-suspended in Bounty Club by NFL-recommends Tom Brady sue the NFL.
• Denver..Broncos GM-John Elway agrees with Tom Brady suspension…this is a ‘League of Rules’.
• Dallas..DE-Greg Hardy-facing 10G-suspension-has turned over entire collection of 30-guns to Charlotte police.
• Denver…Broncos to induct owner Pat Bolen into ‘Ring of Honor’…he is afflicated with Alzheimer’s at (71).
• Phoenix..Longtime NFL receiver Braylon Edwards arrested ‘acute DUI’..blood alcohol count (.24)
• Tampa Bay..Coach Lovie Smith angry at Florida State coach Bobby Bowden for calling Jameis Winston ’embarrassment’ for things he did off field-FSU.
• Georgia…Bulldogs visit with QB-Everett Golson-transferring out of Notre Dame-will be eligible to play next year as Grad Student.
• Michigan..Self reports 4-minor recruiting violations committed by new coach Jim Harbaugh.
• Florida..Picks up QB-Luke Del Rio-transfer Oregon State…loses QB-Sky Mohrniweg-transfers to Columbia-Ivy League.

Hockey

• NYRangers-W-Washington OT…Derek Stepan scores on rebound shot midway thru overtime capping off a wild shooting gallery session that saw goalies Henrik Lundquist-Brayden Holtby get bombarded with shots-combine for 72-saves….Rangers win series-move to Eastern finals vs Tampa Bay on Saturday.
• Ducks-Chicago…Play in Western Conference.finals.

General

• Indy 500…Helio Castroneves escapes injury-wild flip while practicing on the track for this weekends qualifying…Car hit wall-airborne-flipped over backwards-landed upside down.

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