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Clowney's father denied bond on attempted murder charges (Yahoo Sports)
The father of Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been denied bond after being charged with two counts of attempted murder in a shooting at a Rock Hill bar. A lawyer asked for bond because David Morgan was hurt in the shooting Tuesday. Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger says the department added charges based on continued investigation.
Ravens deny 'tipping off' Colts about deflated footballs (Yahoo Sports)
The Baltimore Ravens deny they tipped off the Indianapolis Colts about underinflated footballs before the AFC championship game. Court papers released Tuesday in New England quarterback Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL over his four-game suspension show that the Ravens contacted the Colts about deflated footballs used in Baltimore’s playoff loss to the Patriots the previous week.
Campbell pinch single breaks tie, helps Mets beat Miami 5-1 (Yahoo Sports)
A couple of the New York Mets’ biggest hits came from unexpected sources on Tuesday night. Eric Campbell’s tiebreaking pinch single and Juan Lagares’ two-run triple highlighted a four-run eighth inning that helped send the Mets to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins. ”Our offense is pretty exciting,” Mets pitcher Jonathan Niese said.
Donaldson and Tulowitzki homer, Jays beat Twins 3-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Hitting at the top of Toronto’s potent lineup, Troy Tulowitzki doesn’t feel any pressure to produce. Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson hit solo home runs, Marco Estrada pitched 6 2-3 innings to win consecutive starts and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Tuesday night. Toronto’s sixth win in seven games moved the Blue Jays ahead of the Twins and into the second AL wild-card spot.
Dombrowski out as Tigers' president, GM; Al Avila takes over (Yahoo Sports)
The end of Dave Dombrowski’s tenure in Detroit came suddenly and unexpectedly – like so many of the moves he made to build the Tigers into an American League powerhouse. Dombrowski is out after nearly 14 seasons as president and general manager of the Tigers. Dombrowski was fresh off making several big trades last week, and his exit set off rampant speculation about where he would next work.
Blue Jays' Aaron Sanchez suspended 3 games, John Gibbons 1 (Yahoo Sports)
Toronto pitcher Aaron Sanchez was suspended for three games and manager John Gibbons for one for their roles in Sunday’s brawling game between the Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. Major League Baseball on Tuesday also fined Sanchez an undisclosed sum for intentionally throwing at Alcides Escobar with warnings in place during the top of the eighth inning of Toronto’s 7-6 win. Sanchez contends his pitch just got away.
Wigan make Allan enquiry
Wigan Athletic are understood to have enquired about the availability of Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan, according to Sky sources.
In Depth: You might actually survive Dark Souls 3
Dark Souls is known as a punishing video game series. The game rewards an encyclopaedic knowledge of where enemies are going to appear and tucks treasures, like flaming longswords and industrial-strength armor, in crevasces for only the most ardent of players to find. It’s this method of rewarding its most resilient fans that makes developer From Software’s series so beloved by a growing niche audience. For the rest of us
Microsoft Sway may kill the PowerPoint presentation
Microsoft has finally taken the wrapping paper off of Sway. The digital presentation application is now generally available for all Microsoft users. Sway was initially unveiled in 2014 to help professionals create and share documents that feature creative interactive elements. It can help you move away from boring PowerPoint presentations into things like puzzles, quizzes, and choose your own adventure stories. By using an intuitive design engine that adapts and