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• Saban: Season will offer 'escape' for Tuscaloosa
• Suns prez hopes to serve as example for others
• Oklahoma City threatens NBA's ratings surge
• Report: Bryce Drew to replace father as Valparaiso basketball coach
• NBA insider: Kings aim for high draft pick
• Rockies rough up Lincecum in 7-4 win over Giants
• Gonzalez's walk-off 2B puts Red Sox over .500
• Marlins' Johnson leaves with bruised forearm
• Mazzaro earns dubious spot in history
• Indians thump Royals 19-1 behind 10-run inning
• Dirk Nowitzki, Mavs shedding 'soft' label in playoff push
• Indians light up Mazzaro for 14 runs, rout KC 19-1
• Red Sox rally, beat Orioles with 9th-inning double
• Bulls' 'Bench Mob' embraces role as enforcers
• Arizona starting PG Jones to transfer (AP)
• Indians tag Mazzaro for 14 runs in 19-1 laugher
• BoSox win on Gonzalez's walk-off double (AP)
• Indians score 14 off Mazzaro in 19-1 win (AP)
• Brantley, Hafner power Indians in rout
• Gonzalez, Red Sox pounce as O's cough up lead

Saban: Season will offer 'escape' for Tuscaloosa Posted: 16 May 2011 11:40 PM PDT It's been a rough three weeks for the Alabama football team, but coach Nick Saban doesn't like the notion that it could provide extra motivation for the 2011 season.

Suns prez hopes to serve as example for others Posted: 16 May 2011 10:22 PM PDT Rick Welts was 40,000 feet in the air on a flight two hours from New York when, as he put it, "my life was changing below me."

Oklahoma City threatens NBA's ratings surge Posted: 16 May 2011 09:58 PM PDT Given the NBA's ratings roll -- ESPN's national ratings are up 30%, with TNT up 29% and ABC up 27% -- this might be nitpicky: Can Oklahoma City ...

Report: Bryce Drew to replace father as Valparaiso basketball coach Posted: 16 May 2011 04:14 PM PDT The Drew family coaching line in the basketball program at Valparaiso will continue, according to a report Monday on The Indianapolis Star w ...

NBA insider: Kings aim for high draft pick Posted: 16 May 2011 06:44 PM PDT Sacramento mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson brokered a deal to keep the Kings in the city for at least another season.

Rockies rough up Lincecum in 7-4 win over Giants Posted: 16 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT Carlos Gonzalez capped a five-run sixth-inning outburst with a three-run homer off an unusually wild Tim Lincecum and the Colorado Rockies rallied ...

Gonzalez's walk-off 2B puts Red Sox over .500 Posted: 16 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) -- Adrian Gonzalez loves to hit to left field and the Green Monster is a perfect fit.

Marlins' Johnson leaves with bruised forearm Posted: 16 May 2011 11:48 PM PDT Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson has left Monday night's game against the New York Mets after the fifth inning with a bruise on his right forearm.

Mazzaro earns dubious spot in history Posted: 16 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT Vin Mazzaro wasn't just bad, he was historically bad. He gave up 14 runs in the Royals' 19-1 loss to the Indians, delivering the worst pitching performance ever, writes Joe Posnanski.

Indians thump Royals 19-1 behind 10-run inning Posted: 16 May 2011 09:35 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Pounding out 20 hits and walking eight times, the well rested Cleveland Indians belted Kansas City and put Vin Mazzaro in the record book as pitching the worst game in Royals history.

Dirk Nowitzki, Mavs shedding 'soft' label in playoff push Posted: 16 May 2011 09:05 PM PDT Over his 13-year NBA career, Dirk Nowitzki's persona has helped fuel questions about his greatness and ability to succeed in the playoffs. But ...

Indians light up Mazzaro for 14 runs, rout KC 19-1 Posted: 16 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT Michael Brantley's three-run homer and Travis Hafner's bases-loaded double keyed a 10-run fourth inning Monday night that sent Cleveland to a ...

Red Sox rally, beat Orioles with 9th-inning double Posted: 16 May 2011 09:51 PM PDT Adrian Gonzalez smacked a two-run double off the left-field wall with one out in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox an 8-7 win over ...

Bulls' 'Bench Mob' embraces role as enforcers Posted: 16 May 2011 08:09 PM PDT They are known as the Bench Mob, and the mentality is creating havoc for opponents in the playoffs.

Arizona starting PG Jones to transfer (AP) Posted: 16 May 2011 07:49 PM PDT Arizona point guard Lamont "MoMo" Jones has decided to transfer, though he's not sure where. A native of Harlem, N.Y., Jones said he decided to pursue his goals at a school closer to his home so he could be near his family, particularly his grandmother. The sophomore was up and down in his first season as Arizona's starting point guard, occasionally making poor decisions but also...

Indians tag Mazzaro for 14 runs in 19-1 laugher Posted: 16 May 2011 11:45 PM PDT Michael Brantley's three-run homer and Travis Hafner's bases-loaded double keyed a 10-run fourth inning Monday night that sent Cleveland to a 19-1 win over Kansas City and put Vin Mazzaro in the record book as pitching the worst game in Royals history.

BoSox win on Gonzalez's walk-off double (AP) Posted: 16 May 2011 09:46 PM PDT Adrian Gonzalez loves to hit to left field and the Green Monster is a perfect fit. It certainly was on Monday night when his opposite-field swing capped a big comeback for the Boston Red Sox. The powerful lefty smacked a two-run double off the high wall at Fenway Park with one out in the ninth to give the Red Sox an 8-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles and put them over .500 for the first time this...

Indians score 14 off Mazzaro in 19-1 win (AP) Posted: 16 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT Vin Mazzaro made major league history. It cost him his spot in the big leagues. The Royals reliever gave up 14 runs and got just seven outs against the Cleveland Indians, who beat Kansas city 19-1 Monday night. He was sent down to the minors after the game. No pitcher has allowed 14 runs in fewer innings than Mazzaro, according to STATS LLC, whose database goes back to 1919.

Brantley, Hafner power Indians in rout Posted: 16 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT The Indians didn't show any rust after two consecutive rainouts. They blistered Royals reliever Vin Mazzaro for 14 earned runs, including 10 in the fourth inning, en route to a 19-1 win.

Gonzalez, Red Sox pounce as O's cough up lead Posted: 17 May 2011 12:18 AM PDT Adrian Gonzalez smacked a two-run double off the left-field wall with one out in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox an 8-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.

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