Friday, May 6, 2016

Lawrie called out at plate, White Sox lose 7-3 to Red Sox and other top stories.

  • Lawrie called out at plate, White Sox lose 7-3 to Red Sox

    Lawrie called out at plate, White Sox lose 7-3 to Red Sox
    AP 1:48 a.m. EDT May 6, 2016(Photo: The Associated Press)CHICAGO (AP) — Never mind the call on the field or the replay review, Brett Lawrie insisted he really was safe at the plate.He didn't get the call. The White Sox didn't get the win.Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over Chicago on Thursday night.Lawrie, meanwhile, was clearly unhappy he was called out trying to score on Austin Jackson's fly to right in t..
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  • Pro softball pitcher makes history agreeing to 6-year, $1 million contract

    Pro softball pitcher makes history agreeing to 6-year, $1 million contract
    A softball player signed one of the most lucrative playing contracts ever offered by an American sports franchise to a professional female athlete on Thursday. Pitcher Monica Abbott announced on Facebook that she signed a six-year, $1 million with the Houston-area Scrap Yard Dogs of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league. It is the first million-dollar contract in the league’s 13-year history. The league has six teams and plays a 50-game regular season. "I think it's a proud moment for Nati..
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  • Canelo Alvarez: 'I've never been afraid of anyone'

    Canelo Alvarez: 'I've never been afraid of anyone'
    LAS VEGAS -- Middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez basically defied Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his braintrust when he demanded that they make a junior middleweight unification fight with Austin Trout in 2013.Alvarez-KhanTV lineup for the Golden Boy-promoted HBO PPV card on Saturday night (9 ET) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas:•Middleweights: Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) vs. Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs), 12 rounds, for Alvarez's world title •Middleweights: David Lemieux (34-3, 31 K..
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  • Nationals-Cubs Preview

    Nationals-Cubs Preview
    Ben Zobrist never hit .300 in his career and hadn't shown much power in years, but the analytics-driven Chicago Cubs pursued him in free agency because of his knack for manufacturing ways to get on base.He's been clearing them lately.Zobrist, though, hasn't had much success against Max Scherzer, who takes the mound for the Washington Nationals on Friday looking to help prevent the Cubs from winning a fifth straight game.Joe Maddon began his first full-time managerial job with Tampa Bay in 2006, ..
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  • Tough guy Goran Dragic needs 8 stitches for a facial injury but still returns to game

    Tough guy Goran Dragic needs 8 stitches for a facial injury but still returns to game
    Heat guard Goran Dragic leaves the floor for treatment of a cut lip after being called for a foul against Toronto Raptors in Game 2. (Dan Hamilton/USA Today Sports) The blood trickling out of the fresh gash in Goran Dragic’s lower lip must have tasted like deja vu. Once again, for the third time this season in fact, Dragic took a blow to the teeth without getting a foul call. For the second time, the foul was actually called on the Heat guard. Although Dragic must have a very affluent o..
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  • Predators beat Sharks in triple OT amid controversy: 4 things to know

    Predators beat Sharks in triple OT amid controversy: 4 things to know
    After falling behind in the series 2-0 with a pair of losses on the road, the Nashville Predators know there's no place like home. After winning Game 3, the Preds won a dramatic, intense Game 4 in triple overtime to tie the San Jose Sharks and turn this best-of-7 into a best-of-3.All three overtimes were absolutely thrilling, with great hockey being played by both teams, but there was also some controversy. The close calls in overtime will be a big part of this game's overall story, as you'll s..
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  • Lightning's Drouin ready to go in Game 4

    Lightning's Drouin ready to go in Game 4
    NEWARK, N.J. -- If there was any doubt whether Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin felt any lingering effects from a hit he absorbed from New York Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Tuesday, it was erased by a dazzling display of skating two days later at practice.During a power-play drill at Barnabas Health Hockey House inside Prudential Center on Thursday, Drouin darted back and forth and zipped around defenders with ease.  No fuss, n..
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  • After shaking off an ugly loss, Dallas Stars steal momentum from St. Louis Blues

    After shaking off an ugly loss, Dallas Stars steal momentum from St. Louis Blues
    ST. LOUIS -- Dallas Stars forward Patrick Sharp noticed it right away in training camp. The Stars had a vibe that reminded him of his old Chicago Blackhawks teams from years past. They had a tightness that was reminiscent of the 2009 season in Chicago well before salary-cap issues forced out player after player, taking a bit of the fun and personality with each one who left.That 2009 Blackhawks team was a fun team. They still hadn't won anything yet, but they were having a blast doing it and pro..
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  • Rea takes no-hit bid into 7th; Padres beat Mets 5-3

    Rea takes no-hit bid into 7th; Padres beat Mets 5-3
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  • Rockies plate 13 in fifth for biggest MLB inning since 2010

    Rockies plate 13 in fifth for biggest MLB inning since 2010
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