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AP source: Mallett to start at QB for Texans Sunday (Yahoo Sports)
Ryan Mallett will start at quarterback for the Houston Texans on Sunday at Carolina, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Brian Hoyer started the season-opener, but had two turnovers early and was benched in the fourth quarter. Mallett took over and led the Texans on two scoring drives in the last six minutes of the 27-20 loss to Kansas City.
Rutgers coach suspended for contact over academic status (Yahoo Sports)
Rutgers has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games and fined him $50,000 for contacting a faculty member over a player’s grade – an issue separate from a string of recent player arrests. Rutgers President Robert Barchi announced the punishment Wednesday, a day after he said he received an internal investigative report that found a professor felt pressured by Flood into allowing a player to complete an additional assignment
Arrieta loses lead but Cubs outlast Pirates 3-2 in 12 (Yahoo Sports)
Jake Arrieta’s streak of winning starts ended Wednesday night in Pittsburgh. No matter, the Chicago Cubs did what they’ve done every time Arrieta has pitched over the past six weeks: they won. Pinch-runner Quintin Berry raced home on Anthony Rizzo’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th inning, and the Cubs slipped by the Pirates 3-2.
Texas has 5 HRs in 14-3 win over Astros, stretch West lead (Yahoo Sports)
Prince Fielder, Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers are powering up now that they have the lead in the AL West. Fielder hit two of the Rangers’ season-high five homers and drove in five runs, Napoli went deep along with his first career outfield assist and the Rangers extended their division lead over the Houston Astros with a 14-3 victory Wednesday night. This was a buildup getting to this point,”
2 Patriots employees reinstated by NFL (Yahoo Sports)
The NFL said the New England Patriots can reinstate the two employees at the center of what a league investigation found was a scheme to use improperly inflated footballs in the AFC championship game. Equipment assistant John Jastremski and officials locker room attendant Jim McNally were reinstated Wednesday after the team requested they be allowed to return. ”The Patriots have satisfied the league’s requirements for reinstatement and the league has
Europe chase three in a row at Solheim Cup
Sankt Leon-Rot (Germany) (AFP) – It was all becoming a little predictable. A first ever win on US soil –- by a thumping 18-10 margin — in Colorado two years ago has given Carin Koch’s team the chance to make it an unprecedented three in a row. “We’re looking forward to the week and we know that the Americans won’t want to lose three in a row,” said Koch, who
Cubs beat Pirates in 12 innings, Arrieta fails in bid for 20th win
(The Sports Xchange) – First baseman Anthony Rizzo’s sacrifice fly in the top of the 12th inning lifted the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday and edged them closer to the first National League wild-card spot. The Cubs (84-61) drew within three games of the Pirates (87-58) for the first wild-card spot and now hold a commanding eight-game lead for the second wild-card berth over
Red-hot Rangers hand Astros third successive loss
(The Sports Xchange) – Houston ace Dallas Keuchel had the worst outing of his big-league career as Texas rolled to a 14-3 victory on Wednesday that moved the Rangers 1-1/2 games ahead of the Astros in the American League West. Keuchel, a Cy Young candidate, gave up nine earned runs and three of the five home runs the Rangers smashed in their 16-hit performance. The Rangers wasted no time in
Pedroia powers Red Sox past Orioles
(The Sports Xchange) – Dustin Pedroia homered twice and drove in five runs while Henry Owens threw 7-2/3 shutout innings as the Boston Red Sox scored nine early runs and rolled to a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Second baseman Pedroia is making his way back after sitting out 42 games due to a strained right hamstring and has started six of Boston’s last eight games with