Seahawks get controversial win

SEATTLE (AP) — The furor over the work of the NHL’s replacement referees has been stoked by last night’s game-winning play at the end of the Seahawks-Packers matchup.

Seattle beat visiting Green Bay 14-12 on Russell Wilson’s disputed 24-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on the game’s final play. Tate appeared to push off on the play in the end zone, and Green Bay’s M.D. Jennings got both hands on the ball. But Tate wrestled Jennings for possession before one of the officials signaled a touchdown while another waved his hands. After a lengthy review, referee Wayne Elliott announced “the ruling on the field stands.”

Wilson had been just 9-of-20 for 106 yards before hitting Tate for the last-second touchdown. It was their second scoring hook-up of the game.

Green Bay counterpart Aaron Rodgers completed 26 of his 39 passes for 223 yards. Rodgers failed to engineer a scoring drive until Cedric Benson scored on a one-yard run to put the Packers ahead 12-7 with 8:44 left.

The Seahawks are 2-1 following their second straight win. The 1-2 Packers already have one more loss than they had the entire 2011 regular season.

Jets get bad news

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Jets likely will spend the rest of the season without one of the NFL’s top defensive players.

All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis will need surgery after tearing the ACL in his left knee during Sunday’s 23-20 overtime win at Miami. He fell awkwardly and grabbed at his knee even before he hit the ground.

Coach Rex Ryan calls it a “horrible” thing but won’t definitely rule Revis out for the season.

In other NFL news:

— Tampa Bay defensive end Adrian Clayborn will miss the rest of the season because of a right knee injury that will require surgery. Clayborn was injured during the second half of Sunday’s 16-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

— Reggie Bush says he’s received great news about his left knee, which he injured in Sunday’s loss to the Jets. Tests performed on Bush’s left knee on Monday showed no serious injury, meaning the Dolphins may have their top offensive player available this weekend when they travel to face unbeaten Arizona.

— Oakland receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has been released from the hospital after being knocked out by a helmet-to-helmet hit during Sunday’s win over visiting Pittsburgh. The replacement officials did not call a penalty on the play. The team says he has a concussion and neck strain and is expected to make a full recovery.

— Denver Broncos head coach John Fox has been fined $30,000 and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio has been docked $25,000 for verbal abuse of the replacement officials during last Monday night’s loss in Atlanta. NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson says he is reviewing incidents from Sunday night’s New England-Baltimore game involving Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the Ravens’ John Harbaugh.

— Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham has been arrested on two misdemeanor obstruction charges and remained in custody on Monday night. WAGA-TV reports Abraham allegedly entered a taped-off area where a woman was threatening to jump off a building. Abraham was arrested after refusing to leave the area.

— A federal magistrate has ordered attorneys for the NFL and Jonathan Vilma to hold a status conference on Thursday to discuss the league’s efforts to block Vilma’s demands for evidence in the NFL’s bounty investigation of the Saints. The NFL filed a motion on Monday arguing that attempts to initiate discovery are premature because another motion to dismiss Vilma’s defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Roger Goodell is still pending.

Yanks win, Birds split…Tigers keep heat in Chisox…Rangers pad lead

UNDATED (AP) — The New York Yankees have added a half-game to their lead in the American League East by winning at Minnesota on Monday while the Baltimore Orioles were settling for a doubleheader split of the last-place Blue Jays.

Andy Pettitte allowed seven hits in six shutout innings as the Yankees downed the Twins 6-3 to move 1 ½ games ahead of the Orioles. Nick Swisher belted a two-run homer before Curtis Granderson, Raul Ibanez and Eric Chavez hit solo shots.

The Orioles took Game 1 of their twinbill 4-1 before the Blue Jays came back to beat the Birds 9-5 in the nightcap. Adam Jones went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer to support Steve Johnson, who tossed five shutout innings in the opener. J.P. Arencibia provided the big blow in Game 2, a grand slam in the seventh inning after the O’s pulled within 5-4.

Chicago still tops the AL Central by one game over Detroit after both teams won on Monday.

Adam Dunn’s second homer of the night was a go-ahead, three-run blast with two out in the eighth inning of the White Sox’s 5-4 comeback win against Cleveland. Dunn hit a solo shot in the sixth, a half-inning after Russ Canzler’s two-run blast put the Indians ahead 3-1. Dunn and Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton share the AL home run lead.

In Detroit, Justin Verlander improved to 16-8 by allowing two runs and nine hits over eight innings of the Tigers’ 6-2 triumph over Kansas City. Andy Dirks drove in two runs, Prince Fielder hit a solo homer and Austin Jackson went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

It’s now a five-game lead for Texas in the AL West after the Rangers rallied to beat the second-place Oakland Athletics 5-4. Adrian Beltre tied the game with a two-run homer in the seventh and won it with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.

Josh Hamilton smacked his 43rd homer of the year after missing the previous five games. Hamilton was diagnosed Monday with a cornea problem caused by caffeine that he described as a sugar high “times 10.”

The outcome allows the Angels to climb within two games of Baltimore and Oakland for one of the two wild-card berths.

Washington’s magic number to clinch the National League East is down to five after the Nationals clobbered Milwaukee 12-2. Ryan Zimmerman was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and four RBIs to lead the Nats’ 14-hit attack. Zimmerman’s 24th home run of the year was part of a six-run fourth that put the Nationals ahead 7-1.

The Nationals improved to a majors-best 93-60 and increased their division lead over Atlanta to five games with nine to play. The Braves had the day off.

Also in the National League, the Cardinals knocked off Houston 6-1 on Monday to move 3 ½ games ahead of Milwaukee and Los Angeles for the second National League wild-card berth. Pete Kozma hit a two-run homer, Yadier Molina added a solo shot and Matt Holiday drove in a pair for the Cardinals. Lance Lynn allowed a run and five hits while striking out nine in seven innings to improve to 17-7.

Ike Davis hit a three-run homer and a two-run shot as the New York Mets won their fourth in a row, 6-2 over Pittsburgh. Jenrry Mejia tossed five shutout innings for his first major league victory.

Bell critical of Guillen

MIAMI (AP) — Marlins reliever Heath Bell apparently isn’t a big fan of his manager.

Bell told a Miami radio station that “it’s been an interesting year” with skipper Ozzie Guillen. He also said the team needs a manager “that everyone respects.”

Bell signed a three-year, $27 million contract last winter to become the team’s closer but lost the job by recording an 8.47 ERA in his first 21 appearances.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4 Toronto 1 (first game)
Toronto 9 Baltimore 5 (second game)
Detroit 6 Kansas City 2
Texas 5 Oakland 4
Chi White Sox 5 Cleveland 4
N-Y Yankees 6 Minnesota 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Washington 12 Milwaukee 2
N-Y Mets 6 Pittsburgh 2
St. Louis 6 Houston 1
Colorado 4 Arizona 2

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Seattle 14 Green Bay 12