SEATTLE (AP)- The New York Yankees added some veteran presence and speed to their lineup by acquiring 38-year-old Ichiro Suzuki for two pitchers and cash yesterday. Batting eighth in the Yankee order last night after getting a standing ovation and bowing to the Seattle crowd, Ichiro singled in his first at-bat while wearing pinstripes and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in the Yankees’ 4-1 win over the Mariners.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – All the big prizes Penn State usually plays for – the conference championships, the marquee bowl games – are off the table for the next four seasons. The Nittany Lions got walloped by NCAA sanctions yesterday that included a $60 million fine, five years of probation and a four-year bowl ban as a result of the school looking the other way while former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky brought boys onto campus and molested them.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- The NCAA also erased 14 years of victories, wiping out 111 of Joe Paterno’s wins and stripping him of his standing as the most successful coach in the history of big-time college football. That moved former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden atop the all-time college football victory list, although Bowden says there are no winners in this case.
MILTON, Ontario (AP) – The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association are set for another round of negotiations starting with three days of talks today in Toronto. Both sides are working on establishing a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept. 15.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP)- Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith has signed a new deal which will keep him with the Gophers through the 2016-17 season. Smith, whose record is 103-68 in five seasons with the Gophers, has yet to win an NCAA tournament game with Minnesota but he did guide the team to the NIT final last season.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 3, Baltimore 1
Texas 9, Boston 1
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4
L.A. Angels 6, Kansas City 3
N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 0
Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee 6
Miami 2, Atlanta 1
Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 2, 10 innings
Cincinnati 8, Houston 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3
Arizona 6, Colorado 3
San Francisco 7, San Diego 1