Sports Briefs August 31, 2010
Baseball
Back to frighten pitchers who haven't seen him regularly in a few years, Manny Ramirez will try to get the Chicago White Sox back to the playoffs.
As expected, the White Sox claimed the unpredictable but productive 12-time All-Star slugger on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, hoping his powerful bat, full of so many October swings and homers, can help them make a postseason push.
• Roger Clemens pleading not guilty to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone during his baseball career at an arraignment hearing that lasted less than 14 minutes in the ceremonial courtroom at the federal courthouse, across the street from the Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton set April 5 as the start of jury selection for the seven-time Cy Young award winner.
Football
The Seattle Seahawks have waived injured defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis and cut four others to reach the NFL mandated 75-man roster limit.
Along with Lewis, Seattle waived defensive end Ricky Foley, wide receiver Kole Heckendorf, offensive guard Gregg Peat and kicker Clint Stitser. Foley led the Canadian Football League in sacks last season with 12 playing for the B.C. Lions.
Lewis broke his thumb in Saturday's preseason loss to Minnesota.
American League
White Sox 10, Indians 6, 11 inn.: Brent Lillibridge atoned for a costly error in the ninth inning by hitting a two-out homer in the 11th as host Chicago opened a critical 10-game road trip with a win over Cleveland.
Rays 6, Blue Jays 2: At St. Petersburg, Fla., Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision and Tampa Bay topped Toronto.
Yankees 11, Athletics 5: Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and host New York tagged Trevor Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star's run of pitching excellence.
Rangers 3, Royals 0: C.J. Wilson allowed two hits over 7 2/3 innings and visiting Texas blanked Kansas City.
• The Texas Rangers agreed to two-year extension with the Short Season A Spokane Indians of the Northwest League.
National League
Reds 5, Brewers 4: Jay Bruce singled off Trevor Hoffman with two outs in the 10th inning, rallying host Cincinnati past Milwaukee.
Astros 3, Cardinals 0: J.A. Happ threw a two-hitter and rookie Brett Wallace had a career-high three hits to help host Houston beat St. Louis.
Braves 9, Mets 3: Jason Heyward homered and drove in four runs and Martin Prado drove in three runs for NL East-leading Atlanta.
Cubs 14, Pirates 2: Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run in 5 1/3 innings and hit a two-run homer to lead Chicago over Pittsburgh.
Diamondbacks 7, Padres 2: At Phoenix, Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run home runs to lead Arizona over San Diego.
Dodgers 3, Phillies 0: Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and host Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.
Nationals 9, Marlins 3: At Miami, Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman each hit three-run home runs to power Washington past Florida.
Rockies 2, Giants 1: Carlos Gonzalez scored on a throwing error in the ninth, and visiting Colorado beat San Francisco.
Soccer
U.S. Soccer announced it had agreed to a four-year extension with Bob Bradley, ending speculation he was seeking a job in Europe and that the federation wanted to start anew in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Financial terms were not disclosed.
- The Associated Press