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Blatter's future as president at stake in FIFA election (Yahoo Sports)

The future of soccer’s embattled governing body was at stake Friday as Sepp Blatter sought a fifth term as FIFA president amid the biggest corruption crisis in the organization’s 111-year history. Voting among the 209 member federations began Friday with the 79-year-old Blatter up for re-election against Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. Blatter said he would guide FIFA through the ”storm” caused by the investigations.

Kang, Marte, Polanco homer in Pirates' 11-5 win vs Padres (Yahoo Sports)

An early home run barrage carried A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates to their seventh straight win, 11-5 against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. Jung Ho Kang hit a three-run homer and Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco also went deep off Ian Kennedy in support of Burnett (5-1), who won his fifth straight start. Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker and Francisco Cervelli each had three of the Pirates’ 15

Kluber strikes out 13 in Indians' 5-3 win over Mariners (Yahoo Sports)

Even a couple of home runs couldn’t derail the roll Cleveland’s Corey Kluber is on, getting closer to the form that earned him the AL Cy Young award a season ago. Kluber struck out 13 in seven innings to win his third straight decision, Jason Kipnis continued his hot May with two hits and two RBIs, and the Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Thursday night. Kluber improved to