MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers have released veteran left-hander Randy Wolf.
Wolf was 3-10 with a 5.69 ERA in 24 starts for Milwaukee this season. He has lost his last four decisions. Today is his 36th birthday.
His release will make room in the rotation for starter Shaun Marcum, who is expected to return soon from a rehabilitation assignment. Marcum has been on the disabled list since June 23 with a right elbow injury.
The Brewers have recalled infielder Jeff Bianchi from Triple-A Nashville.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A lawyer for ousted Penn State President Graham Spanier is attacking the university-sanctioned report on the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal, calling it a “blundering and indefensible indictment” of his client.
Defense lawyer Timothy Lewis calls Louis Freeh, the former FBI director who led the investigation that produced the report, a “biased investigator” who piled speculation on top of innuendo to reach his conclusions.
Lewis’ remarks came at a news conference Wednesday in Philadelphia designed to address Freeh’s accusations that Spanier helped Penn State cover up complaints about Sandusky in 1998 and 2001.
Lewis says Spanier had “scant involvement” in the complaints – and had no idea either was sexual in nature.
Spanier has not been charged in the case. Sandusky awaits sentencing on 45 criminal counts involving 10 victims.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Eagles coach Andy Reid says there’s no question Michael Vick will be ready to play the season opener despite injuring his ribs again.
Vick won’t practice Wednesday after bruising his ribs and the soft tissue surrounding it during Philadelphia’s win at New England on Monday. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback hasn’t been ruled out of Friday night’s preseason game at Cleveland, though it’s unlikely he will play.
The Eagles play the Browns again in Week 1 on Sept. 9.
Vick has missed three games because of rib injuries in each of the past two seasons. Nick Foles will start on Friday if Vick can’t play.
The starters are expected to play about one quarter.
UNDATED (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays sit first in the AL wild card race entering this afternoon’s game against visiting Kansas City, one game better than AL East rival Baltimore. The Orioles play at Texas tonight holding a-half game lead over Oakland and a game and a-half lead over Detroit for the second wild card berth. The A’s play the Twins this afternoon in Minnesota and the Tigers host Toronto under the lights.
Seattle puts a seven-game winning streak on the line this afternoon against a visiting Cleveland club that’s dropped seven in a row.
Boston hosts the L.A. Angels this evening and the battle of division leaders continues in Chicago, where the White Sox are hunting their first home sweep of New York in more than two decades. The Yanks lead the Rays by four games in the East. The Sox are two games up on the Tigers in the Central.
The top two teams in the NL West continue their head-to-head matchup in Los Angeles tonight. The L.A. Dodgers are a game and a-half behind the San Francisco Giants, who are chasing their first three-game sweep at Dodgers Stadium in five years.
Today’s NL slate gets started with a matinee in Milwaukee featuring the Brewers and Chicago Cubs. Also this afternoon, Arizona hosts Miami for the first game of a doubleheader and San Diego is home to Pittsburgh. The Pirates are second to Atlanta in the NL wild card race, a-half game better than Los Angeles and St. Louis. The Braves will be out to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the NL-leading Nationals this evening in Washington while the Cardinals host Houston.
Elsewhere in the senior circuit tonight, Central leader Cincinnati is at Philadelphia and the New York Mets host Colorado.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City at Tampa Bay 12:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Oakland 2:35 p.m.
Cleveland at Seattle 2:40 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Boston 6:10 p.m.
Baltimore at Texas 7:05 p.m.
N-Y Yankees at Chi White Sox 7:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chi Cubs at Milwaukee 1:10 p.m.
Miami at Arizona 2:40 p.m. (first game)
Miami at Arizona 8:40 p.m. (second game)
Pittsburgh at San Diego 5:35 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington 6:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.
Colorado at N-Y Mets 6:10 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on ESPN Radio 1410)
Houston at St. Louis 7:15 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers 9:10 p.m.