Sports Fast-Break for TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 ALLEN WRENCH: CRAIG HAMMERS FIRST GRAND SLAM; CARDS RIP REDS St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig crushed his first career grand slam in the home half of the seventh inning to give the Red Birds an 8-6 win over their NL Central foes the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals now lead the Pirates by a half game and the Reds by three and a half. Checking the NL scoreboard; the Dodgers downed the Cubs 6-2, the Phillies edged the Mets 2-1, the Rockies beat back the Giants 6-1, and the Diamondbacks cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Padres. (GOING)YARDSTICK: A-ROD REACHES HOMER MILESTONE, BELTS 650TH The Toronto Blue Jays halted a 10-game losing streak against the New York Yankees with a 5-2 home victory on Monday. Alex Rodriguez knotted the game at 2-2 with a leadoff solo shot in the fifth inning, his 650th long ball of his career, which puts him just four dingers away from tying Willie Mays for fourth on the career list. Around the rest of the AL, the Royals ripped the Rays 11-1, the A’s held off the Tigers 8-6, the Astros got back-to-back homers in the top of the ninth to outslug the White Sox 10-8, and the Rangers pushed aside the Mariners 8-3. COLLATERAL DAMAGE: METS’ HARVEY FACING POSSIBLE SURGERY New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey has suffered a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, and won’t face another batter for the rest of this season. The team said Monday they’ll wait two to three weeks to decide whether Tommy John surgery will be required. If he does have surgery, the National League All-Star starting pitcher could be lost for the entire 2014 season as well. GRIDIRON GRILLING: NCAA MEETS WITH MANZIEL OVER AUTOGRAPHS NCAA investigators Sunday sat down with Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, questioning him about allegations he was paid to autograph memorabilia. Sources say NCAA officials met with the reigning Heisman Trophy winner for close to six hours, interrogating him on whether he accepted payment from memorabilia dealers in exchange for autographs. Texas A&M opens its season Saturday at home against Rice. INMATE INCOME: NFLPA WORKS TO GET HERNANDEZ $82K IN PAY The National Football League Players Association filed a grievance against the New England Patriots on behalf of jailed former tight end Aaron Hernandez in an attempt to collect $82,000 in workout bonuses Hernadez’s contract. The former Pats player’s contract was terminated after he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Hernandez inked a five-year extension in August 2012 worth a potential $40 million. He has reportedly earned $9.79 million of the deal. SISTER (OPENING)ACT: SERENA, VENUS ADVANCE AT U.S. OPEN Day one of the U.S. Open Monday featured two familiar faces cruising to first round victories. Top-seeded Serena Williams crushed Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-1, while older sister, Venus, easily ousted No. 12 Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-2. Additional opening round winners on the women’s side include No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska and No. 8 Angelique Kerber. In the Men’s draw, No. 2 Rafael Nadal earned an easy straight-set victory, as did No. 4 David Ferrer and No. 8 Richard Gasquet. The match between Roger Federer (7) and Grega Zemlja was postponed due to rain, and will resume late this afternoon.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:18:35 +0000
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