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Just a few starts ago, Hiroki Kuroda threw a seven-inning shutout in a rain-shortened win over the Toronto Blue Jays at home. That win, on July 18, brought the Yankees’ lead in the American League East to 10 games. Enlarge This Image Ray Stubblebine/Reuters Yankees catcher Russell Martin and the Orioles' J. J. Hardy and Nate McLouth after Hardy's sixth-inning home run. Related Outfielder, Like Team, Detoured To Success (September 1, 2012) Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. Go to the Bats Blog Major League Baseball Live Scoreboard Standings | Wild Card Stats | Injuries Yankees Schedule/Results Roster | Stats Mets Schedule/Results Roster | Stats Enlarge This Image...

OAKLAND -- Aside from Daniel Bard (who was recalled on Thursday) and Rich Hill (who will be activated Saturday), the Red Sox will hold off on September callups. After all, prospects Jose Iglesias and Ryan Lavarnway are already on the roster and getting fairly regular playing time. Ryan Kalish also has been back in the Majors for the last week. When Triple-A Pawtucket finishes the playoffs, there will probably be more roster additions. The Double-A Sea Dogs complete their season on Monday, and righty Clayton Mortensen is a player from that team who is expected to rejoin the Red Sox. In truth, the whole concept of September callups isn't one that thrills manager Bobby Valentine. "You play the...

ATLANTA — A 20-year-old man has been taken to an Atlanta hospital after falling approximately...

NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in three matches, top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus dropped only...

Right-hander Brandon Morrow allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings and Moises Sierra and Edwin Encarnacion each homered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Friday. Photograph by: Michelle Siu , Canadian Press TORONTO -- Right-hander Brandon Morrow allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings and Moises Sierra and Edwin Encarnacion each homered as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Friday. Sierra helped the Blue Jays earn their third straight win when he threw out pinch-runner Elliot Johnson at home plate for the final out. It was the second start for Morrow...

A day after the special teams unit got burned for two punt returns for touchdowns that were called back, the Carolina Panthers traded for help. Second-year player Colin Jones went from...

No. 14 Clemson (0-0) vs. Auburn (0-0)" 7 p.m., Georgia Dome, Atlanta, ESPN" Name to Know: TE Philip Lutzenkirchen Auburn's preseason All-SEC tight end, Lutzenkirchen might become the best to play that position in Tigers' history. His 14 career touchdowns are already a school record and his size (6-foot-5, 255 pounds) make him an inviting target. Clemson...

HAMPTON, Ga. -- For Ty Dillon, racing is the family business. Now, he's got the first big NASCAR win of his career. The 20-year-old Dillon passed Kyle Busch with six laps to go and pulled away for a Truck victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday night....